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Baby Huey

Psychedelic soul vocalist James Ramey, - born on August 17, 1944 in Richmond, Indiana - was better known as Baby Huey, the passionate lead vocalist of Chicago, Illinois-based band Baby Huey & the Babysitters. While his 1971 posthumously released album, The Baby Huey Story: The Living Legend, wasn’t a commercial success, it inspired generations of future hip-hop and soul artists who heard it. Ramey grew up in Richmond, Indiana and relocated to Chicago, Illinois when he was 19. Ramey, who suffered from glandular problems, weighed up to 400 pounds, which affected his health most of ...