Remembered mainly for his classic soul hit 'Hang On in There Baby', Johnny
Bristol was a powerful, heart-wrenching R&B crooner who also worked for Motown
records during its golden period in the 1960s and '70s. Born in North Carolina,
Bristol was serving in the air force when he started singing in a doo-wop duo
with Jackey Beavers and recorded a string of singles in 1959 for the Tri-Phi
label. When the company was taken over by Motown in the mid-'60s, he began
working with Harvey Fuqua as a producer and songwriter and after marrying the
niece of label founder Berry Gordy, he becam...