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Joseph Coleman Smith (17 May 1934 – 5 September 1998), who performed and recorded under the name Sonny Knight, was an African-American singer, songwriter and author. His biggest hit was "Confidential", which reached the pop and R&B charts in 1956, and he continued to record into the 1960s. In 1981, using his real name, he wrote The Day the Music Died, a fictionalised account of racism in the American music business in the 1950s.
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The Scene Club, Ham Yard, London 1963-66: the Original Sound of Northern Soul, Popcorn and [2015]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Confidential | 2:34 |
Bob Dylan & the Band's Basement Tapes Influences: Original Versions of the Big Pink Rec [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Confidential | 2:33 |
Jumping the Shuffle Blues: Jamaican Sound System Classics 1946-1960 [2011]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Confidential | 2:35 |
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