A photo of  Nathaniel Mayer that I recently posted here piqued some interest in the man, so I decided to post an album by him and do a full bio. Anyway, here is the Vampi Soul LP, which contains Nathaniel Mayer's complete recordings prior to his 2002 comeback. I also have the 2007 "Why Don't You Give It To Me" (Alive Records 0079-2) but I'll have to locate it first. I'll post that at a later date.

Nathaniel Mayer

I Want Love And Affection Not The House Of Correction

Savage Soul From The Streets Of Detroit

Complete Recordings 1961-1980 (Vampi Soul VAMPI LP 072)

A1. Nathaniel Mayer & His Fabulous Twilights - My Last Dance With You
A2. Nathaniel Mayer & His Fabulous Twilights - My Little Darling
A3. Nathaniel Mayer & His Fabulous Twilights - King Of Paradise
A4. Nathaniel Mayer & His Fabulous Twilights - Village Of Love
A5. Nathaniel Mayer & His Fabulous Twilights - I Want A Woman
A6. Nathaniel Mayer & His Fabulous Twilights - My Lonely Island
B1. Nathaniel Mayer & His Fabulous Twilights - Leave Me Alone
B2. Nathaniel Mayer & His Fabulous Twilights - Hurting Love
B3. Nathaniel Mayer & His Fabulous Twilights - Lover Please
B4. Nathaniel Mayer & His Fabulous Twilights - Work It Out
B5. Nathaniel Mayer & His Fabulous Twilights - Well, I've Got News For You
B6. Nathaniel Mayer & His Fabulous Twilights - Mr. Santa Claus Bring Me My Baby
C1. Nathaniel Mayer & His Fabulous Twilights - I Had A Dream
C2. Nathaniel Mayer & His Fabulous Twilights - I'm Not Gonna Cry
C3. Nathaniel Mayer & His Fabulous Twilights - Summertime
C4. Nathaniel Mayer & His Fabulous Twilights - Going Back To The Village Of Love
C5. Nathaniel Mayer & His Fabulous Twilights & The Dynamics & The Crescendals - A Place I Know
C6. Nathaniel Mayer & His Fabulous Twilights & The Dynamics & The Crescendals - Don't Come Back
D1. Nathaniel Mayer & The Fortune Braves - From Now On
D2. Nathaniel Mayer & The Fortune Braves - I Want Love And Affection Not The House Of Correction
D3. Nathaniel Mayer & His Fabulous Twilights - Where Will You Be
D4. Nathaniel "Nay Dog" Mayer & The Filthy McNasty Group Plus Freestyle - Super Boogie
D5. Nathaniel "Nay Dog" Mayer & The Filthy McNasty Group Plus Freestyle - Raise The Curtain High

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Nathaniel Mayer & his wife at Club 20 Grand (1967)

Nathaniel Mayer Fortune Records Promotion Photo

Nathaniel Mayer Bio (from wikipedia)

Nathaniel Mayer (February 10, 1944 - November 1, 2008) was an American rhythm and blues singer, who started his career in the early 1960s at Fortune Records in his birthplace of Detroit, Michigan. "Nay Dog" or "Nate," as he was also known, had a raw, highly energetic vocal style and wild stage show. After a 35-year absence from music, in 2002 Mayer began recording and touring again, releasing albums with Fat Possum, Alive Records and Norton Records.

Mayer started his career at Fortune Records, a Detroit record label owned by Jack and Devora Brown. There he became label-mates with fellow Fortune stars Nolan Strong and Andre Williams. Mayer would stay with the label for six years, recording a handful of records.

When Mayer was 18 years old he scored a Top 40 hit record in 1962 with "Village of Love," credited to Nathaniel Mayer and The Fabulous Twilights. It was originally released on Fortune Records, who then leased the record to United Artists Records for wider distribution. Follow-ups such as "Leave Me Alone" (1962) and "I Had A Dream" (1963) failed to duplicate the success of "Village of Love" (although both records, especially "Leave Me Alone," sold well regionally). In 1966, Mayer released "I Want Love and Affection (Not The House Of Correction)," a funky offering in the James Brown vein. He then split with Fortune Records due to differences.

After Mayer's Fortune Records days, his whereabouts were practically unknown and only ever confirmed by rumors for several decades. Though he did surface in 1980 to record the "Raise the Curtain High" single. It would be the only release from Mayer between 1966 and 2002. Disappearing into the ghettos of East Detroit for the next two decades, rumors abounded. However, after Norton Records released "I Don't Want No Bald-Headed Woman Telling Me What to Do" in 2002 (a never before released recording from 1968), Mayer was inspired to record and perform again.

Mayer staged a full-fledged musical comeback in 2002. His once-sweet soul scream had deepened to a rasping growl, giving his latter albums a whole new feel. He played clubs and festivals, gaining a new generation of fans with his exciting live shows.

In 2004, Mayer returned to the studio to record I Just Want to Be Held for Fat Possum Records, a Mississippi label known mostly for releasing records by obscure bluesmen. In 2005, he toured with fellow Fat Possum artist The Black Keys. In 2006, the Dutch-based Stardumb Records released a 7" single featuring three songs taken from the Fat Possum album.

Mayer's last sessions were released across two albums, 2007's Why Don't You Give It To Me? and 2009's Why Won't You Let Me Black?, both on Alive Records and featuring Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys, Matthew Smith of Outrageous Cherry, Troy Gregory of The Dirtbombs, and Dave Shettler of SSM and The Sights. Why Don't You Give It To Me? was Julian Cope's Album of the Month on his Head Heritage site in May 2008.

The Detroit Cobras remade "Village of Love" in 1996. While "Leave Me Alone" was covered by The Hard Feelings in 2001. Eve Monsees, The Exiles and the Gibson Brothers have all recorded "I Had A Dream."

In 2014, Nathaniel Mayer was inducted into the Michigan Rock and Roll Legends Hall of Fame. Within a year after completing his first European tour, Mayer suffered multiple strokes. After months of hospitalization, Nathaniel Mayer died on November 1, 2008 in Detroit, Michigan.