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Track: I Wish You Were Here
Artist: Shorty Long
Album: Essential Collection

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Name: Shorty Long
Spotify Genres: motown, northern soul, classic soul
Followers: 13,534
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[b]Please note the more often used similarly named artists: - [a=Shorty Long (2)] for 1960's R&B Tamla/Motown/Soul labels artist. - [a=Shorty Long (3)] for country/rockabilly singer/songwriter often credited as pianist on Elvis Presley 1950's recordings.[/b] Hip hop artist hailing from the Boogie Down Bronx, Shorty (also known as "Shorty Longstroke") was discovered by Lord Finesse in the early 90's and given his first taste of wax in 1994 with the single "Shorty'z Doin' His Own Thang" which Finesse produced. Shorty soon fell out of favor with Finesse, and although he managed to release a few more independently-produced tracks, the call of obscurity soon beckoned.

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Release: Shorty Long (2) - Here Comes... Shorty Long - The Complete Motown Stereo Masters
Year: 2012
Genres: Funk / Soul
Styles: Rhythm & Blues, Soul