Biography
An R&B vocal group from Chicago, Illinois, USA. The original members of the band were lead Herbert Butler, Collis Gordon and John Thomas. The Players were formed in 1966 when Gordon and Thomas recruited Butler to sing lead for them on a song they had written, ‘He’ll Be Back’, a marvellous lament about the plight of a girl whose boyfriend was fighting in the jungles of Vietnam. The trio was recorded by Calvin Carter, the long-time producer at Vee ...Read more