MARY ANN SEXTON was born in Greenville, South Carolina, 5th February 1950 and is, sadly, one of the most overlooked female southern soul singers. She launched herself onto the secular soul scene at the dawn of the seventies as Ann Sexton and the Masters Of Soul alongside her husband, saxophonist Melvin Burton.

Her debut disc ‘You’ve Been Gone Too Long’ (a Northern Soul masterpiece) was originally released on the local Impel label before catching the ear of Nashville DJ/Producer John Richbourg who signed her to his Seventy 7 imprint. Her debut album Loving You, Loving Me followed in 1973 featuring the aforementioned single plus club favourite ‘I Still Love You’ and the funky hit ‘You’re Gonna Miss Me’ (Billboard R&B #47).

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You’re Letting Me Down
You’ve Been Gone Too Long
Come Back Home (I Know I Did You Wrong)
I Still Love You
Have a Little Mercy
It’s All Over But the Shouting