Unfortunately,success of these later recordings. Part of that was timing: "The culture was shifting more towards hippy influences and we were sort of old-school soul, even then," Vera says. "We weren't wearing long hair and bell bottoms – we dressed like old rhythm and blues artists."Then, a distribution deal between Atlantic and Stax records that allowed Clay and Vera to record together ended, and the labels chose not to renew the relationship. "So Judy and I were no longer contractually allowed to sing or record together," Vera says. The next year, Clay was released from her Stax contract for
Where did this hippy influence come in from anyways, I'm just so curious to find out about it. And so, I've been looking for details in this respect. I really hope I can find something worthwhile.
