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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Pat_Powdrill > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Pat_Powdrill.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Powdrill > Source revision: 1353700189 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2020}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Pat Powdrill | birth_place = [Birmingham, Alabama](/source/Birmingham%2C_Alabama), U.S. | image = Pat Powdrill.webp | caption = Powdrill {{circa|1966}}. | death_date = {{Death date and age|1996|4|11|1948|1|21}} | occupation = Singer-songwriter | associated_acts = [The Ikettes](/source/The_Ikettes), [Ike & Tina Turner](/source/Ike_%26_Tina_Turner) | birth_date = January 21, 1948 | genre = R&B, Soul | label = Reprise, Downey, Forward | death_place = [Los Angeles, California](/source/Los_Angeles%2C_California), U.S. }} '''Pat Powdrill''' (January 21, 1948 – April 11, 1996) was an American [soul](/source/Soul_music) singer and songwriter. Powdrill was best known for being a member of [the Ikettes](/source/the_Ikettes) in the 1960s. She began her career as a solo artist recording for [Reprise Records](/source/Reprise_Records) and [Downey Records](/source/Downey_Records). She later performed as backing vocalist for various artists. == Life and career == Powdrill was born in [Birmingham, Alabama](/source/Birmingham%2C_Alabama). Her family moved to Los Angeles when she was 8 years old.{{Cite web|url=https://www.northernsoulmusic.co.uk/pat-powdrill|title=About Pat Powdrill|website=Northern Soul Music|language=en-US}} At 15 years old, Powdrill signed to [Frank Sinatra](/source/Frank_Sinatra)'s [Reprise Records](/source/Reprise_Records) in 1963.{{Cite magazine|date=March 30, 1963|title=Reprise Makes Move Into C&W|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/60s/1963/Billboard%201963-03-30.pdf|magazine=Billboard|pages=10}} She was produced by [Jimmy Bowen](/source/Jimmy_Bowen); [arranged](/source/Arrangement) by [Jack Nitzsche](/source/Jack_Nitzsche) and [David Gates](/source/David_Gates).{{Cite journal|date=May 4, 1963|title=Record Reviews|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/60s/1963/CB-1963-05-04.pdf|journal=The Cash Box|pages=14}} In total, there were three singles on the label between 1963 and 1964, but none of them charted. During this period her mother [chaperoned](/source/Chaperone_(social)) her while she opened for [Johnny Otis](/source/Johnny_Otis), [Esther Phillips](/source/Esther_Phillips), and [Dinah Washington](/source/Dinah_Washington) in San Francisco.{{Cite web|url=http://www.spectropop.com/PatPowdrill/index.htm|title=Looking for Pat Powdrill|last=Nevill|first=Brain|website=Spectropop}} While still under contract to Reprise, Powdrill met [independent record](/source/Independent_record_label) producer Nick Risi through her mother who worked with his father at the same company. She would attend practice sessions of other artists at Record City, owned by Risi's friend Jim Thomas.{{Cite web|url=https://www.soul-source.co.uk/articles/soul-articles/pat-powdrill-and-nick-risi-the-story-r2092/|title=Pat Powdrill and Nick Risi – The Story|last=Mike|date=October 13, 2010|website=Soul Source|language=en-GB}} After her Reprise contract ended, she recorded some masters for Nick Risi and Jim Thomas, resulting in two singles released on [Downey Records](/source/Downey_Records) between 1966 and 1967. Her song "Do It" is popular in the [northern soul](/source/northern_soul) scene.{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/jul/28/collecting-7in-records-ebay|title=My eBay £122 7in confession ...|last=Watson|first=Ian|date=July 28, 2011|work=The Guardian|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}} Her second single on the label, "Together Forever," was co-written by [Barry White](/source/Barry_White) and released as Pat Powdrill & the Powerdrills. The Powerdrills were session singers that included Pete Parker and Jim Thomas. Around late 1967, Powdrill became an Ikette in the [Ike & Tina Turner Revue](/source/Ike_%26_Tina_Turner). In April 1968, they toured the United Kingdom and they were the opening act for [the Rolling Stones](/source/the_Rolling_Stones) on the [1969 American Tour](/source/The_Rolling_Stones_American_Tour_1969). As an ikette between 1967 and 1970, Powdrill made TV appearances on ''[Goodbye Again](/source/Goodbye_Again_(TV_series))'' and ''[Playboy After Dark](/source/Playboy_After_Dark).'' Turner wrote in his autobiography, ''[Takin' Back My Name](/source/Takin'_Back_My_Name)'', that one night while they were gambling during an engagement in [Las Vegas](/source/Las_Vegas), Powdrill left with her winnings and returned to Los Angeles.{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/takinbackmynamec00turn/page/100|title=Takin' Back My Name: The Confessions of Ike Turner|last=Turner, Ike|publisher=Virgin|others=Cawthorne, Nigel, 1951–|year=1999|isbn=1-85227-850-1|location=London|pages=99–100|oclc=43321298}} In 1969, Powdrill's manager Nick Risi negotiated a deal with Forward Records, a division of Transcontinental Entertainment Corporation.{{Cite magazine|date=May 3, 1969|title=Forward Uses Masters For Singles Openers|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/60s/1969/Billboard%201969-05-03.pdf|magazine=Billboard|pages=8}} Risi and Bob Summers were reported to be the producers for her Forward session for [Sidewalk Productions](/source/Sidewalk_Records).{{Cite magazine|last=Ed|first=Ochs|date=June 7, 1969|title=From Music Capitals of the World|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/60s/1969/Billboard%201969-06-07.pdf|magazine=Billboard|pages=22}} However, no records by Powdrill were released on the label, and Risi moved to the UK. She briefly replaced former Ikette [Venetta Fields](/source/Venetta_Fields) in [the Mirettes](/source/the_Mirettes) before the group broke up in the early 1970s. Through the 1970s and into the 1980s, Powdrill was a backing vocalist. She worked with various artists, including [Dr. John](/source/Dr._John), [Wilton Felder](/source/Wilton_Felder), [Diana Ross](/source/Diana_Ross), [the Brothers Johnson](/source/the_Brothers_Johnson), and [Tracy Nelson](/source/Tracy_Nelson_(singer)). In 1976, Powdrill was an uncredited vocalist on the hit song "[Uptown Festival](/source/Uptown_Festival_(song))" by [Shalamar](/source/Shalamar) which was produced by [Simon Soussan](/source/Simon_Soussan) and recorded at Ike & Tina Turner's [Bolic Sound](/source/Bolic_Sound) studio. "He told us this was a demo, for his home use. Simon Soussan took the track to [Soul Train Records](/source/SOLAR_Records) and made a bank. Patty Powdrill got nothing," she said. She co-wrote the song "If It Wasn't For My Baby" on [Martha Reeves](/source/Martha_Reeves)' 1980 album ''Gotta Keep Moving''.{{Cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/song/Martha-Reeves/If-It-Wasn%27t-For-My-Baby-1608861|title=Martha Reeves – If It Wasn't For My Baby|website=hitparade.ch}} Powdrill lived in Los Angeles for the remaining years of her life. She died on April 11, 1996. == Discography == === Singles === * 1963: "I Only Came To Dance With You" / "Fell By The Wayside" ([Reprise](/source/Reprise_Records) R-20 166){{Cite magazine|date=April 20, 1963|title=Singles Reviews|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/60s/1963/Billboard%201963-04-20.pdf|magazine=Billboard|pages=22}} * 1963: "I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know" / "Happy Anniversary" (Reprise R-20 204){{Cite magazine|date=July 27, 1963|title=Singles Reviews|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/60s/1963/Billboard%201963-07-27.pdf|magazine=Billboard|pages=31}} * 1964: "Breaking Point" / "Luckiest Girl In Town" (Reprise 0286){{Cite journal|date=June 20, 1964|title=Record Reviews|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/60s/1964/CB-1964-06-20.pdf|journal=Cash Box|pages=18}} * 1966: "I Can't Hear You" / "Do It" ([Downey](/source/Downey_Records) D-139) * 1967: "Together Forever" / "They Are The Lonely" (Downey D-141) === Album appearances === * 2008: ''Northern Soul's Classiest Rarities 3'' (Kent Dance) * 2011: ''The Downey Story: Landlocked'' ([Ace Records](/source/Ace_Records_(United_States))) * 2015: ''Girl Zone!'' (Ace Records) * 2019: ''Would She Do That For You?! Girl Group Sounds USA 1964–68'' (Ace Records) === Backing vocal credits === * 1973: Sharon Cash – ''Sharon Cash'' * 1974: [Tracy Nelson](/source/Tracy_Nelson_(singer)) – ''Tracy Nelson'' * 1974: [Michael Murphey](/source/Michael_Martin_Murphey) – [''Michael Murphey''](/source/Michael_Murphey_(album)) * 1975: El Coco – ''Brazil'' * 1975: El Coco – ''Mondo Disc'' * 1976: El Coco – ''Let's Get It Together'' * 1980: [Wilton Felder](/source/Wilton_Felder) – ''Inherit The Wind'' == References == == External links == * [https://www.allmusic.com/artist/pat-powdrill-mn0002144593 Pat Powdrill Songs] on [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic) * [http://www.spectropop.com/PatPowdrill/index.htm Spectropop Presents: Looking for Pat Powdrill] {{The Ikettes}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Powdrill, Pat}} Category:1948 births Category:1996 deaths Category:Musicians from Birmingham, Alabama Category:Singers from Los Angeles Category:American rhythm and blues singer-songwriters Category:African-American women singer-songwriters Category:American women singer-songwriters Category:American soul singers Category:Ike & Tina Turner members Category:Reprise Records artists Category:Downey Records artists Category:Northern soul musicians Category:Singer-songwriters from California Category:20th-century African-American women singers Category:20th-century American women singers Category:20th-century American singers Category:Singer-songwriters from Alabama --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Pat Powdrill](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Powdrill) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Powdrill?action=history)). 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