This Is Love

At the age of 18 Rudy Love was touring the US with Little Richard By the 1970s he was working as a pilot vocalist for The Temptations and Marvin Gaye his songs were being recorded by Esther Phillips and Isaac Hayes and he was appearing on records with Ray Charles and Sly Stone Yet his solo career and the albums he produced with his Love Family band failed to achieve success due partially to dodgy record label practices that saw his recordings distributed under the names of other artists Now at the age of 70 Rudy Love is beginning to see his work rediscovered by artists including JayZ and is finally achieving the respect he has long deserved