Vinyl records

Shorty Long vinyl records

5 albums with 85 vinyl pressings between them. Open an album to see all its pressings and how to spot the first one.

Frederick Earl Long. American soul singer, songwriter, musician, & producer for Motown's subsidiary Soul Records. Please do not confuse with: Shorty Long for Hip Hop artist. Shorty Long for country/rockabilly singer/songwriter often credited as pianist on Elvis Presley 1950's recordings. Shorty Long came to Motown in 1963 from the Tri-Phi/Harvey label as a singer who played many instruments including piano, organ, drums, harmonica & trumpet. His "Devil with the Blue Dress On" (1964), was the first recording issued on Motown's Soul label, Shorty Long also acted as an MC at many of the Motortown Revue shows. His untimely death was the result of a boating accident on the Detroit River.