Bull & the Matadors
from Chicago, IL
Biography
Bull the Matadors were a Chicago-based group consisting of James Lafayette Parks (a.k.a. Jamell Bull Parks), Milton Hayes, and James Otis Love. (Another group named Bull the El Capalaras recorded for Bell Records in 1971-72 but are a different crew.)
Bull the Matadors scored in 1968 on Toddlin' Town Records with The Funky Judge, a raucous, hard-edge novelty with a sinister beat; the minor hit created by Andre Williams and Leo Hutton was a great party record. The follow-up, Move with the Groove, never ignited. Len Ron Hanks, who later teamed with Zane Grey to compose Back in Love Again, co-wrote the song with Charles Nealey and Karl Tareleton. Parks, Hayes, and Love wrote both sides of You Decide b/w Love Come Down, but the 1969 issue flopped also, and they faded from the scene. ~ Andrew Hamilton, Rovi
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