Word: wolverhampton
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...performer has plumbed the sensual side of soul with more skill than newcomer Ephraim Lewis. When he was a child in the factory town of Wolverhampton, Lewis' parents forbade him to listen to any secular music. His father tried to steer him into the ministry, but Lewis had other plans; he left home as soon as he turned 17. Settling in Sheffield, he bunked with friends and worked through the night in recording studios, listening to records and composing songs. Says Lewis, 24: "I discovered Marvin Gaye, Joni Mitchell and Curtis Mayfield. I just swallowed...