Cash McCall
b. Maurice Dollison, 28 January 1941, New Madrid, Missouri, USA. McCall was a songwriter, session musician and vocalist in the R&B and gospel fields. Best known for his 1966 R&B hit When You Wake Up, McCall began singing with the gospel Belmont Singers at the age of 12. Moving to Chicago in the '60s, he played guitar for the Five Blind Boys of Mississippi, Pilgrim Jubilee Singers and Gospel Songbirds. His secular recording career began in 1963 for One-derful Records. He next signed to the small Thomas label, for which he recorded his only R&B chart hit. Subsequent releases for labels such as Checker, Ronn, Paula, and Columbia Records did not fare as well. In 1967, McCall wrote That's How Love Is, a hit for Otis Clay, and also penned songs for artists including Etta James and Tyrone Davis.