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The Black Plague Terry Black, originally from Vancouver B.C. became a teen sensation in Canada between 1964 & 1966. He had numerous hit singles released on the Arc Records label mostly written and produced by the songwriting team of Philip F. Sloan and Steve Barri. In 1965 Arc Records released a collection of Black’s singles under the album called, Only 16/ Poor Little Fool, named after two of his biggest hits. In 1966 due to a job transfer, the Black family moved to Hollywood California. This put Terry right in the center of the entertainment world. The movie industry got word of Black’s huge success in Canada and soon Terry was approached with a script casting him as Elvis Presley's brother with the hope of making him the next Fabian or Frankie Avalon. Unfortunately Terry was still under contract to Arc Records in Canada and the movie did not come to pass. To cash in on Terry’s international success and move to the U.S. market, in 1966 Arc Records compiled another collection of Terry’s singles and released them under the imaginative album title of The Black Plague. This album contained essentially the same songs as the Only 16/ Poor Little Fool collection with the exception of three songs, the Sloan / Berri penned "There’s Something About You",

Sponsored Links: EMusic FREE Trial MP3 Subscriptions  Market your band or artist Get 100 Free 80's MP3s at EMusic Terry Black @ CanEHdian: Terry Black Forum Biography Interactive Poll Artist Links Guitar Tabs Newsletter a traditional gospel song, "Dry Bones", arranged by Black , and a rousing rendition of "Sinner Man". The Black Plague became more successful than Black’s first collection, especially in the US, mainly due to the album name and garage style of some of the tracks. Today, the album is still sought after by record collectors and original pressings sell for large amounts in collector’s markets around the world. This release by Unidisc Records, is the very first CD reissue of the original 1966 Arc Records album. It is released at a budget price complete with original artwork, liner notes and digitally mastered sound but unfortunately it contains no bonus tracks. Terry Black would return to Canada in 1968 where he remains in the music business. Over the years he has contributed to a number of bands and has moved into country music since the 80's. By Keith Pettipas, CanEHdian.com 2001.