Cornell Blakely

South Carolina blues man “Bouncing” Cornell Blakely (b, 1928 Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, USA, died 2 Dec 2013 (aged 84–85), Reba, Greenville County, South Carolina, USA) is one of the least-known names in the [l1723] story. A veteran recording artist by the time he and Motown eventually crossed paths, he recorded just one Motown single, and even that’s a contentious story – it involves Motown stepping in and helping to set up a fictitious continuation of the defunct Tennessee-based [l241835] Records label, in order to issue some recordings Rich had commissioned from [l1723], using Motown’s facilities, writers and producers.
Following his brief interaction with the Motown story, Cornell Blakely returned to his home town of Greenville, South Carolina, where he was owner/operator of radio station WKMG 1520AM in nearby Newberry.