
A common thread among many performers has always been how they sharpened their musical skills while in the armed forces, and then made a career for themselves in the years following. But a R&B group known as The Essex did things a little differently. The members of the combo were all United States Marines, and their biggest hit - 19632s "Easier Said Than Done" - was recorded while they were all still actively serving their country. The Essex actually came to life as a musical group a couple of years before that, when Marines Rodney Taylor and Walter [...]