P.P. Arnold

A soul vocalist who came from a family of gospel singers, Pat (p.p.) Arnold began singing as a four-year-old. She got her start backing Bobby Day before being invited to join The Ikettes, backing Ike And Tina Turner. Arnold toured with them in the '60s, including one stint with The Rolling Stones. Mick Jagger persuaded her to remain in London, and she later recorded for the Immediate label (then run by The Stones' manager Andrew Loog Oldham). Loog Oldham, Jagger, and Mike Hurst produced Arnold's debut LP, The First Lady Of Immediate, in 1967, which included the single "The First Cut Is the Deepest," which was written by Cat Stevens and later popularized by Rod Stewart.



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