Soul singer Barbara Stant toured as a back-up singer in the 1960s. She found steady work as a studio singer which led to strong interest from Shiptown records, a small label in Virginia. Her first single for them, 1972’s “That Man of Mine”, offered a look at the costs of the Vietnam War on regular people. The single failed to click with the public at large, and that fate befell her singles that followed including “I’m Going to Outfit You Baby, “Unsatisfied Woman”, “Baby I Love You”, and more. Though she never became a household word, music aficionados and DJs sought out her hard-to-find records, often paying top dollar for them. Such was her niche popularity that in 2010 she headlined the second anniversary of the Dig Deeper concert series, a Brooklyn event that showcases forgotten artists. It was the first time she had performed in New York City since the mid-1960s. Her growing cult status led to the 2011 compilations album That Man of Mine: Raw Soul from Norfolk, Virginia which included some never-before released tracks like “Superman”.
