▁Keep ▁Hold in ' ▁On " ▁for ▁Sam ▁& ▁Dave ▁( with ▁William ▁Cr ump ). ▁Var ner ▁also ▁worked ▁with ▁Qu in ▁I vy ▁in ▁She ff ield , ▁Alabama ▁and ▁released ▁several ▁songs ▁including ▁" M as qu erade " ( 1 9 6 7 ), ▁" Down ▁in ▁Texas " ( 1 9 6 7 ), ▁and ▁" T ear ▁St ained ▁Face " ▁on ▁the ▁South ▁Camp ▁and ▁Qu inv y ▁labels . ▁ ▁Var ner ▁did ▁not ▁release ▁many ▁record ings ▁but ▁performed ▁numerous ▁live ▁shows ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁with ▁other ▁major ▁soul ▁perform ers . ▁ ▁He ▁moved ▁to ▁California ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁and ▁tou red ▁as ▁the ▁lead ▁singer ▁of ▁the ▁Johnny ▁Ot is ▁Show . ▁ ▁He ▁tou red ▁numerous ▁European ▁music ▁festiv als ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁later , ▁career , ▁he ▁began ▁to ▁record ▁g ospel ▁music . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁Mor eno ▁Valley , ▁California ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁of ▁a ▁heart ▁attack ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 5 9 . ▁ ▁An ▁album ▁of ▁his ▁music ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 8 – 1 9 7 4 ▁entitled ▁Finally ▁Go ▁Over ! ▁was ▁released ▁post hum ously . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : American ▁soul ▁sing ers ▁Category : A fr ican - American ▁singer - song writ ers ▁Category : American ▁singer - song writ ers ▁Category : Sing ers ▁from ▁Alabama ▁Category : S ong