What key details about bessie banks  can be extracted from the following bio?  Bio: bessie banks -lrb- born 8 february 1938 -rrb- is an american soul singer , best known for her original 1964 recording of `` go now , '' successfully covered in the same year by uk band the moody blues .
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- years active is 1957 -- 1974- birth name is bessie white- origin is new bern , north carolina , united states- genre is r & b , soul- alias is toni banks- birth date is 8 february 1938- name is bessie banks- background is solo_singer- label is blue cat , spokane , verve , volt- associated acts is the four fellows larry banks- occupation is singer