Jewel Akens ~ Similar Artists

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Jimmy Clanton - 100% match to Jewel Akens

2 September 1940, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA. Pop vocalist Clanton celebrated his 18th birthday with his co-written debut hit, the R&B ballad "Just A Dream", at number 4 in the US Hot 100. His smooth singing style appealed to the teen market and his subsequent releases were... Read more

The Newbeats - 65% match to Jewel Akens

This distinctive pop trio featured falsetto Larry Henley (30 June 1941, Arp, Texas, USA) with brothers Marcus "Marc" Mathis (b. 9 February 1942; bass) and Lewis "Dean" Mathis (b. 17 March 1939, Hahira, Georgia, USA). Dean had joined Paul Howard's Western Swing Band in 1956 as a... Read more

The Olympics - 65% match to Jewel Akens

Originally known as the Challengers, this adaptable vocal group, Walter "Sleepy" Ward (28 August 1940, Jackson, Mississippi, USA, d. 11 December 2006, Northridge, California, USA; lead), Eddie Lewis (b. Houston, Texas, USA; tenor), Charles Fizer (b. 6 June 1940, Shreveport,... Read more

Billy Joe Royal - 50% match to Jewel Akens

3 April 1942, Valdosta, Georgia, USA. Raised in Marietta, Georgia, Royal's father owned a truck-driving company and the family moved to Atlanta when Royal was aged 10. At school he entertained in school concerts, and after graduation, worked for two years in a nightclub in... Read more