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Mary Wells
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| Genres: | R&B / Soul |
| Decades Active: | 1960s, 1980s, 1990s |
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13 May 1943, Detroit, Michigan, USA, d. 26 July 1992, Los Angeles, California, USA. At the age of 17, Mary Wells composed "Bye Bye Baby', a song which she offered to R&B star Jackie Wilson. His producer, Berry Gordy, was sufficiently impressed to offer her a contract with...
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| Genres: | R&B / Soul, Vocals |
| Decades Active: | 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s |
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8 December 1939, Sunflower, Mississippi, USA. Jerry, older brother of Billy Butler, moved to Chicago as a child and was later part of the city's burgeoning gospel circuit. He subsequently joined several secular groups, including the Roosters, an aspiring trio of Sam Gooden and...
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| Genres: | Easy Listening, Holiday & Seasonal, R&B / Soul, Vocals |
| Decades Active: | 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s |
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Formed in 1953 in New York, USA, at the behest of Atlantic Records, this influential R&B vocal group was initially envisaged as a vehicle for ex-Dominoes singer Clyde McPhatter (Clyde Lensley McPhatter, 15 November 1932, Durham, North Carolina, USA, d. 13 June 1972, New York...
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| Genres: | Doo Wop, Holiday & Seasonal, R&B / Soul |
| Decades Active: | 1950s, 1980s, 1990s |
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Formed in 1954 in Fremont High School, Los Angeles, California, USA, the Penguins were one of the most important R&B vocal groups from the west coast in the early 50s. Their hit ballad "Earth Angel" remains one of the most fondly recalled "doo-wop" recordings. The group...
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| Genres: | Pop / Rock, R&B / Soul |
| Decades Active: | 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s |
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Formed in Chicago in 1957 and originally known as the Roosters, this group comprised Jerry Butler (8 December 1939, Sunflower, Mississippi, USA), Curtis Mayfield (b. 3 June 1942, Chicago, Illinois, USA, d. 26 December 1999), Sam Gooden (b. 2 September 1939, Chattanooga,...
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| Genres: | Pop / Rock, R&B / Soul |
| Decades Active: | 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s |
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The illustrious career of the Coasters, the pre-eminent vocal group of the early rock 'n' roll era, was built on a remarkable body of cleverly comic R&B songs for Atco Records fashioned by their producers, Leiber And Stoller. Under their direction, the Coasters exchanged the...
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| Genres: | Blues |
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| Genres: | Holiday & Seasonal, R&B / Soul |
| Decades Active: | 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s |
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Jack Leroy Wilson, 9 June 1934, Detroit, Michigan, USA, d. 21 January 1984, Mount Holly, New Jersey, USA. When parental pressure thwarted his boxing ambitions, Wilson took to singing in small local clubs. He sang with the Thrillers (a predecessor group to the Royals) and...
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| Genres: | R&B / Soul |
| Decades Active: | 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s |
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23 November 1939, Greenwood, Mississippi, USA, d. 19 August 2001, Beloit, Wisconsin, USA. Having moved to Chicago in the late 50s, R&B/soul singer Everett recorded unsuccessfully for several local labels, including Cobra, C.J. and One-derful, and briefly sang lead with the...
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| Genres: | Doo Wop, Pop / Rock, R&B / Soul |
| Decades Active: | 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s |
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Formed in Brooklyn, New York, USA, in 1957, and originally called the Chesters, the group comprised "Little" Anthony Gourdine (8 January 1940, Brooklyn, New York, USA), Ernest Wright Jnr. (b. 24 August 1941, Brooklyn, New York, USA), Clarence Collins (b. 17 March 1941, Brooklyn,...
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