Faye Adams
- MatchFaye Adams
- 68%The Midnighters
- 62%Tiny Bradshaw
- 46%Roy Milton
- 34%Willie Mabon
- 33%The Swallows
- 29%Esther Phillips
- 29%Little Esther
Biography
Fayle Tuell, c.1925, New Jersey, USA. Adams exploded onto the R&B scene in the early 50s with a series of gospel-infused hits that foreshadowed soul music. She began her career in gospel at the age of five when she and her siblings formed a group called the Tuell Sisters. She joined the Joe Morris Orchestra in 1952, and as part of that organization recorded the three songs that established her name in the R&B world, Shake A Hand (number 1 R&B, number 22 pop),... Read more