The Shirelles were an American girl group notable for their rhythm and blues, doo-wop and soul music and gaining popularity in the early 1960s. They consisted of schoolmates Shirley Owens (later Shirley Alston Reeves), Doris Coley (later Doris Kenner-Jackson), Addie "Micki" Harris (later Addi...
There also was a school of female doo-wop, best exemplified by the Chantels, the Shirelles, and Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles. The popularity of doo-wop music among young singers in urban American communities of the 1950s such as New York City, Chicago, and Baltimore, Maryland, was ...
Doris Coley (singer, the Shirelles) - Aug. 2, 1941 - Feb. 4, 2000 Christopher "Big Pun" Rios (rapper) - Nov. 9, 1971 - Feb. 7, 2000 Jalacy "Screamin' Jay" Hawkins (blues shock-rocker) - Jul. 18, 1929 - Feb. 12, 2000 Dennis Danell (bassist/guitarist, Social Distortion) - ...
The early 60s was also the era of the girl groups with the Shirelles (named for lead singer Shirley Owens) leading the way. The Shirelles had their first big hit courtesy of a beautiful Carole King/Gerry Goffin composition “Will You Love Me Tomorrow” (#1 Feb. ’61) followed shortly the...
(who also published Gerry Goffin and Carole King). Weiss’ first break came in 1963 when Nat ‘King’ Cole recorded ‘Mr. Wishing Well’, co-written with Lockie Edwards Jr.. Weiss also wrote for R&B acts including Baby Washington, Chuck Jackson, The Shirelles, and American Breed (‘Bend...
- Artist: The Shirelles The first #1 single to come from an all-Black woman group, "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" is another song that might seem controversy-proof to today's audiences. However, its sexual innuendos were enough to get it banned from radio stations back in 1960. Numer...
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The Shirelles: “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow” (1960) Carole King was a better songwriter than singer/songwriter, though Tapestry is probably about due for a too-ironic revival. On this 1960 release, the Shirelles take the Brill Building doo-wop and enchantment-under-the-sea strings of ...
Right before the British Invasion, the girl group known as the Shirelles soared with hits such as “Dedicated to the One I Love,”“Soldier Boy,”“Will You Still Me Tomorrow,” and “Baby It’s You,” amongst many others. The Shirelles were discovered by Florence Greenberg, an ambitious...
(originally a hit for the Shirelles in 1961), with Taylor and Joni Mithcell on background vocals, heightening the melancholy inside, while her warm, earnest singing brought out the sadness in “It’s Too Late” and the earthy joy on “I Feel the Earth Move.” As King later recalled, ...