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Foolish Little Girl (song)
"Foolish Little Girl" is a song written by Helen Miller and Howard Greenfield and performed by The Shirelles. It reached No. 4 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, No. 9 on the R&B chart, and No. 38 on the UK Singles Chart in 1963. The song appeared on their 1963 album, '' Foolish Little Girl'' and was ranked No. 57 on ''Billboard'' magazine's Top ''Hot 100'' songs of 1963. Background ''Cash Box'' described it as "a most attractive, easy beat cha cha romancer." The song released as a single was a demo recorded at Associated Studios in NYC on 7th Avenue. Personnel The Shirelles' version *Lead vocals by Shirley Owens and Beverly Lee *Spoken intro by Doris Coley *Backing vocals by Addie "Micki" Harris, Doris Coley, and Beverly Lee *Charles Macey: Guitar, upright bass *Buddy Saltzman: Drums *Leroy Glover: Organ Chart performance Other versions * French-Vietnamese singer Tiny Yong released a French language cover of the song, ''Tais-toi petite folle'', in 1963. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Shirelles
The Shirelles were an American girl group formed in Passaic, New Jersey, in 1957. They consisted of schoolmates Shirley Owens (later Shirley Alston Reeves), Doris Coley (later Doris Kenner-Jackson), Addie "Micki" Harris (later Addie Harris McFadden), and Beverly Lee. Founded in 1957 for a talent show at their high school, they were signed by Florence Greenberg of Tiara Records. Their first single, "I Met Him on a Sunday", was released by Tiara and licensed by Decca Records in 1958. After a brief and unsuccessful period with Decca, they went with Greenberg to her newly formed company, Scepter Records. Working with Luther Dixon, the group rose to fame with " Tonight's the Night". After a successful period of collaboration with Dixon and promotion by Scepter, with seven top 20 hits, the Shirelles left Scepter in 1966. Afterwards, they were unable to maintain their previous popularity. The Shirelles have been described as having a "naive schoolgirl sound" that contrasted with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buddy Saltzman
Buddy Saltzman (born Hilliard Saltzman; October 17, 1924 – April 30, 2012) was an American session drummer who played on many hit songs during the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. He is especially remembered for his work with The Four Seasons. On " Dawn (Go Away)" (1964) Saltzman accented the recording with bombastic around-the-kit fills and ghost notes while never using a cymbal once. He was born in Bridgeton, New Jersey Bridgeton is a City (New Jersey), city in Cumberland County, New Jersey, Cumberland County, within the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is the county seat of Cumberland County1924 births [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Songs With Lyrics By Howard Greenfield
A song is a musical composition performed by the human voice. The voice often carries the melody (a series of distinct and fixed pitches) using patterns of sound and silence. Songs have a structure, such as the common ABA form, and are usually made of sections that are repeated or performed with variation later. A song without instruments is said to be a cappella. Written words created specifically for music, or for which music is specifically created, are called lyrics. If a pre-existing poem is set to composed music in the classical tradition, it is called an art song. Songs that are sung on repeated pitches without distinct contours and patterns that rise and fall are called chants. Songs composed in a simple style that are learned informally by ear are often referred to as folk songs. Songs composed for the mass market, designed to be sung by professional singers who sell their recordings or live shows, are called popular songs. These songs, which have broad appeal, are of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1963 Singles
Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove River, Sydney, Australia. * January 2 – Vietnam War – Battle of Ap Bac: The Viet Cong win their first major victory. * January 9 – A January 1963 lunar eclipse, total penumbral lunar eclipse is visible in the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia, and is the 56th lunar eclipse of Lunar Saros 114. Gamma has a value of −1.01282. It occurs on the night between Wednesday, January 9 and Thursday, January 10, 1963. * January 13 – 1963 Togolese coup d'état: A military coup in Togo results in the installation of coup leader Emmanuel Bodjollé as president. * January 17 – A last quarter moon occurs between the January 1963 lunar eclipse, penumbral lunar eclipse and the Solar eclipse of January 25, 1963, annular solar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baby It's You!
''Baby It's You!'' is a jukebox musical written by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott, featuring pop and rock hits of the 1960s, with a special emphasis on songs by the Shirelles and other acts signed to Scepter Records. The show "tells the story of Florence Greenberg and Scepter Records, the label Greenberg started when she signed the Shirelles." After several tryouts and premieres, the show debuted on Broadway in April 2011, directed by Sheldon Epps. Background Greenberg and the Shirelles The Shirelles were an American girl group in the early 1960s, and the first to have a number one single on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The members of the quartet were Shirley Owens (the main lead singer), Doris Coley, Beverly Lee, and Addie "Micki" Harris. Florence Greenberg (September 16, 1913 – November 2, 1995) originally created Tiara Records. The first song recorded and released on the label was "I Met Him On a Sunday", by the Shirelles. Just as the record started to break locally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jukebox Musical
A jukebox musical is a stage musical or musical film in which a majority of the songs are well-known, pre-existing popular music songs, rather than original music composed for the musical. Some jukebox musicals use a wide variety of songs, while others confine themselves to songs performed by one singer or band, or written by one songwriter. In such cases, the plot is often a biography of the artist or artists. In other jukebox musicals, the plot is purely fictional. For musicals about a musician or musical act, some of the songs can be diegetic, meaning that they are performed within the world of the play or film. Works in which all of the music is diegetic, however, such as a biographical film about a singer who is at times shown performing their songs, are generally not considered jukebox musicals. Revues that lack a plot are also usually not described as jukebox musicals, although plotless shows that include a dance element sometimes are. History In Europe in the 17th and 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Introducing Dionne Bromfield
''Introducing Dionne Bromfield'' is the debut album by British singer Dionne Bromfield. She recorded it when she was thirteen for Lioness Records, the label of her godmother, Amy Winehouse. The album was released on 12 October 2009 and reached number 33 on the UK album charts. Bromfield released "Mama Said" and "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" as singles. She performed on ''Strictly Come Dancing'' with Winehouse on backing vocals, at the Young Voices concert at the M.E.N. Arena in 2009, and at the O2 Arena in 2011. Singles Although not officially released as a single, a video for Dionne's cover of " Foolish Little Girl" was released 23 September 2009. Dionne's debut single, her cover of The Shirelles' song Mama Said, was released 1 November 2009. The EP consists of the album version, Vito Benito remix and a b-side, Dancing in the Street. The music video was released 14 October 2009. Her second single, Ain't No Mountain High Enough "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dionne Bromfield
Dionne Julia Bromfield (born 1 February 1996) is a British soul music singer, television presenter and television personality. Her debut album, '' Introducing Dionne Bromfield'', was released in 2009 by Amy Winehouse's Lioness Records label. She first came to public attention after performing on the British TV show ''Strictly Come Dancing'' with Amy Winehouse on backing vocals. She is known for being one of the former presenters on '' Friday Download''. On 15 July 2021, Bromfield released the single "Silly Love", nearly 10 years after the death of her godmother Amy Winehouse. Life and career 1996–2009: Early life and musical beginnings Bromfield was born on 1 February 1996 in Tower Hamlets, East London to an English mother and a Jamaican father. She has two brothers. Bromfield grew up in Chislehurst, South London, and attended Gatehouse School in Victoria Park, London and later Beaverwood School for Girls in Chislehurst until 2009. Bromfield first appeared on YouTub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Emcee's Properganda
''The Emcee's Properganda'' is Jin's second studio album. It was released on October 25, 2005. The whole album was produced by Golden Child with the exception of "Properganda", which was produced by Demo. The album was recorded at No Mystery Studios and engineered by Vinny Nicoletti. The album was mixed at Storm Studios by Storm. "Top 5 (Dead or Alive)" was released as a 12" vinyl single with "Perspectives" as the B-side. The music video for "Top 5 (Dead or Alive)" was directed by Todd Angkasuwan. The song "G.O.L.D.E.N." was used on the soundtrack of the video-game Saints Row on the fictional radio station ''KRHYME 95.4''. Track listing All tracks produced by Golden Child, with the exception of track 6 "Properganda" produced by Demo. Samples The Emcee *Samples speech said by KRS-One in the DVD "The MC: Why We Do It" Perspectives *Contains additional sampled speech from KRS-One *Contains lyrics from " I Can" by Nas Top 5 (Dead or Alive) *Contains vocal samples from Nas as perf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MC Jin
Jin Au-Yeung (; born June 4, 1982), known professionally as MC Jin, is an American rapper, songwriter, actor and comedian of Chinese descent. Jin is notable for being the first Asian American Asian Americans are Americans with ancestry from the continent of Asia (including naturalized Americans who are immigrants from specific regions in Asia and descendants of those immigrants). Although this term had historically been used fo ... solo rapper to be signed to a Record label#Major labels, major record label in the United States. Early life Jin Au-Yeung was born on June 4, 1982, in Miami, Florida, to Hong Kong people, Hong Kong immigrants of Hakka people, Hakka descent. He was raised in the general Miami area, where his parents owned a Chinese restaurant and Jin attended John F. Kennedy Middle School (North Miami Beach, Florida), John F. Kennedy Middle School in North Miami Beach. Jin went on to attend North Miami Beach Senior High School, from which he graduated in 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
