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Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes)
"Gee Whiz (Look at His Eyes)" is a song written and performed by Carla Thomas. It reached #5 on the U.S. R&B chart and #10 on the U.S. pop chart in 1961. It was featured on her 1961 album ''Gee Whiz''. The song was produced by Chips Moman. The song ranked #62 on ''Billboard'' magazine's Top 100 singles of 1961. Other versions * Bernadette Peters released a version of the song as a single in 1980 which reached #3 on the adult contemporary chart and #31 on the U.S. pop chart. * The Crystals released a version of the song on their 1962 album '' Twist Uptown''. *The Orlons released a version of the song on their 1963 album ''Not Me''. *Fontella Bass released a version of the song on her 1966 album '' The 'New' Look''. * Nella Dodds released a version of the song as a single in 1966, but it did not chart. *The Casinos released a version of the song on their 1967 album ''Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye''. * Richard "Dimples" Fields released a version of the song on his 1977 albu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carla Thomas
Carla Venita Thomas (born December 21, 1942) is an American singer, who is often referred to as the Queen of Memphis Soul. She is best known for her 1960s recordings for Atlantic and Stax including the hits " Gee Whiz (Look at His Eyes)" (1960), " B-A-B-Y" (1966) and "Tramp" (1967), a duet with Otis Redding. She is the daughter of Rufus Thomas. Biography Childhood Thomas was born and raised in the Foote Homes Projects in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Along with her siblings, Marvell and Vaneese, she was one of three musical children of Rufus and Lorene Thomas. Despite growing up in the projects, the Thomas family lived near the Palace Theater on Beale Street, as Rufus was the theater's Master of Ceremonies (MC) for their amateur shows.Freeland, David. "Carla Thomas – Memphis's Reluctant Soul Queen". ''Ladies of Soul''. University Press of Mississippi, 2001. pp. 56–75. This access not only gave Thomas her first taste of the music world but it also provided a springboa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New Look (album)
''The New Look'' is the debut studio album by Fontella Bass released on Checker Records 2997.The Billboard Albums, 6th ed. Joel Whitburn. 2006. Record Research Inc. p. 77. It contains her biggest hit, "Rescue Me". The album also charted on the pop albums chart, being listed for 8 weeks, with a highest position of #93. Track listing Side one #"Our Day Will Come" (M. Garson & Bob Hilliard) 3:45 #" How Glad I Am" (Jimmy Williams & Larry Harrison) 2:41 #"Oh No Not My Baby" (Gerry Goffin & Carole King) 2:39 #" Rescue Me" (Carl Smith & Reynard Miner) 2:50 #" Gee Whiz" (Carla Thomas) 2:28 #"I'm a Woman" (Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller) 2:29 Side two #"Since I Fell for You" (Buddy Johnson) 3:24 #"Impossible" (O. Jones & B. F. Flip) 2:49 #"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin''" (Phil Spector, Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil 3:24 #"Soul of the Man" (Oliver Sain) 3:30 #"Come and Get These Memories" (Brian Holland & Lamont Dozier) 2:18 #" I Know" (Barbara George Barbara George (16 August 1942 – 10 Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Casinos Songs
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Kathy Young Songs
Kathy is a feminine given name. It is a pet form of Katherine, Kathleen and their related forms. Kathy may refer to: People In sports *Kathy Bald (Born 1963), Canadian freestyle swimmer *Kathy May (Born 1956), American tennis player *Kathy Radzuweit (Born 1980), German volleyball player *Kathy Smallwood-Cook (Born 1960), British Olympic athlete * Kathy Sheehy (Born 1970), American water polo player * Kathy Tough (Born 1969), Canadian volleyball player *Kathy Watt (Born 1964), Australian female cycle racer * Kathy Weston (Born 1958), American middle distance runner *Kathy Foster (basketball) (Born 1960), Australian basketball player In television and film *Kathy Bates (Born 1948), American actress and director *Kathy Burke (Born 1964), British actress *Kathy Chow (1966–2023), Hong Kong actress and singer *Kathy Garver, American television, stage, screen, and voice actress *Kathy Greenwood (Born 1962), Canadian comedian and actress *Kathy Griffin (Born 1960), American stand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980 Singles
__NOTOC__ Year 198 (CXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 951 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 198 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire *January 28 **Publius Septimius Geta, son of Septimius Severus, receives the title of Caesar. **Caracalla, son of Septimius Severus, is given the title of Augustus. China *Winter – Battle of Xiapi: The allied armies led by Cao Cao and Liu Bei defeat Lü Bu; afterward Cao Cao has him executed. By topic Religion * Marcus I succeeds Olympianus as Patriarch of Constantinople (until 211). Births * Lu Kai, Chinese official and general (d. 269) * Quan Cong, Chinese general and advisor (d. 249) Deaths * Li Jue, Chinese warlord and regent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1966 Singles
Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo is deposed by a military coup in the Republic of Upper Volta (modern-day Burkina Faso). * January 10 ** Pakistani–Indian peace negotiations end successfully with the signing of the Tashkent Declaration, a day before the sudden death of Indian prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri. ** The House of Representatives of the US state of Georgia refuses to allow African-American representative Julian Bond to take his seat, because of his anti-war stance. * January 15 – 1966 Nigerian coup d'état: A bloody military coup is staged in Nigeria, deposing the civilian government and resulting in the death of Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa. * January 17 ** The Nigerian coup is overturned by another faction of the military, led by Major Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1960 Singles
Year 196 ( CXCVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Dexter and Messalla (or, less frequently, year 949 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 196 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus attempts to assassinate Clodius Albinus but fails, causing Albinus to retaliate militarily. * Emperor Septimius Severus captures and sacks Byzantium; the city is rebuilt and regains its previous prosperity. * In order to assure the support of the Roman legion in Germany on his march to Rome, Clodius Albinus is declared Augustus by his army while crossing Gaul. * Hadrian's wall in Britain is partially destroyed. China * First year of the Jian'an Era, during the reign of the Xian Emperor of the Han. * The Xian Emperor returns to w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cherrelle
Cheryl Anne Norton (born October 13, 1958), better known by her stage name Cherrelle, is an American R&B singer and songwriter who gained fame in the mid-1980s. Her signature hits include " I Didn't Mean to Turn You On", "Where Do I Run To", " Everything I Miss at Home", and duets with R&B singer Alexander O'Neal such as "Saturday Love" and " Never Knew Love Like This", as well as "Always" with her cousin Pebbles. Biography Born in Los Angeles, her father, James Feaster, was an Detroit attorney who also managed her. She began her career working with jazz/R&B artists Norman Connors and Michael Henderson, as well as touring with Luther Vandross. After Tabu Records founder Clarence Avant heard her demo, he signed her to Tabu Records in 1983. Cherrelle decided on her stage name after a boss from a previous job hollered "Cher-relle, you're late again!" In 1984, under the production of Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Cherrelle released her debut album, ''Fragile''. It featured her first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunshine (The Emotions Album)
''Sunshine'' is an album by American girl group the Emotions, released in November 1977 by Stax Records. The album reached No. 39 on the ''Billboard'' Top Soul Albums chart. The Emotions covered Bill Withers' "Ain't No Sunshine" and Carla Thomas' "Gee Whiz (Look at His Eyes)" on the album. Critical reception Dave Marsh of ''Rolling Stone'' called ''Sunshine'' "harder edged, more classically soulful than ( Rejoice)." John Storm Roberts of ''High Fidelity'' wrote: "Fantasy Records has begun reissuing some of the old Stax catalog, and "Sunshine" is part of that venture-a bunch of singles backed by Stax house musicians, none of them previously released on albums. The result is pure and amazingly cohesive joy. Without once departing from the classic framework of female group rhythm & blues, "Sunshine" is as rich and varied as anything I've heard in months. With only one exception, Any Way You Look at It, every number positively drips with tasty touches in arrangement, singing. and pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Emotions
The Emotions are an American soul/ R&B vocal group from Chicago. The group started out in gospel music but transitioned into R&B and disco music. The Emotions were named by VH1 as one of the 18 most influential girl groups of all time. History Early career The group was originally a gospel outfit known as the Hutchinson Sunbeams who toured the gospel circuit with their father Joe Hutchinson. The Sunbeams sang on Jerry Van Dyke’s “Children’s Gospel” television show and also occasionally performed in the concert with Mahalia Jackson. They eventually became an R&B/Soul act with a popular following in their hometown of Chicago, Illinois. Soon being renamed as The Emotions, and now managed by Pervis Staples (formerly with the Staple Singers, another father/children gospel group), they signed with the Memphis-based Volt imprint of Stax Records in the late 1960s. Under the production of Isaac Hayes and David Porter the group issued their 1969 debut album entitled '' So I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
