The Teen Queens were an American musical group from the 1950s, most remembered for their

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" Eddie My Love", which reached No. 14 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100

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and No. 3 on the R&B Best Sellers charts in March 1956.

Biography

The group consisted of

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Betty and Rosie Collins, sisters of Aaron Collins, who was a singer with the

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group The Cadets. Aaron Collins wrote their debut song, and the single that became their biggest hit. "Eddie My Love" was released by RPM Records, and, following its success, was followed by a string of other releases. These included "Baby Mine", "Billy Boy", "Red Top", "Rock Everybody" and "I Miss You", but none of these achieved the success of their debut song. Consequently, the group left RPM in 1958 and signed a one record recording contract with

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, who released "Dear Tommy". This also failed to make much of an impact on the

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. There then followed a later contract with Antler Records and a further two singles, "There's Nothing on My Mind" (an

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to " There's Something on Your Mind") and "I Heard Violins". Again, however, these songs enjoyed little success and by 1961, the group decided to stop recording music. "Eddie My Love" was also recorded by

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and

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, both of which also made the chart in 1956, and was parodied as "Freddy My Love" in the musical '' Grease''. In 1968, Rosie took an overdose on pills and alcohol and did not wake up after going to sleep, and Betty died in 1971 due to drug problems.

References

External links

The Teen Queens record label shots
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