Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee - Darlene Love - More Girl Group Sounds

Here is the NPR story on Darlene Love RNRHOF 



From the youtube poster  Check it out for more

Written by Gene Pitney, and already passed on by The Shirelles, Phil Spector had wanted this for his girl group The Crystals who were on the east coast at the time. As the story goes, Spector had turned to Gold Star studios in LA because there, he could better develop his sound and couldn't wait for The Crystals to fly from New York; he had Darlene Love and The Blossoms record it instead. The record went to # 1 in 1962, but was released under The Crystals name. The Crystals were forced to celebrate a false victory and The Blossoms never fully got their dues which is why I made this video as a tribute to them. Aside from their work on the rock program "Shindig," The Blossoms were actually very established as a premiere backing group- many articles on them fail to include that they have backed several major acts live, such as Marvin Gaye (in The TAMI Show 0:47) and Elvis Presley (in his comeback special 1:33). They have backed numerous others in the studio. A lot of people complain about performances of this by the new Crystals group that Dee Dee Kennibrew (an original Crystal) started. But anyway, it's funny how people have such huge issues with that when it was only released under The Crystals' name while the real Crystals didn't even sing on it.


Leslie Gore from the TAMI Show - if you guessed the Blossoms doing the background - you are a winner 





Girl Group Movie 5 Parts Each part 15 minutes 
Part 1 

Part 2  (opens with the Exciters - they opened for the Beatles in Indianpolis on Sep 3 1964 , your blogger was there !)





Part 3



Part 4



Part 5

Girl Groups of the 50's and 60's you may have missed

The Gales

Note - listen for the key changes

The Antwinettes

Sax break worth rippin off . How many mics do you think they had ?
The Sharmeers


From Philadelphia on Red Top

These guys were on Red Top (Jalynne was one of their labels ) as Tony and the Twilighters and the title has girl in it .


 They were also know as Anthony and the Sophomores


Back to Girls on Red Top
The Quintones ( yes there was one guy in the group )


Find this and more at Dennis Bell's Golden Oldies

Marci and Mates - Pomus and Shuman

Keeping up the occasional post of little known but coulda been hits .

Comment from the yahoo group - spectropop -by Country Paul 

"Shall I Tell Him You're Not Here" sounds as though it isn't sure if it wants to be a Johnny Burnette mid-tempo ballad or The Flamingos' "Nobody Loves Me Like You." 

So, the burning question for years: who

is Marci, and what is a guy doing with a girl's name? " 

Written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman -- see below for just a little of what they wrote together .

See Below for the Drifters 

http://www.history-of-rock.com/doc_pomus_and_mort_shulman.htm

http://www.shrout.co.uk/Shuman%20Pomus%20songs.html

1955
You Better Believe It (demo ) - Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman

1956
The Curtain Fell - The Cardinals (unissued)
(Wake Up) Miss Rip Van Winkle - The Tibbs Brothers 
I'm Going Crazy - The Tibbs Brothers
(You've Got) The Magic Touch - The Platters

1957
I Need A Girl - Big Joe Turner
Love Roller Coaster - Big Joe Turner [1]
Misery's Child - Richard Hayes 

1958
I Ain't Sharin' Sharon - Bobby Darin
Plain Jane - Bobby Darin
(Since You're Gone) I Can't Go On - Bobby Darin
Kiss And Make Up - The Crowns
My Island Of Dreams - Clyde McPhatter (written in 1956)
Say The Word - Micky & Sylvia [2]
Sunglasses - The Shades [2]
Too Hot To Handle - Jimmy Simmons [3]
You Be My Baby - Ray Charles [4]

1959
A Teenager In Love - Dion & The Belmonts 
Angel Face - James Darren
Teenage Tears - James Darren
Carryin' The Load - Ray Charles
Comes The Day - Rusty Lane
Foxy Little Mama - Little Tony & His Brothers
Go Jimmy Go - Jimmy Clancy
(It's) Great To Be Young And In Love (later -"A Teenager In Love" )- Doc Pomus
Hound Dog Man - Fabian 
Hushabye - The Mystics 
I Dig Girls - Bobby Rydell
I'm A Man - Fabian 
It's Been Nice (Goodnight) - Marty Wilde
I've Cried Before - Dion & The Belmonts 
Pajama Party - Bobby Pedrick Jr.
People Gotta Talk - Ersel Hickey 
Serious - Michael Cox
Stampede - Danny Valentino [5]
Sweet Talk - Bobby Comstock & The Counts
The Snake And The Bookworm - Pat Shannon
The Tiger And The Mouse - Connie Francis
Too Good - Little Tony & His Brothers
(If You Cry) True, True Love - The Drifters

Turn Me Loose - Fabian 
Two Fools - Frankie Avalon
You Gotta Be A Music Man - Danny Valentino 
You'll Never Tame Me - Bobby Rydell
You're Teasing Me - LaVern Baker

1960
A Mess Of Blues - Elvis Presley 
Desdemona's Lament - Joya Sherill
Doin' The Best I Can - Elvis Presley 
Don't Fly Away - Jan & Dean 
Footsteps - The Skyliners 
Happy Time - The Skyliners 
Havin' Fun - Dion 
I Count The Tears - The Drifters 
If You Need Me - Dave Sampson & The Hunters 
I'm On Fire - Tommy Bruce 
It Tears Me All To Pieces - Ruth Brown [6] 
Lonely Winds - The Drifters 
Lovers Gotta Cry - The Flamingos 
My Private Joy - Dion & The Belmonts 
Nobody But Me - The Drifters 
No One - Connie Francis / Brenda Lee (Doc Pomus demo 1959)
Once Upon A Time - Ricky Valence 
Save The Last Dance For Me - The Drifters 
Senor Big And Fine - LaVern Baker 
Sorrow Tomorrow - Bobby Darin 
Strollin' In The Springtime - Fabian
Teenage Heartache - Ray Peterson 
This Magic Moment - The Drifters 
Wait - Jimmy Clanton 
We Like Boys (version of "I Dig Girls") - Vernons Girls 
What Went Wrong - Jimmy Oliver 
Your Other Love - The Flamingos 

1961 
A Texan And A Girl From Mexico - Anita Bryant 
Could Somebody Take My Place Tonight - Dion & The Belmonts 
Don't You Dare Let Me Down - Conway Twitty 
Here Comes The Night - Dion & The Belmonts 
I Just Wanna Make Love - Jimmy Clanton 
It Was Never Meant To Be - Dion 
It's Not True - Ricky Valance 
Little Ship - The Delicates, Arlene Martell, Jess Conrad 
Little Sister - Elvis Presley
(Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame - Elvis Presley 
Might Cold (To A Warm, Warm Heart) - Fabian 
Misery - Del Shannon 
Rag Doll - Jess Conrad 
Room Full Of Tears - The Drifters 
So Close To Heaven - Ral Donner 
School Of Heartbreak - Ral Donner 
Some Kind Of Wonderful - The Drifters 
Somebody New Dancing With You - The Drifters 
Souvenir Of Mexico - Ben E. King 
Surrender - Elvis Presley
Sweets For My Sweet - The Drifters 
Wide Wide World - Del Shannon 
Would You Stand By Me - Billy Fury 
You Never Talked To Me That Way - The Drifters 

1962
Kiss Me Quick - Elvis Presley 
Ginny In The Mirror - Del Shannon 
Gonna Get Back Home Somehow - Elvis Presley 
It Only Takes A Minute - Michael Holliday
Night Rider - Elvis Presley 
Queen Of The Twisters - Bill Haley
Seven Day Weekend - Gary 'US' Bonds
Spanish Lace - Gene McDaniels 
Suspicion - Elvis Presley 
You Never Talked About Me (version of "You Never Talked To Me That Way") - Del Shannon 

1963
All You Got To Do Is Touch Me - Bobby Vee 
Can't Get Used To Losing You - Andy Williams
(It's A) Long Lonely Highway - Elvis Presley 
I Need Somebody To Lean On - Elvis Presley 
It's A Lonely Town (Lonely Without You) - Gene McDaniels 
Judy, Judy, Judy - Johnny Tillotson [7] 
Shall I Tell Her - Dionne Warwick 
Troubled Mind - Dion
The Ups And Downs Of Love - Freddy Cannon

1964
Always Is A Long, Long Time - Michael Holliday
(I'm) Gonna Cry 'Til My Tears Run Dry - Irma Thomas [8]
Lucy (You Sure Did It This Time) - The Dennisons 
Tell Me What I Can Do - Tony Orlando, The Rattles 
Viva Las Vegas - Elvis Presley 
Wrong For Each Other - Andy Willams

1966
All The King's Horses (And All The King's Men) - Bobby Vinton
Bring Him Back - Cissy Houston
Never Say Yes - Elvis Presley
One Day - Gene Pitney
Petticoat White (Summer Sky Blue) - Bobby Vinton
(He's) Raining In My Sunshine - Jay & The Americans
Say Those Magic Words - The McCoys, The Birds [9]
(You Make Me Feel) So Good - The McCoys [9]
The World Of Broken Hearts - Cissy Houston
What Every Woman Lives For - Elvis Presley

1967
Double Trouble - Elvis Presley

Year / Artist uncertain
Hello, How Ya Been? Goodbye - Guitar Slim ( 1958? )
Leave It To Me - Band Of Angels
The Many Faces Of Love - Andy Williams