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Honey Cone is an American R&B and soul girl group. Originally formed by lead singer Edna Wright (sister of Darlene Love) with Carolyn Willis and Shelly Clark in 1968. They are known for their number-one Billboard Hot 100 single, "Want Ads".
"Want Ads" is a song that was a million-selling No.1 pop and R&B hit recorded by female group, Honey Cone for their second album Sweet Replies and also appears on their ...
Edna Wright, a Los Angeles native, grew up singing in the church. Her father, Bishop J.W. Wright, was a pastor at King's Holiness Chapel in Los Angeles. [1] In 1960, she began singing in a gospel group called The COGIC (Church of God in Christ) singers.
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Backing Vocals – Carolyn Willis, Julia Waters Tillman, Maxine Waters Willard, Oren Waters, Jesse Kirkland, Joseph Green; Bass – Ray Parker Jr., Ronald Brown*, Tony Newton; Cello – Christine Ermacoff, Douglas Davis, Gloria Strassner, Jesse Ehrlich, Joseph Ditullio; Contractor – Olivia Page; Drums – Ed Greene, Zachary Frazier, Zachary ...
Clark along with Wright and Willis appeared on the September 2, 1971 cover of Jet Magazine. [14] By 1973, Honey Cone had 4 top 40 Billboard Hot 100 hits and 9 top 40 Billboard R&B hits, but the group disbanded that year, starting with Willis who was dissatisfied with the lack of control over her career. Soon after, Hot Wax Records folded.
Jim Seals, who as part of the duo Seals and Crofts crafted memorably wistful 1970s hits like “Summer Breeze” and “Diamond Girl,” died Monday at age 80. No cause of death was immediately given.
Although the album was no major commercial success, it contained two songs that would later become hits within a year after the release of Sweet Replies.The number one smash "Want Ads" makes its first appearance on this album (it later appears on the follow-up to Sweet Replies, Soulful Tapestry along with "The Day I Found Myself" (a top 30 hit in 1972).