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The quartet consisted of lead singer Rosetta Hightower (June 23, 1944 – August 2, 2014), Shirley Brickley (December 9, 1944 – October 13, 1977), Marlena Davis (October 4, 1944 – February 27, 1993), and Stephen Caldwell (born November 22, 1942). [1] Before they became the Orlons, they were an all-girl quintet called
The Watusi / wɑːtuːsi / is a solo dance that enjoyed brief popularity during the early 1960s. [1] It was one of the most popular dance crazes of the 1960s in the United States. [2] ". Watusi" is a former name for the Tutsi people of Africa, whose traditions include spectacular dances. [3][4] The naming of the American dance may have been ...
The Orlons singles chronology. "The Wah-Watusi". (1962) " Don't Hang Up ". (1962) "South Street". (1963) " Don't Hang Up " is a 1962 hit single produced by Cameo-Parkway Records and performed by the American R&B music group the Orlons. The tune was originally issued in the US as the flip-side to "The Conservative", however, according to ...
The Wah-Watusi. " The Wah-Watusi " is a song written by Kal Mann and Dave Appell and performed by The Orlons. It reached No.2 on the U.S. pop chart behind Bobby Vinton 's "Roses Are Red (My Love)", No.5 on the U.S. R&B chart, [1] and No. 12 in Canada [2] in 1962. It was featured on their 1962 album The Wah-Watusi. [3]
Singer. Instrument. Vocals. Labels. CBS, Toast, Rivera, Polydor. Formerly of. The Orlons. Rosetta Jeanette Hightower (23 June 1944 [1] – 2 August 2014) was an American singer and the lead singer of the 1960s girl group The Orlons. [2] She was born in Philadelphia.
Peter O'Brien. Paul Branin. Charlie Morgan. Daniel "Chip" Martin. Orleans is an American pop rock band formed in 1972 in Woodstock, New York by John Hall, Larry Hoppen and Wells Kelly. Larry's younger brother, bassist Lance Hoppen and drummer Jerry Marotta joined the band in 1972 and 1976, respectively. The band is best known for its hits ...
Initially, the girls performed without a name for their group; however when they signed their first deal, they began to call themselves the Shangri-Las, after a restaurant in Queens. [2] Some discographies list the Beatle-ettes and the Bon Bons, who both issued singles in 1964, as early versions of the Shangri-Las; however, they are different ...
The Airborne Toxic Event is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2006.It consists of Mikel Jollett (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Steven Chen (guitar, keyboards), Adrian Rodriguez (electric bass, backing vocals), Daren Taylor (drums), and Miriam "Mimi" Peschet (backing vocals, violin).