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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".
Edna Wright (February 2, 1945 – September 12, 2020) was an American singer, best known as the lead singer of Honey Cone, the girl group that went to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with the song "Want Ads" in 1971.
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.
The song "Get Closer" features the vocals of Carolyn Willis, who had been in the group Honey Cone. "Sweet Green Fields" was sampled in the 1997 song "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See" by Busta Rhymes. It was also sampled in 2002 by Syleena Johnson on "Tonight I'm Gonna Let Go" which was based on "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See".
The Midnight Special: February 3, 1973 Linda Sims, Linda Shuford-Williams, Alesia Butler The Burns and Schreiber Comedy Hour: June 22, 1973 Alesia Butler, unknown, unknown In Concert: August 3, 1973 Linda Sims, Linda Shuford-Williams, Debbie Wilson The Midnight Special: November 10, 1973 Edna Richardson, Linda Sims, Charlotte Lewis In Concert
"Get Closer" is a song by American soft rock duo Seals and Crofts, released as a single in 1976. It is the title track of their eighth studio album, Get Closer and reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 [2] and No. 2 on the Adult Contemporary chart.
In 1962, Phil Spector created the group Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans with James and Wright; Jones and Williams then formed their own group, The Girlfriends, with Carolyn Willis (formerly of The Ikettes). [2] They released one single, "My One and Only Jimmy Boy", on Colpix Records in 1963, written and produced by David Gates. [3] "
"Honeycomb" is a popular song written by Bob Merrill in 1954. The best-selling version was recorded by Jimmie Rodgers and charted at number one on the Billboard Top 100 in 1957 and number one for four weeks in Canada .