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The Six Teens were an American pop group from Los Angeles, California, United States.^[1]

All of the group's members were teenagers, or younger, at the time of their first recordings: the oldest was 17-year-old Ed Wells and the youngest, 12-year-old Trudy Williams.^[2] Their first release was the song "Don't Worry About a Thing", released by Flip Records under the name The Sweet Teens in 1956. Following this was the single "Teen Age Promise" b/w "A Casual Look", released on Flip later that year under their new name.^[1] "A Casual Look" became a hit at radio and hit the national charts, peaking at No. 7 on the U.S. Black Singles chart and No. 25 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[1]

Following the success of "A Casual Look", the group moved to Hawaii and performed there in the summer of 1957.^[2] Their next release, "Send Me Flowers", was a hit there. "Only Jim" and "Arrow of Love" followed, with the former failing to chart and the latter hitting No. 80 Pop.^[2] The group underwent a lineup change and began recording singles for younger audiences, but they saw no further success. Under varying lineups, they continued to perform into the late 1960s. In later decades they regrouped to play doo-wop revival shows.

Members[edit]

Louise Williams
Darryl Lewis
Beverly Pecot
Trudy Williams
Kenneth Sinclair
Ed Wells

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c Colin Larkin, ed. (2002). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Fifties Music (Third ed.). Virgin Books. pp. 399/400. ISBN 1-85227-937-0.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Six Teens | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved October 28, 2019.

External links[edit]

[Larkin50-1] Colin Larkin, ed. (2002). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Fifties Music (Third ed.). Virgin Books. pp. 399/400. ISBN 1-85227-937-0.

[amg-2] "Six Teens | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved October 28, 2019.

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-'''The Six Teens''' were an American pop group from [[Los Angeles]], [[California]].
+'''The Six Teens''' were an American pop group from [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], United States.<ref name="Larkin50">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Virgin Encyclopedia of Fifties Music]]|editor=Colin Larkin|editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]|date=2002|edition=Third|isbn=1-85227-937-0|pages=399/400}}</ref>
-All of the group's members were teenagers at the time of their first recordings; the oldest was 17-year-old Ed Wells and the youngest, 12-year-old Trudy Williams.<ref name=amg>[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:jjftxqqgld0e~T1 The Six Teens] at [[Allmusic]]</ref> Their first release was the song "Don't Worry About a Thing", released by [[Flip Records]] under the name The Sweet Teens in 1956. Following this was the single "Teenage Promise" b/w "A Casual Look", released on Flip later that year under their new name. "A Casual Look" became a hit at radio and hit the national charts, peaking at #7 on the U.S. Black Singles chart and #25 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]].<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:jjftxqqgld0e~T5 Billboard Singles], Allmusic.com</ref>
+All of the group's members were teenagers, or younger, at the time of their first recordings: the oldest was 17-year-old Ed Wells and the youngest, 12-year-old Trudy Williams.<ref name=amg>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/six-teens-mn0000746965/biography|title=Six Teens &#124; Biography & History|website=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=October 28, 2019}}</ref> Their first release was the song "Don't Worry About a Thing", released by [[Flip Records (1950s)|Flip Records]] under the name The Sweet Teens in 1956. Following this was the single "Teen Age Promise" b/w "A Casual Look", released on Flip later that year under their new name.<ref name="Larkin50"/> "A Casual Look" became a hit at radio and hit the national charts, peaking at No. 7 on the U.S. Black Singles chart and No. 25 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref name="Larkin50"/>
-Following "A Casual Look"'s success, the group moved to [[Hawaii]] and performed there in the summer of 1957.<ref name=amg/> Their next release, "Send Me Flowers", was a hit there. "Only Jim" and "Arrow of Love" followed, with the former failing to chart and the latter hitting #80 Pop.<ref name=amg/> The group underwent a lineup change and began recording singles for younger audiences, but they saw no further success. Under varying lineups, they continued to perform into the late 1960s. In later decades they regrouped to play [[doo wop]] revival shows.
+Following the success of "A Casual Look", the group moved to [[Hawaii]] and performed there in the summer of 1957.<ref name=amg/> Their next release, "Send Me Flowers", was a hit there. "Only Jim" and "Arrow of Love" followed, with the former failing to chart and the latter hitting No. 80 Pop.<ref name=amg/> The group underwent a lineup change and began recording singles for younger audiences, but they saw no further success. Under varying lineups, they continued to perform into the late 1960s. In later decades they regrouped to play [[doo-wop]] revival shows.
+==Members==
+*Louise Williams
+*Darryl Lewis
+*Beverly Pecot
+*Trudy Williams
+*Kenneth Sinclair
+*Ed Wells
 ==References==
-{{reflist}}
+{{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
 *[http://home.att.net/~uncamarvy/Sixteens/sixteens.html Biography & Discography by Marv Goldberg]
 *[http://electricearl.com/dws/sixteens.html Interview with Ed Wells]
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-[[Category:Musical groups from California]]
+[[Category:Musical groups from Los Angeles]]
-[[Category:1950s music groups]]

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