Benny Spellman

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Benny Spellman (actually Benjamin J. Spellman * 11. December 1931 in Pensacola (Florida) , † 3. June 2011 ) was an American R & B - singer .

biography

Spellman was best known for his hit Lipstick Traces (On a Cigarette) and the accompanying B-side, the original version of the song Fortune Teller , which was later covered by the Rolling Stones . Both songs were written by Allen Toussaint under the pseudonym Naomi Neville. Lipstick Traces reached number 28 on the Billboard R&B chart and number 80 on the Billboard Hot 100 . Spellman also worked with Huey "Piano" Smith and was the accompanist on Ernie K-Doe's number one hit, Mother-in-Law . In 1965 he recorded the single I Feel Good / Word Game for Atlantic Records ; after that he largely withdrew from the music business and worked in the beer industry.

Benny Spellman was still active as a talent promoter in Louisiana. In August 1988 he performed at a party for George HW Bush . In the same year, Collectables Records released a retrospective of 16 Spellman recordings from the 1960s. He has also performed regularly at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival . In 2009 he was inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame and honored with a memorial stone on the Tipitina's Walk of Fame. After suffering a stroke, he moved to Florida in the mid-1990s. His daughter Judy Spellman is a gospel and jazz singer .

Spellmann died on June 3, 2011 in Pensacola of respiratory failure .

Discography

Compilations

  • 1988: Fortune Teller (Collectables)
  • 2012: Fortune Teller: A Singles Collection 1960–67 (Shout Records; release: July 31)

Singles

year Title
music label 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
US US R&B R&B
1962 Lipstick Traces (On a Cigarette)
Minit 644 		US80 (6 weeks)
US 		R&B28 (1 week)
R&B
First published: March 1962
B-side: Fortune Teller
Author: Naomi Neville

More singles

  • 1960: Life Is Too Short (released January)
  • 1960: Darling, No Matter Where (released July)
  • 1961: That's All I Ask of You (as Benny (Mother-in-Law) Spellman; release: July)
  • 1962: Every Now and Then (release: August)
  • 1962: Stickin 'Whicha' Baby (released December)
  • 1963: Talk About Love (released April)
  • 1964: Slow Down Baby (Don't Drive Too Fast)
  • 1964: Walk On Don't Cry (released June)
  • 1965: I Feel Good (released May)
  • 1965: The Word Game (release: June)
  • 1965: No Don't Stop
  • 1965: Spirit of Loneliness
  • 1966: It's for You
  • 1967: Sinner Girl (release: March)
  • 1968: Foolish Man
  • 1982: Fortune Teller

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  1. ↑ Obituary ( Memento of the original from March 17, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.wwltv.com
  2. ↑ Chart sources: Billboard Hot 100 / Joel Whitburn : Hot R&B Songs 1942–2010: 6th Edition, ISBN 978-0-89820-186-4

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personal data
SURNAME Spellman, Benny
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Spellman, Benjamin J. (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American R&B singer
DATE OF BIRTH December 11, 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH Pensacola (Florida)
DATE OF DEATH June 3, 2011
Place of death Pensacola (Florida)