Rosie and the Originals

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rosie and the Originals
General information
Genre (s) Doo Wop
founding 1960, 1969
resolution 1963
Founding members
Rosie Hamlin
James Bentley
Gene Romero
Joe Yancho

Rosie and the Originals were an American doo wop band that had a # 5 hit with the song Angel Baby in 1960.

history

The group The Originals was looking for a new lead singer towards the end of 1960 and found Rosie Hamlin. Hamlin (July 21, 1945 - March 30, 2017) wrote the song Angel Baby and the group reached number 5 on the US charts. Later other musicians were involved in the project, so u. a. guitarists Noah Tafolla and David Ponce, bassist Tony Gomez, drummer Carl Von Goodat and saxophonist Alfred Barrett.

Discography

Albums

  • 1963: Lonely Blue Nights
  • 1999: The Best of Rosie & the Originals
  • 2000: Angel Baby Revisited

Singles

  • 1961: Angel Baby
  • 1961: Why Did You Leave Me
  • 1961: Lonely Blue Nights
  • 1961: Lonely Blue Nights
  • 1969: My One and Only Love
  • 1973: You're No Good

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Günter Ehnert: Hit Guide US Chart Singles 1950–1963 , p. 194.
  2. ^ Julia Edenhofer: Das Große Oldie Lexikon , p. 517.
  3. Rosie Hamlin, Singer of Rosie and the Originals' Classic 'Angel Baby,' Dies at 71st Billboard , April 1, 2017, accessed June 27, 2017 .