Shirley Owens

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Shirley Owens (2010)

Shirley Owens (born June 10, 1941 in Henderson , North Carolina ) is an American singer who became known as the front singer of the girl group The Shirelles .

Life

Shirley Owens was born in Henderson, North Carolina in 1941. She attended Passaic High School , where she and three of her classmates founded the Shirelles in 1957 . In the 1960s, the group had some success with Owens as the lead singer before they began a solo career in 1975 under the stage name Lady Rose . As early as 1969, the singer released two solo albums and three singles in which the Shirelles were only active as background singers, only mentioning her first name . The Shirelles existed until 1982 and then disbanded.

Also in 1975 Owens released under her married name Shirley Alston a solo album entitled With A Little Help From My Friends , which was named after the song of the same name by The Beatles . Several members of other bands played on the album, including The Flamingos , The Drifters , The Five Satins , Danny & The Juniors and Herman's Hermits .

Along with the other former members of the Shirelles , Owens was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996 . She was married twice and is now called Shirley Alston Reeves .

Discography

Shirley Owens (2002)

Albums

  • 1969: Juguetes (as Shirley )
  • 1969: Look What You've Done To My Heart (as Shirley )
  • 1975: With A Little Help From My Friends (as Shirley Alston )
  • 1977: Lady Rose (as Shirley Alston )

Extended plays

  • 1969: Look What You've Done To My Heart / A Most Unusual Boy (as Shirley & The Shirelles )
  • 1969: Never Give You Up (Never Gonna Give You Up) / Go Away And Find Yourself (as Shirley & The Shirelles )
  • 1969: Playthings / Looking Glass (as Shirley & The Shirelles )
  • 1975: I'd Rather Not Be Loving You / Can't Stop Singin '(' bout The Boy I Love) (as Shirley Alston )
  • 1975: I Hear Those Church Bells Ringing / Chapel Of Love (as Shirley Alston )
  • 1976: Dream Express / If You Want Me (as Lady Rose )

Web links

Commons : Shirley Owens  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ John Clemente: Girl Groups: Fabulous Females Who Rocked the World . AuthorHouse, Bloomington 2013, ISBN 978-1-4772-8128-4 , page 441.
personal data
SURNAME Owens, Shirley
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American singer
DATE OF BIRTH June 10, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH Henderson , North Carolina , United States