The Jarmels
| The Jarmels | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Doo-wop , rhythm and blues |
| founding | around 1960 |
| resolution | nb |
| Last occupation | |
singing |
Nathaniel Ruff (* 1939, † 1990s) |
singing |
Ray Smith (born 1941) |
singing |
Paul Burnett (* 1942, † March 23, 2001) |
singing |
Earl Christian (* 1940, † 60s) |
singing |
Tom Eldrige (* 1941, † June 19, 2000) |
The Jarmels were an American doo-wop / rhythm and blues singing group that took their name from a street in Harlem .
history
The five members are from Richmond, Virginia . They had been singing in the same church choir there for a number of years before they formed the band. In 1961 they signed a recording deal with Laurie Records and recorded Little Lonely One with little success . In the summer of 1961 they had their only major hit with A Little Bit of Soap , which was successfully covered in 1978 by the group Showaddywaddy , among others .
Singles
- 1961: Little Lonely One ,
- 1961: A Little Bit of Soap , # 12 on the US charts
- 1961: I'll Follow You
- 1963: Come On Girl ,
literature
- Julia Edenhofer : The Great Oldie Lexicon . Bastei-Lübbe 1991, ISBN 3-404-60288-9 .
- Günter Ehnert : Hit Guide, US Chart Singles 1950-1963. Taurus Press 1992, ISBN 3-922-54247-6 , p. 124.
Web links
- The Jarmels at discogs , accessed June 27, 2013
Individual evidence
- ^ Julia Edenhofer: The Great Oldie Lexicon . Bastei-Lübbe 1991, p. 317