Wendy Rene

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Wendy Rene (actually Mary Frierson ; * 1947 in Memphis , Tennessee ; † December 16, 2014 ) was an American soul singer who had some minor soul hits in the mid-1960s. Her biggest hit is After Laughter Comes Tears from 1964 .

Life

Wendy Rene began her singing career together with her brother Johnny Frierson as part of the group The Drapels . At the initiative of her music label Stax Records , however, she started a solo career. Their first and biggest hit, After Laughter Comes Tears , was released in 1964 and was actually recorded by the entire group The Drapels, but attributed only to them when it was released by Stax Records. The song was sampled in Tearz by the Wu-Tang Clan on their first album Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) . Alicia Keys sang a modified version of the song on her 2007 album As I am . The song is also used in the films Gegen die Wand and Lucky Number Slevin .

Wendy Rene later lived with her family in Memphis, Tennessee and sang in a gospel choir.

Discography

Singles

Volt Records

  • 1964 Wondering / Please Don't Leave (with The Drapels)
  • 1964 Young Man / Your Love Is All I Need (with The Drapels)

Stax Records

  • 1964 After Laughter Comes Tears
  • 1964 Bar-BQ
  • 1965 Give You What I Got / Reap What You Sow
  • I wish I were that girl

Weedy-G Soundforce

  • 2010 Skarra Mucci - My Sound

Megabass Prod

  • 2010 Alborosie - Tears
  • 2010 Jaba - After Laughter (Comes Tears)

Compilations

  • 2003 You Thrill My Soul (Ace Records)
  • 2012 After Laughter Comes Tears- Complete Stax & Volt Singles + Rarities 1964-65 (Light In The Attic Records)

Soundtracks

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ WENDY RENE ( Memento from December 18, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ Stax singer Wendy Rene dies
  3. ↑ Andrew Hamilton: Artist Biography by Andrew Hamilton. Allmusic.com, accessed January 11, 2014 .
personal data
SURNAME Rene, Wendy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Frierson, Mary (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American soul singer
DATE OF BIRTH 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH Memphis , Tennessee
DATE OF DEATH December 16, 2014