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2 unusual facts about The Shirelles


A Group Called Smith

It contains their biggest hit, a cover of The Shirelles' "Baby, It's You", which peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 on November 1, 1969 (it spent a total of fifteen weeks on the chart).

# "Baby, It's You" (Burt Bacharach/Mack David/Luther Dixon (credited as Barney Williams)) - (cover of The Shirelles, also by The Beatles)- Connecticut Native John Deleone did the drum work on this track . He did it while on a leave of duty while being in the Army 3:27


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Florence Greenberg

After a few years, Greenberg had established herself as a record producer and music executive for several popular singers in the 60s, such as: Dionne Warwick, The Shirelles, Tammi Terrell, Chuck Jackson, B.J. Thomas and many others.

Robin Sylvester

He also played in live acts led by Marty Balin, Mary Wells, The Shirelles, The Coasters, The Drifters, Billy Preston, Christine McVie, Steve Seskin, Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, Freddy Fender, Del Shannon, and Vince Welnick's Missing Man Formation.


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KAKC

These artists included the Shirelles, Chubby Checker, Chuck Berry, Hank Williams backup musicians and driver of their tour bus, Roy Orbison, Bo Diddley who in an interview with Spencer Rhodes spoke of days of picking cotton as a child.

Shirley Owens

As well as Owens, the Shirelles consisted of classmates of hers from Passaic High School, New Jersey: Addie "Micki" Harris, Doris Kenner Jackson, and Beverly Lee.