Doris Kenner-Jackson (August 2, 1941 in Goldsboro, North
Carolina – February 4, 2000) was a member (and occasional lead singer) of the
Shirelles.
Addie, Beverly, Doris & Shirley |
Coley was born in the southern state of North Carolina but,
like many black families, her parents moved north and she was brought up in
Passaic, New Jersey. A classmate, Mary Jane Greenberg, told her music-business
mother about the group's school appearance and Flo rence Greenberg became their
manager, signing them to Scepter/Wand, her record label.
Shirley, Beverly, Doris & Addie |
Shirley, Addie, Beverly & Doris |
Goffin and King provided the Shirelles with Will You Love
Me, though it was transformed by Luther Dixon's production, overlaying an
r&b rhythm section with lush mellow string arrangements behind the slightly
nasal voices of the group.
With Greenberg and Dixon, the Shirelles had three more
million-sellers: Baby It's You, Everybody Loves A Lover and Dedicated To The
One I Love. The last, originally written by Lowman Pauling for his group the
Five Royales, featured Doris Coley on lead, and also gave the white Californian
group, the Mamas and Papas, a hit in 1967.
Shirelles & Luther Dixon |
The last recorded performance of The Shirelles was in 1996
at their old high school. Doris performed with two other members of the
Shirelles, Beverly Lee of Passaic and Shirley Alston Reeves (born Shirley
Owens) of Hillside. The fourth Shirelle, Addie "Mickie" Harris, died
in 1982. "God, it feels good to be
here," Jackson said during that performance, which ended in a shower of
flowers, proclamations, honorary diplomas, and a standing ovation. None of the
four students graduated with their class of 1958, but they earned diplomas
later. The following night, the
Shirelles were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame during a ceremony
in Manhattan.
Despite her two-year fight with breast cancer, she was
entertaining audiences until a few weeks before her death. At the age of 58,
Doris Kenner-Jackson died on February 4, 2000, at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center,
Sacramento, CA.
(Info edited, mainly from the Guardian obit)
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For “The Shirelles – 26 All Time Greatest Hits” go here:
http://www55.zippyshare.com/v/55635548/file.html
1. I Met Him On A Sunday (Ronde-Ronde)
2. Dedicated To The One I Love
3. Look A Here Baby
4. Tonight's The Night
5. Will You Love Me Tomorrow?
6. Boys
7. Mama Said
8. What A Sweet Thing That Was
9. A Thing Of The Past
10. Big John
11. Baby, It's You
12. The Things I Want To Hear (Pretty Words)
13. Soldier Boy
14. Welcome Home, Baby
15. Stop The Music
16. It's Love That Really Counts (In The Long Run)
17. Everybody Loves A Lover
18. Foolish Little Girl
19. Don't Say Goodnight And Mean Goodbye
20. What Does A Girl Do?
21. Tonight You're Gonna Fall In Love With Me
22. Sha-La-La
23. His Lips Get In The Way
24. Thank You, Baby
25. Maybe Tonight
26. Baby It's You
An excellent 26-song single-disc collection that has all of the significant hits and several very fine low-charting 45s and B-sides. Some good tracks are missing, however, notably "Putty" (which the Yardbirds covered) and Goffin-King's "Make the Night a Little Longer." This is certainly a quality summary of their career highlights. There are also a few items that don't show up on all the best-ofs, like the 1961 B-side "The Things I Want to Hear" and the small 1964 hit "Thank You, Baby." AMG
A big thank you to Carlos @ Relembrando Os Bons Tempos Blog for link.
Cool blog. I think I read somewhere that Doris also does the spoken intro on "Foolish Little Girl." I'd also recommend getting their "Lost and Found" set, which has "Groovy Guy," one of the best things they did, IMO.
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