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Lee Dorsey. Soundtrack: Casino. New Orleans-born Lee Dorsey was a former boxer who turned rock singer. He had a minor hit for a local New Orleans record company that resulted in a contract with Fury Records, a nationally distributed label. In 1961 he recorded the catchy "Ya Ya", which went to the #1 spot on the US charts. A follow-up record, "Do-Re-Mi", was a smaller hit. It wasn't until 1965,...
7. Mai 2020 · Released on Fury during the summer of ’61, Lee’s “Ya Ya” was a certified smash, sailing to the top of the R&B charts that autumn and climbing to a lofty #7 on Billboard’s pop listings. Now Dorsey was a bankable commodity, and he hit the chitlin’ circuit to make some money from his tasty creation.
He produced a number of singles performed by Lee Dorsey in 1965 and 1966, including "Ride Your Pony" and "Working in the Coal Mine". [1] Written, arranged and produced by Toussaint, the song concerns the suffering of a man who rises before 5 o'clock each morning in order to work in a coal mine , five days a week, where the conditions are very harsh and dangerous, but which offers the only ...
Irving Lee Dorsey (born December 24, 1924 or 1926 in New Orleans, Louisiana – died December 1, 1986 in New Orleans, Louisiana) was an African American pop and R&B singer during the
Lee Dorsey Biography. During the 1960s, Irving Lee Dorsey was a popular pop and R&B singer in the United States. “Ya Ya” (1961) and “Working in the Coal Mine” were two of his most successful singles (1966). The majority of his music was produced by Allen Toussaint, while The Meters were responsible for providing instrumental support.
30. März 2017 · Lee Dorsey (December 24, 1924 December 1, 1986) was an Afro-American pop/R&B singer during the 1960s. Much of his work was produced by Allen Toussaint with i...
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Lee Dorsey was actually born in New Orleans in 1924, but his family relocated to Portland OR when Lee was just a kid. He joined the Navy during WWII, and when he returned to Portland, he took up boxing and had a good career as a light-heavyweight fighting under the name ‘Kid Chocolate’. In 1955, he retired from the ring and returned to his ...
