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Carolyn Gill began dating Richard Street, lead singer of The Monitors, who later joined The Temptations. Sandra Tilley joined Martha Reeves and the Vandellas , replacing Rosalind Ashford . Gill married Street in November 1969 and he dissuaded her from continuing with the Velvelettes (preferring that his wife care for the home) so ...
Carolyn Gill. More images. Profile: Soul singer who was born Aug. 10, 1949. She was an original member of the Velvelettes and selected as lead singer. Cal married Richard Street, a member of the Monitors & the Temptations in 1969 and the group disbanded. Sister of Mildred Gill .
1963 (clockwise from top left) Mildred Gill, Bertha Barbee, Carolyn Gill, Norma Barbee, Betty Kelly. It was during one night while singing in the car that the girls came up with a name for the group. One of the girls said the harmony "sounds real smooth." Then another said "Yeah. smooth like velvet." Somebody said "Velvet -Vevelettes" and that ...
Die Band wurde 1961 auf der Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo von Carolyn und Milly Gill, Bertha und Norma Barbee, sowie Betty Kelly gegründet. Sie begannen zunächst in Clubs und auf Partys zu spielen und bekamen dann einen Plattenvertrag bei IPG Records, wo sie ihre erste Single There He Goes aufnahmen.
The Velvelettes were formed by Bertha Barbee at Western Michigan University in the early 60s, with Cal (Carolyn) Gill ending up as the lead singer, although she was only 14 years old and still in high school when she joined the group. With encouragement from Robert Bullock, one of Berry Gordy's nephews, they auditioned successfully
1961 in Kalamazoo, MI. Genre. R&B. Styles. Motown, Soul, Girl Groups, Early R&B, Pop-Soul. Group Members. Bertha Barbee, Betty Kelly, Carolyn Gill, Mildred Gill, Norma Barbee, Sandra Tilley, Annette McMillan. Articles. Staff Picks. Advanced Search. Remove Ads. 404 Error. This page did not load properly. Sometimes this happens.
Played in 28 of 29 games while starting 27 of them... Averaged 26.3 minutes, 7.8 points and a team-high 5.7 rebounds per game... Scored a season-high 20 points on Feb. 5 at CSU Bakersfield... Now ranks fifth all-time in program history with 855 career rebounds... Is the all-time leader in games played with 134...
