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The Bobbettes war eine US-amerikanische Girlgroup. Sie veröffentlichten 1957 den Song Mr. Lee, der auf Platz 6 der US Singles-Charts kam. Damit waren die Bobbettes die erste farbige Girlgroup, der es gelang, einen Top-Ten-Hit zu landen. [2]
The Bobbettes were an American R&B girl group who had a 1957 top 10 hit song called "Mr. Lee". The group initially existed from 1955 to 1974 and included Jannie Pought (1945–1980), Emma Pought (born 1942), Reather Dixon (1944–2014), Laura Webb (1941–2001), and Helen Gathers (1942–2011).
YearTitle (a-side, B-side)[7]Chart Positions(us[8])Chart Positions(us R&b[8])1957"Mr. Lee" b/w "Look at the Stars"611957"Speedy" b/w "Come-A Come-A"——1958"Zoomy" b/w "Rock and Ree-Ah-Zole"——1958"The Dream" b/w "Um Bow Bow"——The Bobbettes. The R&B New York girl group called "The Harlem Queens" in 1955 . Two years later, The Queens took the supposedly less-provocative name, "The Bobbettes" at the insistence of their new label, Atlantic Records.
The Bobbettes perform their hit song "Mr. Lee" in a medley with the follow up "I Shot Mr. Lee" at Ponderosa Stomp in New York City on July 16, 2009. Shot by Ken Shane with a Flip HD video camera.
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25. Feb. 2015 · The Bobbettes, from New York City, originally wrote “Mr. Lee” as a complaint against a strict math teacher they didn’t like. Atlantic records felt that the song was too negative and...
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The Bobbettes. One of the first successful girl groups of the rock era, the Harlem vocal quintet hit the Top Ten with their debut single "Mr. Lee." Read Full Biography.
