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The Shirelles were an American girl group formed in Passaic, New Jersey in 1957. They consisted of schoolmates Shirley Owens (later Shirley Alston Reeves), Doris Coley (later Doris Kenner-Jackson), Addie "Micki" Harris (later Addie Harris McFadden), and Beverly Lee.
Beginning as New Jersey schoolgirls, The Shirelles quickly became rock & roll's first female supergroup and were the inspiration for a legion of female groups that followed. They are universally credited as the originators of the Girl Group Sound that is so beloved by the Baby Boomer generation.
The Shirelles, American vocal group popular in the late 1950s and early ’60s, one of the first and most successful so-called ‘girl groups.’ Their hit songs included ‘Will You Love Me Tomorrow,’ ‘This Is Dedicated to the One I Love,’ and ‘Soldier Boy.’ Learn more about the Shirelles.
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The World's Greatest Girl Group by The Shirelles released in 1995. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
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Oct 15, 2018 · The Shirelles, an all-girl singing pop and rhythm and blues group that was active from 1956 to 1982, was the first African American female group to top any charts. They were formed in 1956 at New Jersey’s Passaic High School.
With their gentle, sweet harmonies and longing innocence, the Shirelles were the first major female vocal group of the rock era, creating the so-called girl group sound. Before Motown became a crossover hit phenomenon, their music was a blend of pop/rock and R&B — especially doo wop and smooth uptown soul — that appealed to a wide range of ...
The girls next door sang like a heavenly chorus. The Shirelles were the honey-voiced purveyors of Fifties and Sixties hits. “Will You Love Me Tomorrow?”—the first girl group song to hit Number One—remains a girl group classic to this day.
