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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.
- 1957–1982
- Passaic, New Jersey, U.S.
May 3, 2018 · A Magical Ten Seconds of the Shirelles. By Elon Green. May 3, 2018. Shirley Owens, Beverly Lee, Addie Harris, and Doris Coley, of the Shirelles, circa 1968. Photograph by CSU Archives / Everett...
- Elon Green
Overview. Born. August 3, 1941 · Passaic, New Jersey, USA. Mini Bio. Beverly Lee was born on August 3, 1941 in Passaic, New Jersey, USA. Trivia. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The Shirelles in 1996.
- August 3, 1941
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June 10, 1941, Passaic), and Beverly Lee (b. August 3, 1941, Passaic). The quartet began singing together at high school functions in Passaic, and Florence Greenberg, the mother of one of their classmates, signed them to her own small Tiara label and later to her more ambitious Scepter Records (for which Dionne Warwick also recorded).
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Doris Coley (later Doris Kenner-Jackson), Addie “Micki” Harris, Shirley Owens (later Shirley Alston), and Beverly Lee established the Shirelles in 1958 in Passaic, New Jersey, with four high school classmates. The girls, who dubbed themselves the Poquellos, created a song called “I Met Him on a Sunday” and entered it in their school talent show.
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. Shirley Owens, Beverly Lee, Doris Kenner, and Addi “Mickey” Harris entered their school’s talent show after a ...
Inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1996). Dictionary of Women Worldwide: 25,000 Women Through the Ages. Lee, Beverly (1941–)African-American singer. Name variations: The Shirelles. Born Aug 3, 1941, in Passaic, NJ.
