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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.
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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Tom Shepherd. Released in 1963, The Shirelles' Greatest Hits was one of the most well put together albums of its kind. With an impressive 15 tracks, it contains some of their best flipsides as...
Home Band Bio. The Shirelles were an all-girl group that rocked the early 60s. They were also one of the few girl groups that wrote their own hits. The band consisted of four young girls: Shirley Owens, Beverly Lee, Addie Harris and Doris Coley. How They Started Off.
The Shirelles were an African-American girl group who rose to fame in the early 1960s. They were one of the first groups to be signed to a major record label, and their first hit single, “Tonight’s the Night”, went on to become a million-selling record.
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1996. INDUCTED BY. Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Marianne Faithful. CATEGORY. Performers. 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. Addie 'Micki' Harris.
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