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The song was originally wrote about a teacher they hated very much !!!. + Informações

Mr. Lee by the Bobbettes. + Informações

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The Bobettes 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.. + Informações

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The Bobbettes, five young girls from Harlem, became the first all-girl doo-wop group to have a #1 R&B hit and a Top Ten pop hit with their first single, "Mr. Lee," in 1957. Lead singer Reather Dixon (born in 1945), second lead Emma Pought (1944), her soprano sister Jannie Pought (1945), tenor Laura Webb (1943) and alto Helen Gathers (1944) began singing together, along with a couple of other girls, at Public School #109 under the name The Harlem Queens. When local promoter James Daily saw them at an Apollo Theater talent night in late 1956, he took over their management, changed their name to The Bobbettes because he felt the name The Harlem Queens was too raunchy for underage girls (Reather was only eleven at the time), and landed them a contract with Atlantic Records. The girls went into the studio on February 28, 1957, to record four of their own songs, including "Mr. Lee," based on a school teacher the girls didn't like, but re-written at the suggestion of Atlantic to make him (and the recording) more sympathetic. According to Reather, "[Atlantic] told us they loved the song, but we'd have to change words a little. Instead of 'He's the ugliest teacher I ever did see,' we changed it to 'He's the handsomest teacher I ever did see.'" Reather and Dimples shared the lead, singing in unison, to make their voices bigger. Released in June, "Mr Lee" went to the top of the R& B charts and crossed over into pop territory, where it topped out at #6. The girls suddenly found .... + Informações

The Bobbettes | Mr. Lee | 1959 radiocarino.com The Bobbettes were an R&B girl group who had a 1957 top 10 hit song called "Mr. Lee." The group included Jannie and Emma Pought, Reather Dixon, Lara Webb, and Helen Gather.. + Informações

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REQUES song from trogoplumps,,,, The Bobbettes (Manhattan, New York) Personnel : Heather Dixon Reather Dixon Helen Gathers Emma Pought Jannie Pought Laura Webb In an era dominated by male groups, it took an unlikely quintet of public school teens to show the world that a female group could succeed. The Bobbettes were the first female group to have both a Top Ten hit and a number one R&B record. It all started as a pastime for eight girls ranging in age from nine to eleven in New York's Harlem. Schoolmates that began singing in the glee club of PS109 in 1955. Calling themselves the Harlem Queens, they began by doing local amateur nights. Gradually over the next two years the octet shrunk to a quintet. After appearing at the Apollo Theater's famed amateur night, they didn't win, they broadened their already growing following. Soon thereafter, James Dailey took over the group's management. Feeling that "The Harlem Queens" wasn't an appropriate name for five girls in there early teens he changed the name to the Bobbettes. Dailey got them a recording contract with Atlantic Records and had them in the recording studio by the end of February 1957. Their first four recordings were group compositions and it wasn't a fluke. They would write ten of their first eighteen recorded songs. The group had already written a few songs and one which was the legendary "Mr. Lee," who was actually a teacher of some of the Bobbettes. The group's first single was released in June 1957. Although .... + Informações

The Ultimate boogie tune from 1981. One of my personal faves...... + Informações

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Flip side of 1957's classic Mr. Lee, and IMO not only the Bobbettes' best, but a superb early doo-wop/girl group crossover...another of my favorites introduced to me by Gus Gossert...God still digs those doo-wops, man.... + Informações

PLEASE NOTE: I divided my uploads between multiple channels, Bookmark this link in your browser for instant access to an index with links to all of John1948's oldies classics. LINK: tinyurl.com The Bobbettes were an R&B girl group who had a 1957 top 10 hit song called "Mr. Lee." The group included Jannie and Emma Pought, Reather Dixon, Lara Webb, and Helen Gather. The group, which originally formed in Harlem, New York, in 1955, was first known as "The Harlem Queens." The girls first met while singing at the Glee Club at PS 109 in Harlem. They were soon discovered by James Dailey, a record producer, who also became their manager, while playing a concert at the legendary Apollo Theater's amateur night, and were quickly signed to a contract on the Atlantic Record Label. In 1957, the girls released their first hit single, "Mr. Lee," an uptempo song in which the narrator proclaims her devotion to her crush - her school teacher. The girls actually disliked the real-life Mr. Lee and the original lyrics to the song were something of a put-down, but Atlantic insisted the group revise the lyrics before recording the song. The single, backed by "Look at the Stars," became their biggest hit recording ever, peaking at #6 on the Billboard Pop singles chart and spending four weeks at #1 on the R&B chart. This made the Bobbettes the first girl group to release a #1 R&B hit that also made the pop top 10. After a series of novelty songs for Atlantic that were unsuccessful, they recorded .... + Informações

1959 on Atlantic. A fav female doo wop song of mine. First posted by brownprideroldies. + Informações

PLEASE NOTE: I divided my uploads between multiple channels, Bookmark this link in your browser for instant access to an index with links to all of John1948's oldies classics. LINK: tinyurl.com The Bobbettes were an R&B girl group who had a 1957 top 10 hit song called "Mr. Lee." The group included Jannie and Emma Pought, Reather Dixon, Lara Webb, and Helen Gather. The group, which originally formed in Harlem, New York, in 1955, was first known as "The Harlem Queens." The girls first met while singing at the Glee Club at PS 109 in Harlem. They were soon discovered by James Dailey, a record producer, who also became their manager, while playing a concert at the legendary Apollo Theater's amateur night, and were quickly signed to a contract on the Atlantic Record Label. In 1957, the girls released their first hit single, "Mr. Lee," an uptempo song in which the narrator proclaims her devotion to her crush - her school teacher. The girls actually disliked the real-life Mr. Lee and the original lyrics to the song were something of a put-down, but Atlantic insisted the group revise the lyrics before recording the song. The single, backed by "Look at the Stars," became their biggest hit recording ever, peaking at #6 on the Billboard Pop singles chart and spending four weeks at #1 on the R&B chart. This made the Bobbettes the first girl group to release a #1 R&B hit that also made the pop top 10. After a series of novelty songs for Atlantic that were unsuccessful, they recorded .... + Informações

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THE BOBBETTES - SOMEBODY BAD STOLE DE WEDDING BELL (WHO'S GOT DE DING DONG) - BABY BOLLOX MAGIC MUSIC MIX. SOMEBODY BAD STOLE THE WEDDING BELL (Who's Got The Ding Dong). (Bob Hilliard / David Mann) Also recorded by : Eartha Kitt, Chubby Checker; Georgia Gibbs; Miyuki Utsumi; Caterina Valente. CHORUS: Somebody bad stole de wedding bell Somebody bad stole de wedding bell Somebody bad stole de wedding bell Now, nobody can get married Who's got the ding dong who's got the bell Who's got the ding dong who's got the bell Somebody know but nobody tell Cause somebody bad stole de wedding bell We got sarsaparilla soda on the ice We got shoes and rice and free advice We got a bridal sweet in honeymoon hotel But what good is that without a wedding bell CHORUS REPEAT LAST 4 LINES OF CHORUS All day the people look at the steeple But they don't see the bell We got very fine detective, Shiller Gun And he's sure to question everyone So in the marketplace where people buy and sell He's sure to arrest anyone who sells the bell Who's got the ding dong who's got the bell Who's got the ding dong who's got the bell Somebody know but nobody tell Cause somebody bad stole de wedding bell We got soloed by the island singing band We got lots of sun and lots of sand We got lover's moon we got a wishing well And oh how I wish we had a wedding bell CHORUS. + Informações

The Bobbettes hailed from the Spanish Harlem area of New York City and were one of the first female groups to chart during the rock and roll era doing so with "Mr. Lee", Top 10 during the summer of '57.. + Informações

For sale @ www.raresoulman.co.uk THE BOBBETTES - TIGHTEN UP YOUR OWN (HOME) ( MAYHEW S-37-A ) JOHN MANSHIP. + Informações

The Bobbettes - You Are My Sweat Heart. + Informações

Slimpro6 & the Bobbettees: Joyce Lee Nga Yu - frying pan, sewing machine Bob Schiffrin - keyboard, synthesizer John Hall - acoustic guitar, vocals Neil Woodall - violin, sanding machine, big bertha vacuum cleaner Sam Paechter - French horn, tuba Andy Beresford - synthesizer, typewriter, vocals First and second movements Live at Brudenell Social Club, Hyde Park, Leeds, 25th March 2009. + Informações

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Recorded by my wife Debbie on the 19th Nov 2011 as we were both at the Rhythm Riot, we are pleased to say that we have seen The Bobbettes live, apparently, this performance is only the third UK performance since 1957. Seen here live in the at Pontins Holiday Centre Ballroom, Camber Sands, the girls must all be in their 70's now but still able to do an hours set and finish with both, Mr Lee & I Shot Mr Lee, what pro's they are.. + Informações

03.08.2011 The Bobbettes Mr. Lee Live @ Summer Jamboree #12 2011, Senigallia, Italy .Gig @ Palco Centrale, Foro Annonario. + Informações