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*’the shirelles’ were an american girl group that achieved popularity in the ‘early 1960s’*
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(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’)
(founded in 1957 for a talent show at their high school, they were signed by ‘Florence Greenberg’ of ‘Tiara Records’)
(their first single, “I Met Him on a Sunday”, was released by ‘Tiara’ and licensed by ‘Decca Records’ in 1958)
(after a brief and unsuccessful period with ‘Decca’, they went with ‘Greenberg’ to her newly formed company, ‘Scepter Records’)
(working with ‘Luther Dixon’, the group rose to fame with “Tonight’s the Night”)
(after a successful period of collaboration with ‘Dixon’ and promotion by ‘Scepter’, with seven top 20 hits, the ‘Shirelles’ left ‘Scepter’ in 1966)
(afterwards, they were unable to maintain their previous popularity)
(the ‘Shirelles’ have been described as having a “naive schoolgirl sound” that contrasted with the sexual themes of many of their songs)
(several of their hits used ‘strings’ and ‘baião-style’ music)
(they have been credited with launching the ‘girl group’ genre, with much of their music reflecting the genre’s essence)
(their acceptance by both ‘white’ and ‘black’ audiences, predating that of the ‘Motown’ acts, has been noted as reflecting the early success of the ‘Civil Rights Movement’)
(they have received numerous honors, including the ‘Pioneer Award ‘from the ‘Rhythm and Blues Foundation’, as well as being accepted in the ‘Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’ in 1996, and named one of the ‘100 best acts’ of all time by Rolling Stone in 2004)
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(2 of their songs, “Will You Love Me Tomorrow” and “Tonight’s the Night”, were selected by Rolling Stone on its list of the “greatest songs of all time”)
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