Girl Groups of the Sixties

I like to trawl through a dedicated thread to these on a USA music forum and pick out a few little known ones.

 

Sorry friends can't help you out ...i was only a year old in 69

 

I've the last three in one of my jukeboxes. Together with a lot of popular Motown.
My interest has lately been in the little known ones that hailed from the USA. Some were "adopted" by "Northern Soul," enthusiasts, decades later.

The Tulips

The Tulips - You Better Stay Away From My Baby (1965)

The Honey Bees

HONEY BEES- SHE DON'T DESERVE YOU

The Palisades



The Flirtations (this is a Northern Soul favourite)

 

The Elgins , Heaven must have sent you . Never charted but very popular in the clubs.
Correction : Elgins was a female lead and male backing singers . Everyday is a school day

 

The Marvelettes , Please Mr Post Man . Also covered by the Beatles and the carpenters.

 

The Shangri-Las -Leader Of The Pack

 

Sorry, but no. The birthplace of Northern Soul is generally regarded as the Twisted Wheel in Manchester. All of the songs could be heard there when it was open. That was between 1963 and 1971. Hardly decades later.

 

My dad had lots of this stuff so I grew up with it. I’ve always been a fan of Motown and northern soul and i went to the all dayers and all nighters in the 70’s and 80’s. Them were the days .

I can remember singing along to this song with my hair brush microphone

 

It's "decades later," and Northern Soul is still alive and well.

Northern Soul Event Guide - Soul Source

I started the thread to highlight the little known girl groups.

Of the well known ones I've many amongst the Motown, Soul and R&B on 45s in one of my jukeboxes


AL GREEN, LET'S STAY TOGETHER / TOMORROW'S DREAM
AL GREEN, SHA-LA-LA
ARETHA FRANKLIN, CHAIN OF FOOLS / BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER
ARETHA FRANKLIN, I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER / SEE SAW
BETTY EVERETT, THE SHOOP SHOOP SONG / HAND OFF
THE CHIFFONS, HE'S SO FINE / A LOVE SO FINE
THE CHIFFONS, ONE FINE DAY / SWEET TALKIN' GUY
THE CHIFFONS, DA DO RON RON / THEN HE KISSED ME
CURTIS MAYFIELD, MOVE ON UP / BEAUTIFUL BROTHER OF MINE
THE DETROIT EMERALDS, FEEL THE NEED IN ME / LOVE HAS COME TO ME

DIONNE WARWICK, HEARTBRAKER / I CAN'T SEE ANYONE BUT YOU
DIONNE WARWICK, WALK ON BY / ANYONE WHO HAD A HEART
THE DRIFTERS, SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME / STAND BY ME
THE DRIFTERS, THERE GOES MY FIRST LOVE / LIKE SISTER AND BROTHER
ETTA JAMES, TRUST IN ME / ANYTHING TO SAY YOU'RE MINE
FONTELLA BASS/ JAN BRADLEY, RESCUE ME / MOMMA DIDN'T LIE
THE FOUR TOPS, BABY I NEED YOUR LOVIN' / CALL ON ME
THE FOUR TOPS, IT'S THE SAME OLD SONG / LOVIN' YOU IS SWEETER THAN EVER
THE FOUR TOPS, REACH OUT I'LL BE THERE / STANDING IN THE SHADOWS OF LOVE
FREDA PAYNE, BAND OF GOLD / THE EASIEST WAY TO FALL

HAROLD MELVIN & THE BLUENOTES, IF YOU DON'T KNOW ME BY NOW / LET ME INTO YOUR WORLD
THE ISLEY BROTHERS, CARAVAN OF LOVE / I CAN'T GET USED TO LOSING YOU
THE ISLEY BROTHERS, FOR THE LOVE OF YOU / YOU WALK YOUR WAY
THE ISLEY BROTHERS, HARVEST FOR THE WORLD / LET ME DOWN EASY
THE ISLEY BROTHERS, THIS OLD HEART OF MINE / THERE'S NO LOVE LEFT
THE ISLEY BROTHERS, WHO'S THAT LADY / SUMMER BREEZE
JAMES & BOBBY PURIFY, I'M YOUR PUPPET / LAY ME DOWN EASY
JIMMY RUFFIN, FAREWELL IS A LONELY SOUND / I'LL NEVER LET YOU GET AWAY
JIMMY RUFFIN, I'LL SAY FOREVER MY LOVE / EVERYBODY NEEDS LOVE
MARTHA & THE VANDELLAS, DANCING IN THE STREET / IN MY LONELY ROOM

MARTHA & THE VANDELLAS, HEATWAVE / COME GET THESE MEMORIES
MARTHA & THE VANDELLAS, JIMMY MACK / THIRD FINGER, LEFT HAND
MARTHA & THE VANDELLAS, NOWHERE TO RUN / MY BABY LOVES ME
MARVIN GAY, I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE / YOU'RE WHAT 'S HAPPENING
MARVIN GAY & KIM WESTERN, IT TAKES TWO / IT'S GOT TO BE A MIRACLE
MARVIN GAY & TAMMI TERRELL, AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH / MY PRECIOUS LOVE
MARY WELLS, MY GUY / WHAT'S EASY FOR TWO IS SO HARD FOR ONE
THE MOTOWN SPINNERS, IT'S A SHAME / SWEET THING
OTIS REDDING, SITTING ON THE DOCK OF THE BAY / I CAN'T TURN YOU LOOSE
PERCY SLEDGE, MY SPECIAL PRAYER / WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN

SAM COOKE, CUPID / FAREWELL MY DARLING
SAM COOKE, YOU SEND ME / ONLY SIXTEEN
SAM COOKE, WONDERFUL WORLD / ONLY SIXTEEN
THE SHIRELLES, WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME TOMORROW / DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE
SMOKEY ROBINSON AND THE MIRACLES, THE TRACKS OF MY TEARS / OOO! BABY BABY!
THE TEMPTATIONS, JUST MY IMAGINATION / PARADISE
THE TEMPTATIONS, MY GIRL / GET READY
TOMMY HUNT / MAXINE BROWN, HUMAN / OH NO NOT MY BABY
THE VELVELETTES, NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK / KEEP ON TRUCKIN'
WILSON PICKETT, IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR / LAND OF A THOUSAND DANCES

Probably the least known amongst the ones above is Jan Bradley.
with this.

 

The Twisted Wheel was "in my time" as we lived in Manchester first time round from 1965 to 1968.

The BBC made a documentary on Northern Soul a few years ago and it has been shown several times. Its on YouTube.



Northern Soul is still alive and kicking.


Here's some more little known girl groups of the sixties.

2 Of Clubs Walk Tall

The cookies - Don't say nothing bad about my baby

The Raindrops - THE KIND OF BOY YOU CAN'T FORGET