Female Bands of the 1960’s
Hi all And welcome back to my seventh blog! Today I’m going to be talking female bands from the 1960’s. There’s a few bands I’m going to discuss. They were very stylish during their career in the 1960’s. The first band is ‘The Ronettes’ (picture above). Their names were Ronnie Spector, Nedra Talley and Estelle Bennett. They had hits like ‘Be My Baby’, ‘Chapel Of Love’, and ‘I Can Hear Music’. The bands style was pop music.
‘The Supremes’ were a very famous band in the 1960’s. They were the premier act of Motown. They were a very elegant band. They sang songs such as ‘Baby Love’, ‘Love Child’ and ‘Reflections’. Diana Ross was the lead singer of ‘The Supremes’. Diana later became a famous solo artist.The names of the other members of the band were Cindy Birdsong, Mary Wilson, and Florence Ballard. The bands style was Rhythm and Blues, Doo-Wop, Soul Music, Pop Music and Disco.
‘Martha Reeves’ were a girl group in the 1960’s. They achieved their fame from ‘Motown’. Their names were Annette Beard, Martha Reeves, Rosalind Ashford and Betty Kelly. They had hits such as ‘Wild One’, ‘Live Wire’ and ‘Dancing Slow’. The bands style was R&B, Soul and Pop. They were a fashionable band.
‘The Cookies’ were a famous band from the 1960’s. The band members names were Earl-Jean McCrea, Margie Hendrix, Margaret Ross and Dorothy Jones. They had many hits such as ‘I Want A Boy For My Birthday’, ‘Foolish, Little Girl’, and ‘The Old Crowd’. The bands style was Rhythm and Blues, Pop Music, and Soul Music. They were an elegant band.
One of the top hits in the 1960’s for the female bands were ‘As Long As I Know He’s Mine/Little Girl Blue’ by ‘The Marvelettes’ and was *47 in the top 100 billboard chart and that was in the year 1963.
I hope you all enjoyed reading my blog today and gained some knowledge. Thank you all I shall see you all in my next post ‘Vinyl Times’ blog eight.
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