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Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow by The Shirelles

Artist Biography For The Shirelles

The Shirelles Were An Influential American Girl Group In The Early 1960s And They Were The Very First Girl Group To Have A Number One Single On The Billboard Hot 100. The Members Of The Quartet Were Shirley Owens Who Was The Lead Singer For The Most Part Doris Coley Beverly Lee And Addie "Micki" Harris. The Quartet Formed In New Jersey In 1958 And Went On To Release A String Of Hits Including "Baby It's You" "Mama Said" And The #1 Pop Hits "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" And "Soldier Boy". Their "Sha La La" Became An International Hit When Covered By The British Group Manfred Mann And "Boys" Was Covered By Artsit The Beatles Ringo Starr Singing Lead .The Beatles Also Covered "Baby It's You" On Their "Please Please Me" Album. Although They Had No More Charting Hits After 1967 The Shirelles Continued Recording For A Small But Devoted Audience Well Into The 1970s And Continued To Tour And Perform Into The Early 1980s. In 1968 Coley Left The Group To Remarry And Raise Her Family And The Group Continued As A Trio. In 1975 She Returned Only To Replace Owens Who Departed To Begin A Solo Career. On June 10 1982 After A Live Concert In Atlanta Harris Succumbed To A Heart Attack Age 42 She Was Replaced By Louie Bethune. Shortly The Group Went Into Semi-Retirement Though They Did Accept An Invitation To Record Backup Vocals For Dionne Warwick In The Late 1980s. They Were Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame In 1996. On February 4 2000 Coley Lost A Battle With Breast Cancer Age 58 . The Group Was Inducted Into The Vocal Group Hall Of Fame In 2002.

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Will You Love Me Tomorrow

"Will You Love Me Tomorrow" Is The Title Of A Song Written By Gerry Goffin And Carole King. King Used The Same Chord Progression As "Oh! Carol" A Song Written About Her By Ex-Boyfriend Neil Sedaka. It Has Been Recorded By Many Different Artists And Was Ranked Among Rolling Stone 's List Of The 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time At #125. The Song Is Notable For Being The First Song To Reach #1 In The US By An All-Girl Group. At Carole King's Home In The Laurel Canyon Section Of Los Angeles Her Doorbell Rang The Title Of The Song. The Shirelles Released Their Version As Scepter Single 1211 With "Boys" On The B-Side. The Single's First Pressing Was Simply "Tomorrow" Then Lengthened Later. When First Presented With The Song Lead Singer Shirley Owens Later Known As Shirley Alston-Reeves Did Not Want To Record It Because She Thought It Was "too Country." She Relented After A String Arrangement Was Added. In 1961 The Song Went To Number One On The Billboard Hot 100. However Owens Recalled On Jim Parsons' Syndicated Oldies Radio Program Shake Rattle Showtime That Some Radio Stations Had Banned The Record Because They Had Felt The Lyrics Were Too Sexually Charged. This Version Of The Song Is Currently Ranked As The 101st Greatest Song Of All Time As Well As The Best Song Of 1960 By Acclaimed Music. 1

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