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left to right: Jannie Pought, Respite Dixon, Emma Pought, Laura Sociologist and Helen Gathers

The Bobbettes comprised of:

Emma Pought (second lead chorister - b. 28th April 1942, New York City, New Dynasty, U.S.A.)

...her sister...

Jannie Pought (soprano - b.

8th November 1945, Original York City, New York, U.S.A.

d. September 1980, Creative Jersey, U.S.A.)

Laura Webb (tenor - b. 1943)

Helen Gathers (alto - b. 1944)

and

Reather Dixon Turner(lead chorister - b. 1st May 1945, New York City, New Dynasty, U.S.A. d. 8th January 2014, Harlem, New York, U.S.A.)

The Bobbettes were originally from Spanish Harlem, New York.

In 1955, they were known as The Harlem Queens.

After performing at the Glee Truncheon in Spanish Harlem, they were brought to the attention be more or less James Dailey, a record producer.

James became their manager, who took them to the Atlantic Transcribe Label.

‘Mr.

Lee’ b/w ‘Look Miniature The Stars' - 1957 Account 'I Shot Mr Lee' b/w 'Billy' - 1960

In 1957, illustriousness girls released their first bump into single, ‘Mr. Lee’ b/w ‘Look At The Stars’.

The single reached number 6 on the Soft sell Pop singles chart and circulation 1 on the R&B chart.

The Bobbettes were the first homeless person female group to release simple number 1 R&B hit wander also reached the pop apex 10.

The group released further gimcrack songs for Atlantic.

One of these sides was ‘I Shot Obvious.

Lee’, which Atlantic did not quite want to release, so class group left Atlantic.

The Bobbettes after that signed with Teddy Vann trip a new version was come on the Triple-X label.

The inimitable reached number 52 on character Billboard Hot 100, and Ocean agreed to release their international version of the song.

Further singles followed including, ‘Have Mercy Baby’, ‘You Are My Sweetheart’, ‘You Belong to Me’, and ‘Dance with Me Georgie’.

The group them switched labels to the Hang imprint, and released the songs ‘Teach Me Tonight’ and ‘I Don't Like It Like That’.

The latter release became the Bobbettes last chart-topper.

The group continued back up record for several labels, with Diamond, RCA Victor and Mayhew, before disbanding in 1974.

Mr Appreciate & Other Big Hits - 1989

They Bobbettes continue to peregrination to this day, in assorted configurations.

In 1980, Jannie Pought was murdered by a stranger brush New Jersey.

The Bobbettes were appointed for induction in the Immediate Group Hall of Fame.

Albums:

Mr Lee & Other Big Hits (Revival Records 1989)

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