The Orlons
A predominantly female group from Philadelphia, the Orlons had some dance and novelty gems in the early '60s for Cameo-Parkway. Lead vocalist Rossetta Hightower, Marlena Davis, Steve Caldwell, and Shirley Brickley scored with "The Wah Watusi" in 1962; it was a number five R&B and number two pop hit, while the follow-ups, "Don't Hang Up" and "South Street," were also Top Ten R&B and pop successes. "Not Me" was their fourth consecutive R&B Top Ten winner in 1963, and it peaked at number 12 pop. It was also their last, although "Cross Fire!" reached number 19 on the pop charts. But their other singles fizzled, and Davis and Caldwell left in 1964, replaced by Audrey Brickley. When Hightower moved to England in 1968, the Orlons disbanded.
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Great Vocal Groups
Pop - Erschienen bei Play Digital am 28.02.2014
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Don't Hang Up (UK Chart Top 40 - No. 39)
Pop - Erschienen bei Music Manager am 19.12.2018
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Don't Hang Up (Billboard Hot 100 - No. 04)
Pop - Erschienen bei Music Manager am 19.12.2018
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Les idoles du R&B : The Orlons, Vol. 1
Pop - Erschienen bei Mpm am 20.08.2021
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The Very Best Of
Pop - Erschienen bei Play Digital am 09.09.2016
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South Street
Jazz - Erschienen bei Redwood Records am 18.01.2014
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The Wah - Watusi
Soul - Erschienen bei AP MUSIC LTD am 10.12.2012
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The Wah-Watusi / I'll Be True (All Tracks Remastered)
R&B - Erschienen bei Hit Singles Records am 18.06.2019
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(Happy Birthday) Mr. Twenty-One / The Plea (All Tracks Remastered)
R&B - Erschienen bei Hit Singles Records am 29.09.2020
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Walk Right In / Charlie Brown (All Tracks Remastered)
R&B - Erschienen bei Hit Singles Records am 26.02.2020
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