The Essex
Fondly recalled for their 1963 chart-topper "Easier Said Than Done," R&B vocal quintet the Essex was formed in 1961 by Walter Vickers and Rodney Taylor, a pair of U.S. Marines stationed in Japan; upon returning stateside to Camp LeJeune, NC, the duo recruited fellow leathernecks Anita Humes, Billie Hill, and Rudolph Johnson and recorded a demo tape which earned them a contract with the Roulette label. Highlighted by Humes' distinctively sassy lead vocal, "Easier Said Than Done" reached the top of the American pop charts in June of 1963, although the Essex found promoting the single trying as they were forced to coordinate their live appearances around their Marine duties. Johnson's subsequent shipment to a military base in Okinawa, Japan, further complicated matters, but the group's follow-up "A Walkin' Miracle" nevertheless reached the number 12 spot; when the Essex's third single "She's Got Everything" stalled, however, their chart run was over, and after a handful of little-noticed records like "Curfew Lover," they disbanded. Humes later pursued a solo career.
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Easier Said Than Done
Pop - Erschienen bei Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group am 15.01.1963
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Easier Said Than Done: The Best Of The Essex
Pop - Erschienen bei Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group am 10.07.2020
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Platinum Selection
R&B - Erschienen bei Retro Music Box am 15.07.2020
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A Walkin' Miracle
Pop - Erschienen bei Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group am 15.09.1963
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Easier Said Than Done
Jazz - Erschienen bei Redwood Records am 06.03.2014
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Jettison / Sirocco
Jazz - Erschienen bei 787458 Records DK am 20.04.2018
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The Best of The Essex
Soul - Erschienen bei Vintage Jukebox am 08.04.2020
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All the Best
Soul - Erschienen bei Vintage Jukebox am 21.06.2019
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A Walkin' Miracle
Pop - Erschienen bei slowmotion & emotion records am 16.08.2015
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Nightingale
Pop - Erschienen bei oldies and hits for future am 02.05.2019
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St. Nicholas - For Young Folks
Pop - Erschienen bei St. Nicholas Day am 11.12.2021
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Living With a Borrowed Soul
Klassik - Erschienen bei The Essex am 18.10.2013
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That's Why The Moon Was Smiling
Pop - Erschienen bei The Moon Was Smiling am 12.06.2020
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Easier Said Than Done
Pop - Erschienen bei JB Production CH am 12.09.2023
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