Owens, Shirley (1941–)
Owens, Shirley (1941–)
African-American singer. Name variations: Shirley Owens Alston; The Shirelles. Born Shirley Owens, June 10, 1941, in Passaic, NJ.
With Doris Coley, Addie "Micki" Harris and Beverly Lee, formed the Shirelles in Passaic, NJ (1958), among the 1st all-girl groups of rock era; with group, had hit singles "I Met Him on a Sunday," "Tonight's the Night" (1960), "Will You Love Me Tomorrow?" (1961), "Baby It's You" (1963), "Mama Said," "Soldier Boy," and "Foolish Little Girl"; sang with group's surviving members, Coley and Lee, at Rhythm and Blues Foundation awards ceremony (1994), and on Dionne Warwick album. Shirelles were inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1996).
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