The Marvelows were an American soul group from Chicago, formed in 1959. [1] After contacting arranger / producer Johnny Pate, the group signed to the ABC-Paramount label, and recorded four sides: "A Friend", "My Heart", "Hey Hey Baby", and "I Do". Originally composed as a show warmup song, "I Do" was released as a single in the summer of 1965, [1] and peaked at number 7 on the R&B Singles chart and at number 37 on Billboard's Hot 100. It was later covered twice by The J. Geils Band, [1] first in 1977, and again on a live album in 1982, charting at number 24 on the Hot 100.
The group changed its name to The Mighty Marvelows in order to avoid being confused with The Marvellos ( Loma Records), after the Marvellos filed suit in 1964, and hit the charts only once more, with 1968's "In the Morning" (U.S. R&B number 24). [1] An LP followed, entitled The Mighty Marvelows, but the group broke up in 1969, reuniting only once, briefly, in 1974. [2]
Members
- Melvin Mason - singer [1]
- Frank Paden - singer (bass) [1]
- Johnny Paden - lead singer (tenor) [1]
- Willie (Sonny) Stephenson - singer (tenor) [1]
- Jesse Smith - singer [1]
- Andrew Thomas (replaced Smith in 1966) [1]
- James Ray - singer
- Clark Turner - singer
- Alvin Luckett - singer
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Colin Larkin, ed. (1993). The Guinness Who's Who of Soul Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 168. ISBN 0-85112-733-9.
- ^ Biography, AllMusic
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