The Teen Queens were an American musical group from the 1950s, most remembered for their hit single " Eddie My Love", [1] which reached No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and No. 3 on the R&B Best Sellers charts in March 1956. [2]
Biography
The group consisted of sisters Betty and Rosie Collins, sisters of Aaron Collins, who was a singer with the doo wop group The Cadets. [3] Aaron Collins wrote their debut song, and the single that became their biggest hit. "Eddie My Love" was released by RPM Records, and, following its success, was followed by a string of other releases. [3] These included "Baby Mine", "Billy Boy", "Red Top", "Rock Everybody" and "I Miss You", but none of these achieved the success of their debut song. [1]
Consequently, the group left RPM in 1958 and signed a one record recording contract with RCA Records, [3] who released "Dear Tommy". This also failed to make much of an impact on the charts. There then followed a later contract with Antler Records and a further two singles, [3] "There's Nothing on My Mind" (an answer song to " There's Something on Your Mind") and "I Heard Violins". Again, however, these songs enjoyed little success and by 1961, the group decided to stop recording music. [1]
"Eddie My Love" was also recorded by The Chordettes and The Fontane Sisters, both of which also made the chart in 1956, [1] and was parodied as "Freddy My Love" in the musical Grease. [4]
In 1968, Rosie took a overdose on pills and alcohol and did not wake up after going to sleep, and Betty died in 1971 due to drug problems. [5]
References
- ^ a b c d Hamilton, Andrew (March 31, 1956). "The Teen Queens – Music Biography, Credits and Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. p. 570.
- ^ a b c d Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 2462. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
- ^ Kalina, Mike (February 7, 1973). "'Grease' to Slip Into Town". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 14. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
- ^ https://tims.blackcat.nl/messages/teen_queens.htm
External links
- The Teen Queens record label shots
- The Teen Queens discography at Discogs
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