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Hallo,
nach bestem Wissen und Gewissen (und nach Einsatz der Suchfunktion): von Johnnie and Joe habe ich im Forum noch nichts entdeckt - deshalb. Der Wikipedia-Beitrag ist kurz, daher hier vollständig:
Johnnie & Joe were an American R&B vocal duo from The Bronx, who were best known for their 1957 hit "Over the Mountain, Across the Sea."
Johnnie Louise Richardson (June 29, 1935, Montgomery, Alabama - October 25, 1988, New York City) and Joe Rivers (b. 1937, Charleston, South Carolina began singing together in 1957 and released several singles on Chess Records, which were leased from J & S Records, to whom the duo were under contract. Richardson was the daughter of the J&S label owner, Zelma "Zell" Sanders, who had been a touring member of The Hearts. Three of the songs hit the U.S. Singles Charts. "Over the Mountain, Across the Sea", written by Rex Garvin, went to #3 on the R&B chart and #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 and "I'll Be Spinning", went Top 10 R&B, both in 1957. "My Baby's Gone", a #15 R&B hit, was their last, although "Over the Mountain, Across the Sea" returned to the pop charts in 1960, peaking at #89 the second time around.
Richardson and Rivers resumed their professional partnership later in the 1960s. During the 1970s and 80s they performed in oldies concerts, and made a critically acclaimed album, Kingdom of Love, in 1982. Johnnie Richardson died of complications from a stroke in 1988.
Fotos: aus den Fifties und dann nach dem die Zeit an beiden genagt hat.
Gruß Ralf
das Foto "Johnnie & Joe - later.jpg" zeigt Joe Rivers mit seiner späteren Gesangspartnerin Barbara Parrett Toomer, ehemals Mitglied der Toys.
