Das Duett:
Shirley Mae Goodman, geboren am 19. Juni 1936 in New Orleans, Louisiana, und verstorben
.....am 5. Juli 2005 in Los Angeles, Kalifornien, sowie
Leoanard Lee, geboren am 29. Juni 1936 in New Orleans, Louisiana und verstorben am
.....23. Oktober 1976, erst 40-jährig, an einem Herzinfarkt, ebenda, bildeten das Duett Shirley & Lee.
Die beiden Gleichaltrigen kannten sich schon von Kindheit an und sangen auch gemeinsam in einem Baptistenchor, wo sie etwa um 1949 der Toningenieur und Tonstudio-Betreiber Cosimo Matassa zufällig hörte und Eddie Messner, den Besitzer von ALADDIN, auf sie aufmerksam machte. Dave Bartholomew produzierte dann 1952, da waren die Beiden bereits 16 Jahre alt, ihre erste Single, die auf Anhieb den zweiten Platz in den Rhythm & Blues-Charts erreichte.
Die Singles von Shirley and Lee:
ALADDIN
10 52....45-3153....SHIRLEY and LEE with Dave Bartholomew & His Orchestra..I'm Gone (NO-2015) X/Sweethearts (NO-2013) Q
03 53....45-3173....SHIRLEY & LEE..Baby (NO-2061) X/Shirley, Come Back To Me (NO-2062) Q
06 53....45-3192....SHIRLEY AND LEE..Shirley's Back (NO-2141) X/So In Love (NO-2143) Q
10 53....45-3205....SHIRLEY AND LEE..The Proposal (RR-2203) X/Two Happy People (RR-2204) Q
02 54....45-3222....SHIRLEY & LEE..Lee Goofed (RR-2205) X/Why Did I (NO-2142) Q
06 54....45-3244....SHIRLEY & LEE..Keep On (NO-2275) X/Confessin' (NO-2276) Q
09 54....45-3258....SHIRLEY & LEE..Comin' Over (NO-2303) X/Takes Money (NO-2304) Q
06 55....45-3289....SHIRLEY & LEE..You'll Be Thinking Of Me (NO-2478) X/Feel So Good (NO-2480) Q
10 55....45-3302....SHIRLEY & LEE..Lee's Dream (NO-2504) X//I'll Do It (NO-2506) Q
01 56....45-3313....SHIRLEY and LEE..That's What I'll Do (NO-2634) X/A Little Word (NO-2635) Q
06 56....45-3325....SHIRLEY & LEE..Let The Good Times Roll (NO-2688) X/Do You Mean To Hurt Me So (NO-2689) Q (Delta-Nr.: 10049/47)
10 56....45-3338....SHIRLEY & LEE..Now That It's Over (NO-2738) Q/I Feel Good (NO-2736) X (Delta-Nr.: 11472/73)
02 57....45-3362....SHIRLEY & LEE..When I Saw You (NO-2739) Q/That's What I Wanna Do (NO-2737) X (Delta-Nr.: 13349/47)
03 57....45-3369....SHIRLEY AND LEE..I Want To Dance (NO-2836) X/Merry Me (NO-2837) Q (Delta-Nr.: 14278/81)
05 57....45-3380....SHIRLEY & LEE..Rock All Nite (NO-2907) X/Don't You Know I Love You (NO-2839) Q (Delta-Nr.: 15308/09)
08 57....45-3390....SHIRLEY & LEE..The Flirt (NO-2931) X/Rockin' With The Clock (NO-2930) Q
09 57....45-3394....THE HEART-THROBS..So Glad (NY-2940) X/All The Way Home (NY-2941) Q (dann LAMP 2010)
LAMP
10 57....45-2010....THE HEART-THROBS..So Glad (NY-2940) X/All The Way Home (NY-2941) Q (ALADDIN 3394)
ALADDIN
01 58....45-3405....SHIRLEY & LEE..Love No One But You (NO-2963) X/I'll Thrill You (NO-2479) Q
05 58....45-3418....SHIRLEY & LEE..Everybody's Rockin' (NO-3011) X/Don't Leave Me Here To Cry (NO-3012) Q
07 58....45-3432....SHIRLEY & LEE..Come On And Have Your Fun (RR-3042) X/All I Want To Do Is Cry (RR-3043) Q
04 59....45-3455....SHIRLEY & LEE..True Love (NO-3080) Q/When Day Is Done (NO-3081) X
WARWICK
04 60....M-535....SHIRLEY and LEE..Like You Used To Do (60-WA-19)/I've Been Loved Before (60-WA-20)
08 60....5 8 1....SHIRLEY & LEE with Orchestra conducted by JIMMY MUNDY..Let The Good Times Roll (60-WA-111)/Keep Loving Me (60-WA-112)
12 60....M 6 0 9....SHIRLEY & LEE..Two Peas In A Pod (60-WA-172 - ZTSP 66791)/Your Love Makes The Difference (60-WA-173 - ZTSP 66792)
07 61....M-664....SHIRLEY & LEE..Well-a, Well-a (61-WA-98 - ZTSP 69184)/Our Kids (61-WA-99 - ZTSP 69184)
02 62....M679....Shirley & Lee..Girl, You're Married Now (62-WA-5)/Let's Live It Up (62-WA-6)
IMPERIAL
03 62....X5818....SHIRLEY & LEE..The Joker (IM-3332)/Together We Stand (Divided We Fall) (IM-3333)
IMPERIAL - The Golden Series
04 62....013....SHIRLEY & LEE..Feel So Good (IM-3603)/Let The Good Times Roll (IM-3589) (ALADDIN 3289/3325)
IMPERIAL
06 62....X5854....SHIRLEY & LEE..My Last Letter (IM-3334)/I'm Old Enough (IM-3335)
08 62....X5868....SHIRLEY & LEE..Don't Stop Now (IM-4242)/A Little Thing (IM-4240)
02 63….X5922….SHIRLEY & LEE..Hey Little Boy (IM-5448)/The Golden Rule (IM-5449)
06 63….5970….SHIRLEY & LEE..Dancing World (IM-5451)/I'm Gone (IM-3590)
07 63….5979….SHIRLEY & LEE..Paper Doll/The Brink Of Disaster
Keep Searchin'
Gerd
