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Wednesday 25 September 2019

The Raelettes

The Raelettes

Girl Group, The Raelettes, were active from the 1950's to the early 2000's and were created to be Backing Vocalists for Ray Charles. They were initially called The Cookies and was reformed as the Raelettes in 1958, and continued for years with various members. Their own material were produced between 1966 and 1973. Group member Margie Hendrix died of a drug overdose in 1973. Please take a listen here and have a sweet Wednesday: Bad water, All I need is his love, I'm getting long all right, I want to thank you  and I want to (do everything to you)

Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Raelettes


Background information 
OriginUnited States
GenresR&Bpopsoul
Occupation(s)Girl group
Years active1950s–2000s
LabelsTangerine/ABC-Paramount
Associated actsRay Charles
The Cookies
Past membersMerry Clayton

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