The Fireflies were an American doo wop group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Doo-wop is a style of vocal-based Rhythm and blues music which developed in African-American communities in the 1940s and which achieved mainstream popularity both in the 1950s Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern
The group formed in Philadelphia in 1957, and underwent several lineup changes over the course of their existence; its most prominent member was Ritchie Adams. The group was produced by Gerry Granahan. Gerry Granahan (b June 17 1939 Pittston Pennsylvania) is an American singer songwriter and Record producer, best known for his work in the 1950s and 1960s Their debut for Roulette Records was the single "The Crawl", but the group's second single, the Ribbon Records release "You Were Mine", was their biggest hit. Roulette Records is a Record label which was founded in late 1956 by George Goldner, Joe Kolsky, Morris Levy and Phil Khals, with It peaked at #21 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1959. [1] Following the single's success, The Paulette Sisters released an answer record called "I Was Yours", and Wayne Thomas covered "You Were Mine". An answer song (or answer record) is as the name suggests a song (usually a recorded track) made in answer to a previous song normally by another artist Wayne Junior Robert Thomas (born May 17, 1979) is an English professional footballer born in Gloucester, Gloucestershire. [2]
Later singles included "I Can't Say Goodbye", "Marianne", and "My Girl" (all 1960); "I Can't Say Goodbye" was the only charter, peaking at #90 in the U. S. . [1] In 1962 the group reappeared on Taurus Records with "You Were Mine for Awhile" and "Blacksmith Blues" on Hamilton Records; three other singles followed on Taurus, but the group never returned to the charts. Hamilton Records was an American Record label started in 1958 as a subsidiary label of Dot Records. The group lasted as long as 1967 before disbanding for good.
Adams went on to release some solo singles and had a highly successful songwriting career. Granahan had a solo hit the same year The Fireflies had their only Top 40 hit.
References
- ^ a b Billboard Singles, Allmusic. com
- ^ The Fireflies Biography, Allmusic. com
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