60s Girl Grooves PBS Update

[tjl]

Hi all - - heads up on our new summer release, "My Music: 60s Girl Grooves". The show is a celebration of female singers, soloists, leading ladies, great girl groups, and [[yes) mixed groups with female leads - that also include some male vocal harmony. There will be a new tv special including all archival footage from many of the artists featured on this collection and more.

* Preliminary Track List for this 6-CD set includes the following tracks, with one or two more surprises still in final clearance **

60s GIRL GROOVES: TJL 6-CD SET

A Walkin' Miracle - The Essex
After All - The Miracles [[featuring Claudette Robinson)
Anyone Who Had A Heart - Dionne Warwick
Baby I Love You - The Ronettes
Baby, I'm Yours - Barbara Lewis
Be My Baby - The Ronettes
Bobby's Girl - Marcie Blane
Born Too Late - The Poni-Tails
Broken Hearted Melody - Sarah Vaughan
Chapel Of Love - Dixie Cups
Crossfire - The Orlons
Da Doo Ron Ron - The Crystals
Do I Love You - The Ronettes
Don't Hang Up - The Orlons
Don't Just Stand There - Patti Duke
Don't Make Me Over - Dionne Warwick
Don't Say Nothin' Bad About My Baby - The Cookies
Do-Wah Diddy - The Exciters
Easier Said Then Done - The Essex
Follow The Boys - Connie Francis
Give Him A Great Big Kiss - The Shangri-Las
Gonna Make Him My Baby - April Young
Good Good Lovin' - The Blossoms
Gravy - Dee Dee Sharp
Heavwave - Martha & The Vandellas
Helpless - Kim Weston
He's A Rebel - The Crystals
He's Sure The Boy I Love - The Crystals
I Can't Let Go - Evie Sands
I Can't Stay Mad At You - Skeeter Davis
I Hear A Symphony - The Supremes
I Know - Barbara George
I Love How You Love Me - The Paris Sisters
I Met Him On A Sunday - The Shirelles
I Only Want To Be With You - Dusty Springfield
I Want To Meet Him - The Royalettes
I Will Follow Him - Little Peggy March
I'm Blue [[Gong Gong Song) - The Ikettes
I'm Gonna Make You Love Me - Dee Dee Warwick
Into Something Good - Earl Jean
It's Gonna Take A Miracle - The Royalettes
It's My Party - Lesley Gore
I've Told Every Little Star - Linda Scott
Jimmy Mack - Martha & The Vandellas
Johnny Angel - Shelly Fabares
Judy's Turn To Cry - Lesley Gore
Keep On Loving Me - Frances Nero
Kiss Me Sailor - Diane Renay
Leader Of The Pack - The Shangri-Las
Let Me In - The Sensations
Love Is Like An Itching In My Heart - The Supremes
Mama Didn't Lie - Jan Bradley
Mama Said - The Shirelles
Mashed Potato Time - Dee Dee Sharp
Maybe - The Chantels
Maybe I Know - Lesley Gore
Mr. Lee - The Bobettes
My Boyfriend's Back - The Angels
My Guy - Mary Wells
My Heart Can't Take It No More - The Supremes
My Love - Petula Clark
My One & Only Jimmy Boy - The Girlfriends
Navy Blue - Diane Renay
Nothing But A Heartache - The Flirtations
Oh No! Not My Baby - Maxine Brown
One Fine Day -The Chiffons
Opportunity - The Jewels
Our Day Will Come - Ruby & The Romantics
Party Lights - Claudine Clark
Playboy - The Marvelettes
Popsicles & Icicles - The Murmaids
Pushover - Etta James
Put A Little Love In Your Heart - Jackie DeShannon
Remember [[Walking In The Sand) - The Shangri-Las
Rescue Me - Fontella Bass
Respect - Aretha Franklin
Rock Me In The Cradle Of Love - Dee Dee Sharp
Sally Go Round The Roses - The Jaynettes
Since You've Been Gone - Aretha Franklin
Society Girls - The Rag Dolls
Something's Got A Hold On Me - Etta James
South Street - The Orlons
Stay Awhile - Dusty Springfield
Stop! In The Name Of Love - The Supremes
Sweet Talkin' Guy - The Chiffons
Tell Him - Patti Drew
Tell Him - The Exciters
That's How Heartaches Are Made - The Marvelettes
The 81 - Candy & The Kisses
The Boy From NYC - The Ad Libs
The End Of The World - Skeeter Davis
The Kind Of Boy You Can't Forget - The Raindrops
The Locomotion - Little Eva
The Look Of Love - Dusty Springfield
The Nitty Gritty - Shirley Ellis
The Old Crowd - Lesley Gore
The Plea - The Chantels
The Real Thing - Tina Britt
The Shoop Shoop Song - Betty Everett
The Wah-Watusi - The Orlons
Then He Kissed Me - The Crystals
This Old Heart Of Mine - Tammi Terrell
To Know Him, Is To Love Him - The Teddy Bears
To Sir With Love - Lulu
Today I Met The Boy I'm Gonna Marry - Darlene Love
Triangle - Janie Grant
Walking In The Rain - The Ronettes
What The World Needs Now Is Love - Jackie DeShannon
Where The Boys Are - Connie Francis
Why Do Lovers Break Each Others Hearts - Bob B. Soxx & The Blue Jeans
Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow - The Shirelles
Wishin' And Hopin' - Dusty Springfield
Wonderful Summer - Robin Ward
Yes, I'm Ready - Barbara Mason
You Don't Have To Say You Love Me - Dusty Springfield
You Don't Own Me - Lesley Gore
You Should Have Seen The Way He Looked At Me - The Dixie Cups
You'll Lose A Good Thing - Barbara Lynn
You're Absolutely Right - The Appalas
You're No Good - Betty Everett

[luke]

Is this the show Mary Wilson is hosting?

[Kamasu_Jr]

Not much on this set I really need. Bût I will look for the special on my local PBS channel.

[Nothing But Soul]

I have 90% of the tracks on this set, but I still might consider getting it. I've been hoping someone would come out with a definitive girl groups box set; it would be nice to have most of the late 50s/early 60s "girl sound" records in one place. Rhino, who usually could be counted on for definitive box sets [[i.e. 60's soul, 70's soul, doo wop, etc.) chose a different route when it came to their girl groups box set. While full of interesting rarities, their 2005 box set sure didn't have many hits on it. This one does.

[theboyfromxtown]

TJ. You've missed out the Velvelettes. Hope it's not too late to include the ladies

[Kamasu_Jr]

But the Velvelettes have been included in other projects by TJL There are no songs by the Three Degrees on here either. Ditto for the Sweet Inspirations, Patti Labelle and the Bluebelles, and the Honey Cone whose While You're Out Looking For Sugar first hit in 1969.

[marv2]

Here's a promo for the program:

[theboyfromxtown]

But the Velvelettes have been included in other projects by TJL There are no songs by the Three Degrees on here either. Ditto for the Sweet Inspirations, Patti Labelle and the Bluebelles, and the Honey Cone whose While You're Out Looking For Sugar first hit in 1969.

You know me Kamasu...I have to fight their corner.

[Kamasu_Jr]

They are fortunate to have you as their most loyal supporter.

[Nothing But Soul]

Where is "He's So Fine" by the Chiffons? If not the quintessential girl group record [[that honor probably goes to "Be My Baby"), it's definitely one of the top ten girl group records of all time.

[Kamasu_Jr]

I would assume that TJL picked most of the tracks for this set- I see that he managed to squeeze in a rare lead by his personal favorite Claudette Robinson. There are songs on the set that are not real girl group songs like Since You Been Gone by Aretha and Broken Hearted Melody by Sarah Vaughan. Broken Hearted wasn't even released in the Sixties, it's from 1959. Aretha and Sarah were not typical girl singers. I would have selected other songs. There are three or more tracks by the Supremes, which I don't need; two by the Orlons, of which one was not a big hit. These spots could have gone to other girls.

[luke]

Good point NBS!

[splanky]

tjl didn't say this was a girl group compilation, just girl [[lead) grooves. This would be an excellent buy for a newbie or a library to distribute the focus of sound on female singers
in pop and early r&b. As an individual collector just about everything I enjoy on it I already
own so with a few exceptions [[like the Bobbettes) I'm pretty much covered with the groups
I'd like to have more of. Still I think it's a fine job...

[Kamasu_Jr]

I don't think I would pay $75.00 or more for this set just to get the 4 tracks I don't have already. Seventy-five dollars is probably how much it will cost to get it as a pledge gift.