Listen to your favorite songs from the best of the moonglows, vol. Jan 01, 2002 check out sincerely by the moonglows on amazon music. We are honored to be a part of this great event, held to raise money for a very worthy cause. In 1972, the three original moonglows, graves, lester, and fuqua, joined with new members doc williams and chuck lewis, and recorded an lp called return of the moonglows for rca. And the one group that blew me away was the moonglows. Show all release groups instead, or show various artists release groups. Sincerely, oh yes, sincerely cause i love you so dearly please say youll be mine sincerely, oh you know how i love you ill do anything f. The reason this is included in the bizarro cover version category is that it is just incredibly odd to hear this mambo adaptation of the moonglows. While cocredited to infamous dj alan freed, sincerely was actually the sole work of. Oh, lord, wont you tell me why, i love that girlie so. I have not been able to find any biographical information about this fabulous band, the bopaloos. The moonglows are simply an american vocal legend, and deservedly so. The bobby lesters moonglows singing sincerely back in 1995.
The moonglows will play to a sold out crowd tonight at holy angels in belmont, north carolina. She doesnt want me, though ill never, never, never, never let her go. The moonglows disbanded in the 60s, then reunited in 1972 with fuqua, lester, graves, doc williams, and chuck lewis. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. We will share the stage with weatherman personality larry sprinkle. The moonglows, american doowop vocal group that was one of the pioneering acts of rock and roll. Along with bobby lester dallas lead vocal, fuqua honed and crafted an unusual performance style called blownotes where the singers actually exhaled in a harmonic and percussive fashion as heard during the songs finale. The moonglows, led by the great harvey fuqua, were one of the most polished and professional vocal groups of the doo wop era and turned out hit after hit including what i consider to be the greatest doo wop song ever recorded, in my diary. Originally known as the crazy sounds, they were renamed by cleveland dj alan freed, who was known on the air as moondog, and who decided to heavily promote the group. The song sincerely by the moonglows is one of the classy golden oldies from the doo wop era. This style can be heard in many other groups of the era and beyond, perhaps most notably the chilites particularly on their hit oh girl. The original group was composed of bobby lester, harvey fuqua, pete graves and prentiss barnes, along with guitarist billy johnson. In 1991 the moonglows original was used in the box office smash good fellas. Lead vocals the moonglowswritten by edward woodswrittenby harvey fuqua.
Misc unsigned bands the moonglows sincerely chords learn the song with the online tablature player. Members have included harvey fuqua, bobby lester, alexander graves, prentiss barnes, billy johnson, doc williams, chuck. Its the moonglows, an album by the moonglows on spotify. Moonglows hyjal oblivion 120 zandalari troll restoration druid, 426 ilvl. Sincerely oh yes, sincerely cause i love you so dearly please say youll be mine sincerely oh you know how i love you ill do anything for you. Original members included bobby lester, harvey fuqua, alexander graves, prentiss barnes and billy johnson on guitar. In 2000 the moonglows were inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame. Later albums include the return of the moonglows 1972 and sincerely 1991. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Features song lyrics for the moonglowss over and over again album. The groups lineup included marvin gaye at one time.
The moonglows, american doowop vocal group that was one of the. In 1972, the three original moonglows, graves, lester, and fuqua, joined with new members doc williams and chuck lewis, and recorded an. The emotion wrung from every note, the grit and rawness. When i was a kid in south philadelphia, even before realizing that one day i would become the geator, that sound haunted me. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. After it became known that freed often insisted on songwriter credits for songs by. His replacement was the bespectacled billy johnson, whod been with sonny thompson for a while in 1952. The moonglows have quickly become salisburys premier vocal harmony group and a fixture at many local music performances. It should, thus, come as no surprise that their first and only official album. Fuqua created and produced the spinners in 1961 and wrote and produced for motown until the early 70s. The lyrics for sincerely by the moonglows have been translated into 1 languages sincerely oh yes, sincerely cause i love you so dearly please say youll be mine sincerely oh you know how i love you ill do anything for you please say youll be mine oh lord, wont you tell me why i love that girly so she doesnt want me but ill never never. Mar 16, 2018 the song sincerely by the moonglows is one of the classy golden oldies from the doo wop era. Mar 27, 2018 the lyrics for sincerely by the moonglows have been translated into 1 languages sincerely oh yes, sincerely cause i love you so dearly please say youll be mine sincerely oh you know how i love you ill do anything for you please say youll be mine oh lord, wont you tell me why i love that girly so she doesnt want me but ill never never.
In 1970, harvey fuqua, bobby lester and pete graves reunited. Sincerely is a popular song written by harvey fuqua and alan freed and published in 1954. From about 195361, chess was a successful doowop label. This is the annual grazie mille fundraiser event for holy angels. However, after the apollo show, he decided that traveling wasnt for him. The moonglows the best of the moonglows 2002, cd discogs. The moonglows top songs top songs chart singles discography.
It was originally recorded by moonglows, the group of which fuqua was a member and freed was the manager. Harvey fuqua, prentiss barnes, alexander pete graves, bobby lester and guitarist billy johnson. While cocredited to infamous dj alan freed, sincerely was actually the sole work of moonglows cofounder harvey fuqua baritone vocal. In 1970, harvey fuqua, bobby lester and pete graves reunited as the moonglows with doc williams and chuck lewis. The moonglows sincerely chords by misc unsigned bands. The moonglows songs top songs chart singles discography. The moonglows were a seminal vocal group in the development of the sound between the vocal jazz and jubilee groups to the then ermerging doo wop sound. They were inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame in 2000. Get exclusive access to content from our 1768 first edition with your subscription. With sincerely selling all over the country, the moonglows became an instant sensation.
And that lonely night in my diary will tell all about you tell of all your charms and the things you do diaries are made of things we do and all the people weve met but my diary is about you and i dont want to forget in my diary ill write as plain as i can paint a picture with words so the world can understand diaries are made of things we do and all the people weve met but my diary is. His song sincerely was nominated for a 1990 grammy for best female vocal performance by a country group known as the forrester sisters who had a top 10 country hit with it. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cooki. Sincerely, oh yes, sincerely cause i love you so dearly please say youll be mine sincerely, oh you know how i love you ill do anything for you please say youll be. On january 9, 1959, the moonglows made their last appearance at the apollo. The moonglows sincerely by misc unsigned bands chords. Under the tutelage of harvey fuqua, the moonglows enjoyed the crossover hits sincerely, seesaw, please send me someone to love, and ten commandments of love. The moonglows are a sixpart vocal harmony group that specializes in all genres of vocal group music, performing live shows in and around salisbury, north carolina. Get a special offer and listen to over 60 million songs, anywhere with. They recorded for rca and a reworked version of sincerely eventually charted, but wasnt a major hit.
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