The Jamies

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The Jamies were an American doo wop group from New York.

The group's 1958 single for Epic Records, "Summertime, Summertime", was a hit in the U.S., hitting #26 on the Billboard Hot 100 that year.^[1] Several singles (many written or co-written by members Jameson and Feller) followed issued, none of them hits. In 1962, they re-released "Summertime, Summertime" and hit again, this time peaking at #38.^[1]

The song's fame far eclipsed the band's; The Fortunes, The Doodletown Pipers, Hobby Horse, Jan & Dean, The Legendary Masked Surfers, Mungo Jerry, and Sha Na Na would all cover the tune, and it was used in commercials for Buick and Applebee's.^[2]. It was also prominently featured in the 1978 motion picture Fingers.

[edit] Members

Note:This list has every member of the Jamies

Thomas "Tom" Earl Jameson
Serena Jameson (Thomas Jameson's sister, who sang lead vocals)
Jeannie Roy
Arthur Blair
Sherman Feller (Feller, who co-wrote "Summertime, Summertime" with Tom Jameson, later became more famous as the public address announcer for the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park.)

[edit] Singles

"Summertime, Summertime" b/w "Searching for You" (Epic Records single 9281 mono)
"Snow Train" b/w "When the Sun Goes Down" (Epic, 1958)
"Don't Darken My Door" b/w "Evening Star" (United Artists, 1959)
"Summertime, Summertime" reissue (1962)