Lee Andrews & the Hearts

Lee Andrews & the Hearts was an American doo-wop quintet from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, formed in 1953. They recorded on the Gotham, Rainbow, Mainline, Chess, United Artists, Grand and Gowen labels. Managed by Kae Williams, in 1957 and 1958 they had their three biggest hits, "Teardrops," "Long Lonely Nights" and "Try the Impossible."

Members

The group consisted of Lee Andrews (lead), Roy Calhoun (first tenor), Thomas "Butch" Curry (second tenor), Ted Weems (baritone) and Wendell Calhoun (bass).[1]

Lee Andrews was born Arthur Lee Andrews Thompson on June 2, 1936,[2][3] in Goldsboro, North Carolina.[4] He was the father of Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson and the son of Beachy Thompson of the gospel music group The Dixie Hummingbirds.[5] Andrews died on March 16, 2016 at the age of 79.[3]

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

  1. Warner 2006, pp. 68–69.
  2. Brandle, Lars (March 17, 2016). "Lee Andrews, Questlove's Dad and Frontman of Lee Andrews & the Hearts, Dies at 79". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
  3. 1 2 Rock, Doc. "The Dead Rock Stars Club 2016 January to June". The Dead Rock Stars. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  4. Questlove. "The Greatest Teacher in my life". Instagram. Facebook. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
  5. Fresh Air with Terry Gross. "Questlove On Prince, Doo-Wop And The Food Equivalent Of The 'Mona Lisa'". NPR. Retrieved April 29, 2016.

Sources

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