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Shirley Owens
Owens in 2008
Background information
Born
(1941-06-10) June 10, 1941 (age 83) Henderson, North Carolina, U.S.
Origin
Passaic, New Jersey, U.S.
Genres
R&B, pop, soul
Occupation(s)
Singer
Years active
1958–present
Formerly of
The Shirelles
Musical artist
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in Passaic, New Jersey in 1957. They consisted of schoolmates ShirleyOwens (later Shirley Alston Reeves), Doris Coley (later Doris Kenner-Jackson), Addie...
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later. When first presented with the song, lead singer ShirleyOwens (later known as Shirley Alston-Reeves) did not want to record it, because she thought...
and Carole King) – 2:30 "It's Mine" (Denson) – 2:31 "I Saw a Tear" (ShirleyOwens) – 2:25 "I Don't Want to Cry" (Dixon and Chuck Jackson) – 2:18 "Rainbow...
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drummer (d. 1994) 1941 – Mickey Jones, American drummer (d. 2018) 1941 – ShirleyOwens, American singer 1941 – Jürgen Prochnow, German actor 1941 – David Walker...
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Massachusetts House of Representatives seat that was being vacated by ShirleyOwens-Hicks. She defeated former Boston deputy superintendent and Newark,...
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(1952–2004), actor (New York City, grew up in Princeton) Shirley Alston-Reeves (born ShirleyOwens, 1941), lead singer of The Shirelles (grew up in Passaic)...