The Shields

This R&B vocal group originated from LA, California, USA. The Shields had been an random group produced in 1958 by manufacturer George Motola to record a cover edition from the Slades’ ‘You Cheated’. The account is definitely conjectural, nonetheless it is generally recognized to possess comprised business lead Frankie Ervin (b. 27 March 1926, Blythe, California, USA), falsetto Jesse Belvin (b. 15 Dec 1932, San Antonio, Tx, USA, d. 6 Feb 1960), Johnny ‘Electric guitar’ Watson (b. 3 Feb 1935, Houston, Tx, USA, d. 17 Might 1996, Yokohama, Japan), Mel Williams and Buster Williams. ‘You Cheated’, which visited amount 11 R&B and amount 12 play 1958, was the group’s just hit, as well as the melody remains perhaps one of the most long lasting legacies of age doo-wop.