Patty & the Emblems
Encyclopedia
Patty & the Emblems were an American pop
group from Camden, New Jersey
. The group was a one-hit wonder
, scoring their only U.S. Top 40 hit with "Mixed Up, Shook Up Girl", a #37 hit in 1964.
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
group from Camden, New Jersey
Camden, New Jersey
The city of Camden is the county seat of Camden County, New Jersey. It is located across the Delaware River from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a total population of 77,344...
. The group was a one-hit wonder
One-hit wonder
A one-hit wonder is a person or act known mainly for only a single success. The term is most often used to describe music performers with only one hit single.-Characteristics:...
, scoring their only U.S. Top 40 hit with "Mixed Up, Shook Up Girl", a #37 hit in 1964.
Members
- Patty Russell (died September 5, 1998)
- Eddie Watts
- Vance Walker (died February 1, 2008)
- Alexander Wildes (died November 13, 1998)