The Sherrys
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The Sherrys were an American
girl group
from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
, active briefly in the 1960s.
The group came together in 1961 around Philadelphia singer Little Joe Cook, former lead singer of The Thrillers; it featured two of his daughters and their cousin. Initially they acted as a backup ensemble for local acts such as Bobby Rydell
. In 1962, a dance craze
called The Popeye shot to popularity, and the group recorded the tune "Pop Pop Pop-Pie" (written by Johnny Madara and Dave White
of The Spokesmen
) in hopes of capitalizing on it. The group was invited to perform on American Bandstand
and the record peaked at #25 on the US
Billboard
R&B
chart
, and #25 on the Billboard Hot 100
.
The group recorded a follow-up single called "Slop Time" (to accompany a dance called The Slop), but the record did not sell as well. An album
entitled At the Hop with the Sherrys followed early in 1963 on Guyden Records; most of the songs on it were written by Madera and White. The group faded in the US but became wildly popular in Europe, where they toured twice.
Charlotte Butler
left the group after these tours, and the group continued to tour with a modified lineup. The members later decided to find a new manager, and Joe Cook, who owned the rights to the group's name, retired it. Butler eventually settled in Sweden
, where she married Svenne Hedlund
, and formed the duo Svenne & Lotta
, that became a famous act throughout Scandinavia
during the 1970s and 1980s.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
girl group
Girl group
A girl group is a popular music act featuring several young female singers who generally harmonise together.Girl groups emerged in the late 1950s as groups of young singers teamed up with behind-the-scenes songwriters and music producers to create hit singles, often featuring glossy production...
from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, active briefly in the 1960s.
The group came together in 1961 around Philadelphia singer Little Joe Cook, former lead singer of The Thrillers; it featured two of his daughters and their cousin. Initially they acted as a backup ensemble for local acts such as Bobby Rydell
Bobby Rydell
Bobby Rydell is an American professional singer, mainly of rock and roll music. In the early 1960s he was considered a so-called "teen idol"...
. In 1962, a dance craze
Dance Craze
Dance Craze is a 1981 British documentary film about the English 2 Tone music genre.The film was directed by Joe Massot, who originally wanted to do a film only about the band Madness, who he met during their first US tour. Massot later changed his plans to include the whole 2 Tone movement...
called The Popeye shot to popularity, and the group recorded the tune "Pop Pop Pop-Pie" (written by Johnny Madara and Dave White
David White (musician)
David White toured the country with his parents prior to attending school in their acrobatic/hand-balancing act called Barry and Brenda and Company....
of The Spokesmen
The Spokesmen
The Spokesmen were an American pop music trio. They scored a hit single in the U.S. in 1965 with the tune "Dawn of Correction", which was a patriotic answer record to Barry McGuire's protest song, "Eve of Destruction". The song was written by the group's members, John Medora, David White and Roy...
) in hopes of capitalizing on it. The group was invited to perform on American Bandstand
American Bandstand
American Bandstand is an American music-performance show that aired in various versions from 1952 to 1989 and was hosted from 1956 until its final season by Dick Clark, who also served as producer...
and the record peaked at #25 on the US
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
R&B
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...
chart
Record chart
A record chart is a ranking of recorded music according to popularity during a given period of time. Examples of music charts are the Hit parade, Hot 100 or Top 40....
, and #25 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
.
The group recorded a follow-up single called "Slop Time" (to accompany a dance called The Slop), but the record did not sell as well. An album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
entitled At the Hop with the Sherrys followed early in 1963 on Guyden Records; most of the songs on it were written by Madera and White. The group faded in the US but became wildly popular in Europe, where they toured twice.
Charlotte Butler
Lotta Hedlund
Charlotte Jean "Lotta" Hedlund, born March 10, 1944 as Charlotte Jean Walker, is an African-American singer living in Sweden since the late 1960s.-Biography:...
left the group after these tours, and the group continued to tour with a modified lineup. The members later decided to find a new manager, and Joe Cook, who owned the rights to the group's name, retired it. Butler eventually settled in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, where she married Svenne Hedlund
Svenne Hedlund
Sven Ove "Svenne" Hedlund, born 1 March 1945, Solna, is Swedish pop singer.Svenne Hedlund sang in the Swedish bands Clifftones and Hep Stars in the 1960s...
, and formed the duo Svenne & Lotta
Svenne & Lotta
Svenne & Lotta is a pop duo with Svenne Hedlund and Lotta Hedlund. They met in 1967, when Svenne Hedlund was the vocalist in the band Hep Stars. Charlotte Walker, which was Lotta Hedlund's name at that time, toured Sweden with the all-girl American trio The Sherrys...
, that became a famous act throughout Scandinavia
Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...
during the 1970s and 1980s.
Members
- Delphine Cook
- Dinell Cook
- Charlotte ButlerLotta HedlundCharlotte Jean "Lotta" Hedlund, born March 10, 1944 as Charlotte Jean Walker, is an African-American singer living in Sweden since the late 1960s.-Biography:...
- Delores "Honey" Wiley
- Tammi Montgomery