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Groupe Doo Wop et Rhythm 'n' Blues formé en 1959 à Richmond (Virginie). Les
Jarmels comprenaient : Nathaniel Ruff (né en 1939, décédé dans les années 1990),
Ray Smith (né en 1941), Paul Burnett (né en 1942, décédé le 23 mars 2001), Earl
Christianson (né en 1940, décédé dans les années 60) et Tom Eldridge (né 1941,
décédé le 19 juin 2000).
The
Jarmels were one of those one-hit wonder groups, responsible for a number 12
single in 1961 entitled "A Little Bit of Soap." If none of their other five
singles did remotely as well, that song has lingered in the public consciousness,
partly with help from periodic new hit versions by
the Exciters in the mid-1960s and Showaddywaddy in England during the 1980s.
The Jarmels came from Richmond, Virginia, where the five members had all begun
singing together in church and school. Nathaniel Ruff (b. 1939), Ray Smith (b.
1941), Paul Burnett (b. 1942), Earl Christian (b. 1940), and Tom Eldridge (b.
1941) may have come from Virginia, but the name of the group they formed in the
late 1950s came from a street in Harlem. Their manager was Jim Gribble, who also
managed
the Mystics and the Passions, and brought The Jarmels to Laurie Records in
New York in 1961. They were a rather unusual addition to the Laurie roster, for
most of the company's artists were white, and sounded more pop than R&B-influenced.
The Jarmels combined pop and R&B influences, most notably the sound of the
post-1958
Drifters.
Their first single, "Little Lonely One," was a hit in New York but never charted
nationally. Their second record, "A Little Bit of Soap," written by future Neil
Diamond/Van Morrison manager Bert Berns, (who also produced
the Drifters), got to number 12 in America in the summer of 1961 during a
six-week run on the charts. This was The Jarmels' first and last chart success,
none of their four subsequent singles charting at all. They recorded their last
single, "Come on Girl," in 1963, and the group soldiered on for a while into the
mid-1960s with numerous personnel changes -- their later membership included
Major Harris, who subsequently became part of the Delfonics.
Talents : Nathaniel Ruff : Tenor - Ray Smith : Baritone - Paul Burnett : ? - Earl Christianson : Tenor - Tom Elridge : Bass
Style musical : Doo Wop, Rhythm 'n' Blues, Pop
LITTLE LONELY ONE
(1961)
SHE LOVES TO
DANCE
(1961)
A LITTLE BIT OF
SOAP (1961)
I'LL FOLLOW
YOU (1961)
KEEP YOUR MIND
ON ME
(1963)
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Years in activity :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 | 20 |
DISCOGRAPHY
Singles & EP
| 03/1961 | SP LAURIE 3085 (US) | . | |
| 1961 | SP TOP RANK T 1054 (DK) |
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Little Lonely One
/
She Loves To Dance
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| 07/1961 | SP LAURIE 3098 (US) | . |
A Litlle
Bit Of Soap
/ The Way You Look Tonight |
| 11/1961 | SP LAURIE 3116 (US) | . |
I'll Follow
You
/ Gee Oh Gosh |
| 1961 | EP TOP RANK 20.008 (F) |
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Little Lonely One
/
She Loves To Dance
/
A Litlle
Bit Of Soap
/ The Way You Look
Tonight (Swing Time) |
| 1961 | EP TOP RANK 27.053 (S) |
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Santa Lucia (Little Lonely One) / A Ella Le Gusta Bailar (She Loves To Dance) / Un Trocito De Jabon (A Little Bit Of Soap) / Como Estas Tu Esta Noche (The Way You Look Tonight) |
| 04/1962 | SP LAURIE 3124 (US) | . |
Red Sails In The Sunset / Loneliness |
| 09/1962 | SP LAURIE 3141 (US) | . |
One By One / Little Bug |
| 06/1963 | SP LAURIE L-3174 (US) | . | Come On
Girl / Keep Your Mind On Me
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| 1963 | EP VOGUE EPL 8091 (US) |
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CHIFFONS
:
He's So Fine
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Oh My Love / JARMELS : Little
Bug / One By One |
| 1978 | SP LAURIE DOUBLE GOLD LDG 109 (US) | . |
A Litlle
Bit Of Soap
(JARMELS) / Baby Let's Wait (Royal
Guardsmen) |
| 1984 ? | SP COLLECTABLES COL 3058 (US) | . | The Way You Look Tonight (JARMELS) / I Have A Boyfriend (CHIFFONS) |
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Need Information
| 19?? | Need info |
Why Am I A Fool For You |
| 19?? | Need info |
You Don't Believe A Word I Say |
Albums
| 1986 | LP 12" ACE CH 174 (UK) |
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The Complete Jarmels - A Little Bit Of Soap / She Loves To Dance / One By One / Keep Your Mind On Me / Come On Girl / Why Am I A Fool For You / The Way You Look Tonight / Little Lonely One / Gee Oh Gosh / Red Sails In The Sunset / Loneliness / I'll Follow You / You Don't Believe A Word I Say / Little Bug |
| 1990 | CD ACE 929 (UK) |
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THE MYSTICS MEETS THE JARMELS - The MYSTICS & The JARMELS - The White Cliffs Of Dover / All Through The Night / A Sunday Kind Of Love / It's Only A Paper Moon / So Tenderly / Star-Crossed Lovers / Again / Don't Take The Stars / Darling I Know / To Think Of You Again (I Begin) / Over The Rainbow / Let Me Steal Your Heart Away / Hushabye / Blue Star / Adam & Eve / Goodbye Mister Blues / A Little Bit Of Soap / She Loves To Dance / One By One / Keep Your Mind On Me / Come On Girl / Why Am I A Fool For You / The Way You Look Tonight / Little Lonely One / Gee Oh Gosh / Red Sails In The Sunset / Loneliness / I'll Follow You / You Don't Believe A Word I Say / Little Bug |
| 08/1994 | CD COLLECTABLES COL-5044 (US) |
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14 GOLDEN CLASSICS - A Little Big Of Soap / She Loves To Dance / One By One / Keep Your Mind On Me / Come On Girl / Why Am I A Fool For You / The Way You Look Tonight / Little Lonely One / Gee Oh Gosh / Red Sails In The Sunset / Loneliness / I'll Follow You / You Don't Believe A Word I Say / Little Bug |
| 01/2011 | CD CD Baby / Legends 5637730456 (US) |
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Legendary Jarmels - 50 Years - You're Everything To Me / Who Would Have Thought / Please Be True / Cool / Love Song For You / More Soap / I Will Return / I Set You Free / Patient And Kind / Jesus Got My Back |
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