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The Cookies
The Cookies: Girl Group Chronicles
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Origin Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
Genres R&B
Pop
Soul
Years active 1953 – 1958;
1962 – 1967
Labels Lamp/Aladdin Records
Atlantic Records
Dimension Records
Associated acts The Raelettes
Ray Charles
Former members
Dorothy McCrea
Margie Hendricks
Ethel "Earl-Jean" McCrea
Pat Lyles
Dorothy Jones
Beulah Robertson
Margaret Ross
The Cookies were an American R&B girl group in the 1950s to 1960s. Members of the original lineup would later become The Raelettes, the backing vocalists for Ray Charles.
History
Formed in 1954 in Brooklyn, New York, The Cookies' membership originally consisted of Dorothy Jones, "Ethel" Darlene McCrea and Dorothy's cousin, Beulah Roberton. Robertson was replaced in 1956 by Margie Hendricks. The group was introduced to Ray Charles through their session work for Atlantic Records. After backing him and other Atlantic Records artists, McCrea and Hendricks helped form The Raelettes in 1958. Pat Lyles was a Raelette, but never a Cookie.
Second lineup
In 1961, a new version of the Cookies emerged in New York, with Dorothy Jones joining newcomers "Earl-Jean" McCrea (Darlene's younger sister) and another of Dorothy's cousins, Margaret Ross. Jones also recorded one solo recording for Columbia in 1961. This trio had the greatest success as the Cookies, under their own name, as backing vocals for other artists, and recording demos for Aldon Music, under the direction of Carole King and Gerry Goffin. They scored their biggest hit in 1963 with the song "Don't Say Nothin' Bad (About My Baby)", which reached #3 on the Billboard R&B chart and #7 on the Billboard Pop chart.
A 1963 hit, "Chains", was later recorded by The Beatles. Earl-Jean McCrea left the group in 1965 after two solo singles, which included the first recording of the Goffin/King song, "I'm Into Something Good".
In April 1967 they released their last record, produced by The Tokens. Darlene McCrea returned to replace her sister for this recording.
Original lineup
1954-56
Dorothy Jones
"Ethel" Darlene McCrea
Beulah Robertson
1956-58
Dorothy Jones
"Ethel" Darlene McCrea
Margie Hendricks
1961-64
Dorothy Jones
Earl Jean McCrea
Margaret Ross
1964-67
Dorothy Jones
"Ethel" Darlene McCrea
Margaret Ross
*Dorothy, Beulah and Margaret are first cousins. Their mothers were all sisters.
Chains
The Cookies: Girl Group Chronicles
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Origin Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
Genres R&B
Pop
Soul
Years active 1953 – 1958;
1962 – 1967
Labels Lamp/Aladdin Records
Atlantic Records
Dimension Records
Associated acts The Raelettes
Ray Charles
Former members
Dorothy McCrea
Margie Hendricks
Ethel "Earl-Jean" McCrea
Pat Lyles
Dorothy Jones
Beulah Robertson
Margaret Ross
The Cookies were an American R&B girl group in the 1950s to 1960s. Members of the original lineup would later become The Raelettes, the backing vocalists for Ray Charles.
History
Formed in 1954 in Brooklyn, New York, The Cookies' membership originally consisted of Dorothy Jones, "Ethel" Darlene McCrea and Dorothy's cousin, Beulah Roberton. Robertson was replaced in 1956 by Margie Hendricks. The group was introduced to Ray Charles through their session work for Atlantic Records. After backing him and other Atlantic Records artists, McCrea and Hendricks helped form The Raelettes in 1958. Pat Lyles was a Raelette, but never a Cookie.
Second lineup
In 1961, a new version of the Cookies emerged in New York, with Dorothy Jones joining newcomers "Earl-Jean" McCrea (Darlene's younger sister) and another of Dorothy's cousins, Margaret Ross. Jones also recorded one solo recording for Columbia in 1961. This trio had the greatest success as the Cookies, under their own name, as backing vocals for other artists, and recording demos for Aldon Music, under the direction of Carole King and Gerry Goffin. They scored their biggest hit in 1963 with the song "Don't Say Nothin' Bad (About My Baby)", which reached #3 on the Billboard R&B chart and #7 on the Billboard Pop chart.
A 1963 hit, "Chains", was later recorded by The Beatles. Earl-Jean McCrea left the group in 1965 after two solo singles, which included the first recording of the Goffin/King song, "I'm Into Something Good".
In April 1967 they released their last record, produced by The Tokens. Darlene McCrea returned to replace her sister for this recording.
Original lineup
1954-56
Dorothy Jones
"Ethel" Darlene McCrea
Beulah Robertson
1956-58
Dorothy Jones
"Ethel" Darlene McCrea
Margie Hendricks
1961-64
Dorothy Jones
Earl Jean McCrea
Margaret Ross
1964-67
Dorothy Jones
"Ethel" Darlene McCrea
Margaret Ross
*Dorothy, Beulah and Margaret are first cousins. Their mothers were all sisters.
Chains
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