Deborah Chessler

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Deborah Chessler
Born
Baltimore, Maryland, US
DiedOctober 10, 2012
Aventura, Florida, US
Other namesShirley Reingold
Occupationsongwriter
Known for"It's Too Soon to Know"

Deborah Chessler (1923 – October 10, 2012) was a songwriter whose song "It's Too Soon to Know" was number one on the American rhythm and blues charts in November 1948 and is considered by some to be the first rock and roll song.[1][2] Chessler had songwriting credits on recordings every decade since then.[3]

Chessler pitched her songs to well-known musicians by singing them aloud, as she didn't read or write music or play piano.

rhythm and blues songs, and was said to have "ushered in the doo wop era."[1][6] Her relationship with the band was notable because she was "a young Jewish woman managing a black vocal group in an age when the entertainment industry...was rigidly segregated."[1]

The group recorded other Chessler songs, including "Tell Me So," "I Need You Baby," and "Forgive and Forget." Chessler left the group in 1954 in order to spend less time on the road. and did not see the group again until the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in 1995.[7][8][9] Her time with the band was turned into a musical, Soul Harmony: The Story of Deborah Chessler, Sonny Til & the Orioles.[10]

Personal life

Chessler grew up in Baltimore, Maryland. She dropped out of high school at the age of 17 to get married; she divorced her first husband in the 1950s.[2] She later married Paul Reingold and moved to Florida.[1] They had one daughter, Wendy.[11]

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References

  1. ^ a b c d Hinckley, David (2012-10-12). "Deborah Chessler, rhythm & blues pioneer, dead at 89". nydailynews.com. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
  2. ^ a b c Marcus, Greil (June 24, 1993). "Is this the woman who invented rock & roll?". Rolling Stone. No. 659. pp. 41–47.
  3. ^ "Deborah Chessler". Discogs. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
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  5. ^ Chadbourne, Eugene. "Deborah Chessler - Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
  6. ^ "Deborah Chessler". Pismotality. 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
  7. ^ "History of the Orioles". Sonny Tils Orioles. 2012-05-23. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
  8. ^ Goldberg, Marv (1952-01-10). "THE ORIOLES". Marv Goldberg's R&B Notebooks. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
  9. ^ "The Orioles". Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. 1950-11-05. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
  10. ^ "Soul Harmony, Musical About Deborah Chessler, Sonny Til & the Orioles review and photos". Classic Urban Harmony. 2018-07-04. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
  11. ^ Kelly, Jacques (2012-10-18). "Shirley Reingold, manager of vocal group The Orioles". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
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