Jewel Akens
Jewel Akens | |
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Houston, Texas, U.S. | |
Died | March 1, 2013 Inglewood, California, U.S. | (aged 79)
Occupation(s) | Singer, record producer |
Jewel Eugene Akens (September 12, 1933 – March 1, 2013)[1][2] was an American singer and record producer.
Career
He recorded with
Akens toured regularly since 1965 and included a tribute to his mentor, Sam Cooke, in most of his shows.[5] He also fronted a group billing itself as The Coasters, though it featured no actual original members of the group.[6] Akens considered his cover versions of "Little Bitty Pretty One" by Thurston Harris and "You Better Move On" by Arthur Alexander to be his best work.[1] He toured with The Monkees in the late 1960s and continued in the music business until the middle of the 1970s.[1] Akens undertook more shows (2006–2011) with a new set of Dots, that consisted of Al Martin, Hurley D and songwriter and producer Richard Dickson.
Death
On March 1, 2013, Akens died from complications of back surgery, aged 79.[2] He is buried in the Mausoleum of the Golden West in Inglewood Park Cemetery.[7]
He is survived by his wife, Eddie Mae.[2]
See also
- List of 1960s one-hit wonders in the United States
References
- ^ a b c "Jewel Akens". Rockabilly.nl. September 12, 1940. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Obituary: Donald A. Glaser, Jewel Akens". Los Angeles Times. March 5, 2013. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
- ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
- ^ "Jewel Akens Page". Tsimon.com. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
- ^ "Google News Archive Search". News.google.com. Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
- ^ Resting Places: The Burial Sites of Over 14000 Famous Persons by Scott Wilson
External links
- Jewel Akens at IMDb
- AMG biography
- Page on Akens
- Discography
- Jewel Akens discography at Discogs