The Silhouettes
The Silhouettes were an American
Career
The Silhouettes were formed in
The lyrics of "Get a Job" are notable for the depiction of a household in tension because of unemployment, despite the man's desperate attempts to find work, all delivered in a relentlessly upbeat style. A second release, "Heading for the Poorhouse", continued the economic theme. It was one of the few songs to allude to inflation, the trip to the poorhouse being because "all our money turned brown."[citation needed] This single and all their subsequent singles sold poorly and the group never entered the national charts again, making them a classic example of "one-hit wonders."[1]
The Silhouettes toured with Sam Cooke, Jackie Wilson, Clyde McPhatter, and others. They disbanded in 1968,[1] but the four original members reformed the group in the 1980s and continued to work until 1993.[4]
Group members
- Richard "Rick" Lewis, tenor (September 2, 1933 – April 19, 2005)
- Bill Horton, lead (December 25, 1929 – January 23, 1995)
- Earl T. Beal, baritone (July 18, 1924, Donora, Pennsylvania – March 22, 2001)
- Raymond Edwards, bass(September 22, 1922, Virginia – March 4, 1997)
- John "Bootsie" Wilson, lead (July 18, 1940 – September 21, 2009)
References
- ^ ISBN 1-85227-937-0.
- ^ "Xanana Gusmao: From Guerrilla goalkeeper to president". Irish Examiner. Irish Examiner Ltd. April 16, 2002. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
- ^ Maslin, Janet (January 31, 1986). "Screen: 'Joey,' Rock Tale". The New York Times.
- ^ a b c Jay Warner, American Singing Groups: A History from 1940 to Today (Hal Leonard Corporation, 2006):290–291.
- ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
External links
- The Silhouettes (tribute site)
- The Silhouettes (Marv Goldberg's R&B Notebook)
- Soul Walking – The Silhouettes Page