The Starlets
The Starlets were an American girl group from Chicago, Illinois.
The group came together in 1961, and auditioned for a Chicago songwriter, Bernice Williams. Williams wrote them the tune "Better Tell Him No", which was released on Pam Records that year. The record peaked at #38 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1] The group then toured with Jackie Wilson, Mary Wells, and Gladys Knight & the Pips.[2] The group's follow-up single, "My Last Cry", was less successful.
In December of that year, the group performed in Philadelphia, and while there,
lip-synch the song on television.[2] Among this second group's members was Patti LaBelle. As "Junkman" itself became an even bigger hit than "Better Tell Him No", The Starlets sued Robinson, settling for $5,000 per member.[2]
The Starlets then moved to Okeh Records, releasing one single, 1962's "You Belong to Me" (under the name "Dynetta and the Starlets"), and broke up shortly thereafter.
Members
- Jane Hall
- Maxine Edwards
- Mickey McKinney
- Jeannette Miles
- Liz Walker (aka Dynetta Boone)
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