The Fleetwoods
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Biography
[Edit]Although the Fleetwoods' sound was smooth, without many of the rougher edges of doo wop groups, they were one of the few white vocal groups of the late '50s and early '60s to enjoy success not only on the pop charts, but also the R&B charts. Their forte was ballads — beginning with the 1959 debut single "Come Softly to Me," they racked up a number of hits over the next three years, and nearly all of them were ballads. The Fleetwoods broke up in 1963, but their songs — particularly "Come Softly to Me" — became pop/rock classics of the pre-British Invasion era.
Gretchen Christopher, Barbara Ellis, and Gary Troxell formed the Fleetwoods while attending high school in Olympia, WA. Originally, the group consisted only of Christopher and Ellis, but the duo soon asked Troxell to accompany them on trumpet. Shortly after his arrival in the group, Troxell abandoned the trumpet and concentrated on singing once the other two members heard a portion of a song he had written. With some notable contributions from Christopher and Ellis, the group wrote "Come Softly to Me" and began performing the song at various events around Olympia, eventually gaining the attention of Bob Reisdorff, who ran the Seattle-based label Dolphin Records.
Dolphin released "Come Softly to Me" early in 1959 and the song became an instant hit, climbing to number one on the pop charts and number five on the R&B charts; it also reached the Top Ten in U.K. The Fleetwoods weren't able to immediately produce a follow-up single as successful as their debut, but their third single, "Mr. Blue," was a number one pop and Top Five R&B hit in the U.S. in late 1959. By the time of its release, Dolphin had changed its name to Dolton. For the next three years, the Fleetwoods had a string of minor pop hits. The group wasn't able to consistently place singles in the upper regions of the charts partially because Troxell was drafted into the Navy at the height of the group's popularity at the end of 1959. Troxell was replaced by Vic Dana, who would later have a string of his own hit singles in the early '60s.
The Fleetwoods' last Top Ten single arrived in the spring of 1961, when "Tragedy" climbed the U.S. charts. The group disbanded two years later, after releasing its final single, a cover of Jesse Belvin's "Goodnight My Love." Over the next three decades, the Fleetwoods reunited occasionally to perform concerts and appear in oldies revues. In 1973, the group recorded an album with producer Jerry Dennon, but the resulting recordings were unsuccessful. In 1990, the Fleetwoods — featuring Christopher, Troxell, and instead of Ellis a singer named Cheryl Huggins — played a tour on the American oldies circuit after Rhino released the compact disc collection The Best of the Fleetwoods.
Title: Come Softly to Me (Digitally Remastered) - Single
Artist: The Fleetwoods
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Pop
Title: Mr. Blue / You Mean Everything To Me (All Tracks Remastered)
Artist: The Fleetwoods
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: The Fleetwoods Greatest Hits
Artist: The Fleetwoods
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, World Music, Pop
Title: Come Softly To Me / I Care So Much (All Tracks Remastered)
Artist: The Fleetwoods
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: Come Softly To Me - All Their Biggest Hits & 4 Complete Albums 1959 - 1961
Artist: The Fleetwoods
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop
Title: The Very Best of the Fleetwoods - Come Softly to Me
Artist: The Fleetwoods
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Pop
Collections
Title: Oldies But Goodies
Genre: Pop
Title: Moochin' Abouts Stateside Hitlist 1959
Genre: Pop
Title: The Very Best of White Doo Wop
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Adn & Rock 'N' Roll
Genre: Rock
Title: The Greatest No. 1 Hits of the 50s
Genre: Pop
Title: Fifties Jukebox
Genre: Pop
Title: Found In the Attic (Volume 3)
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: Great Rare Songs, Vol. 3
Genre: Rock
Title: Oldies Doo Wop, Vol. 5
Genre: Pop
Title: Love Vocabulary
Genre: Pop
Title: Young Love - Love Songs From the Fifties & Sixties
Genre: Pop
Title: A Rock & Roll Era
Genre: Pop
Title: Do Doo-Wop, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: The Top Rank Story 1959
Genre: Pop
Title: Do Doo-Wop, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Jukebox Hits, Vol. 10
Genre: Rock
Title: The 1959 British Hit Parade the B Sides, Pt. 1, Vol. 2
Genre: Pop
Title: A Mixed Bag of Hits, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Hits, Hits, & Hits, Vol. 5
Genre: Rock
Title: Doo Wop Memories
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Doo Wop To Die For
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Rock & Roll Doo Wop, Vol. 4
Genre: Pop
Title: We All Love Our Mums (Classic Mother's Day Songs, Vol. 3)
Genre: Pop
Title: The Hits of 1959, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: The Best of Vocal Groups
Genre: Pop
Title: Wonderful World of the 50's - 100 Hit Songs
Genre: Rock
Title: Classic Hits From the 50s
Genre: Pop
Title: Britain's Greatest Hits 1959
Genre: Pop
Title: Gamers Anthems
Genre:
Title: 100 Timeless Love Songs (Re-Recorded Versions)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock
Title: 24 Everlasting Golden Oldies, Vol. 1
Genre: Rock
Title: Don't Ever Love Me Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: A Rock & Roll Era
Genre: Rock
Title: 150 Rock 'N' Roll Classics (Re-Recorded Versions)
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: A Big Mix of Hits, Vol. 4
Genre: Pop
Title: Graduation Party 2014
Genre: Pop
Title: Almost Big Hits of 1962, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: A Mixed Bag of Hits, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Gli anni 50: il meglio (100 HIts)
Genre: Pop
Title: Great Memories, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Bubbling Under Hits That Missed the Charts
Genre: Rock
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1959, Vol. 12
Genre: Pop
Title: A Mix Of Popular Hits Vol 4
Genre: Pop
Title: Beat Generation
Title: Popcorn Kernels 7
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: The Very Best Of Rock Vol 5
Genre: Rock
Title: Happy Happy Birthday Party
Genre: Pop
Title: Doo Wop Autos
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: The Best Ever Rock & Roll Revival
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: Back to the 60's, Vol. 3
Title: Malt Shop Memories Live
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: 50's Dance Party - Vol .2
Title: 50' American Dinner (Best Fifty Music)
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: Great Memories Vol 1
Genre: Pop
Featuring albums
Title: Street Carols - December Voices
Artist: Stormy Weather
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Soul, Blues, Gospel, Traditional Pop Music
Title: I Love the 50's: 1959 (Re-Recorded Versions)
Artist: Various Artists
Title: 101 All (Original Soundtrack) (CD2)
Artist: Rock 'N Roll
Genre: Rock & Roll, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack