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JOHNNY O'KEEFE
You'll Never Cherish A Love So True (Until You Lose It) (Berry Gordy Jr) Australia 1963 #1 Sydney #1 Adelaide Double-sided hit in Sydney and Adelaide with the A-side, the national hit Move Baby Move. Single on Leedon. Johnny O'Keefe (1935-1978), known in Australia as The Wild One, The King of Rock'n'Roll or just J. O'K. was a pioneer Australian rocker, a chart topping artist in his home country. The TV mini-series Shout! The Story of Johnny O'Keefe (1985) was adapted as a stage musical in 2001. Further reading: Damian Johnstone's definitive J.O'K. biography The Wild One, 2001 (Google Books).
THE VELLS
You'll Never Cherish A Love So True (Till You Lose It) (Berry Gordy Jr) USA 1962 Original version Single on Berry Gordy Jr's Mel-O-Dy label, a Motown subsidiary. Some reliable sources spell the group name as The Vels but Vells seems to be correct. The Vells had released a single on Chess subsidiary The group would soon become better known as Martha & The Vandellas, although The Vandellas did not include Gloria Williams, the lead singer on You'll Never Cherish A Love So True: she left the group when the record didn't take off. Before their first big hit, Heatwave (1963. #4 USA), The Vandellas backed Marvin Gaye on Stubborn Kind Of Fellow (1962). References: 1. Martha Reeves & The Vandellas discography at SoulfulKindaMusic.net. 2. Jay Warner, American Singing Groups, 2006 (Google Books). 3. Mel-o-dy discography and label shots at Seabear Studios. Corrections or comments? Contact the writer. |
