The Shields - I'm Sorry Now 1958

The Shields (Los Angeles, California)
Personnel:
Frankie Ervin (Lead)
Jesse Belvin (First Tenor)
Mel Williams (Second Tenor)
Johnny "Guitar" Watson (Baritone)
Tommy "Buster" Williams (Bass)
Biography:
After West Coast label-owner/Producer Georges Matola approved the Slades version of "You Cheated" on Domino, he quickly structured a black group to cover the white version. Matola Joined Frankie Ervin with Jesse Belvin, Mel Williams, Buster Williams and Johnny "Guitar" Watson to record the disc in the Studio.
Jesse Belvin executed the high Falsetto tenor on "You Cheated". Makeshift groups were assembled by Mantola whenever the group was making TV appearances. He would assemble Ervin and two others and have them lip-Sync each song as the Shields while on tour.
Others who sang in these Makeshift groups included Tonny Allen, toncie Blackwell, Howard Gardner, Johnny Moore, Johnny White, Tenor Chuck Jackson, Charles Paterson, James Monroe Warren, Horace Pookie Wooten, Tommy Youngblood, and, from the Cadillacs, Bobby Phillips.
Charles Wright Replaced Ervin as lead. Ervin had previously been with Johnny Moore's Three Blazers and later with the Spears. "You Cheated", which went to number 11 R&B and number 12 pop in 1958, was the group's only hit, and the song remains one of the most enduring legacies of the age of doo-wop.

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A GREAT one for sure! Thanks Mr. Doo Wop!

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I keep finding these doo wop gems.
Great songs...

[@ritakessler893]

Beautiful song, falsetto background brings it all together perfectly!

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Love this gem

[@angied8919]

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Glad you like it!

[@nicky0016dd]

I love this song so much!
The Shields were GREAT!

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The answer record to Connie's ' Who's Sorry Now '.

[@danielpadilla1365]

Well the Shield's definitely have some Dynamite singers man love this song Thank you so much for the background and Sharing mr. Dowop

[@danielmkubacki]

WOW!

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Nice

[@lawrencedorfman5543]

MRDOOWOP TYVM ANOTHER GREAT CLASSIC GROUP, LEAD AND SONG.
DO PLEASE KEEP THEM COMING.

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Great . Very interesting history

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