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Silhouettes -Website

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The link below is to a site dedicated to The Silhouettes which has been put together with a great deal of effort and care.

 

There is much, in fact a great deal to read, learn and enjoy. Great thanks must go to Elaine Lewis the widow of Rick Lewis for what has been made available. It's a credit to the men who wrote and sang together; Bill, Earl, Raymond, Richard, John and Cornelius.

 

She has recently produced a double CD (unique in many ways) of all their recorded songs including rehearsal out-takes, snippets of interviews and other moments caught on tape. This unique piece of production can only be sourced directly from Elaine at lewra@aol.com. I received a copy this way using Paypal recently. This really is a fantastic record of men at work doing what they love.

 

This is not a mass produced CD, but a very personal and close up record of a great male harmony group who gave so much, but, as is often the case, they received little in return. Doo-wop / transitional / soul / northern...........it's all there to be enjoyed. Give it a try.

 

 

 

http://www.thesilhouettes.org/jukebox/

Please note that the CD's contains much more than the jukebox and the clarity is far superior.

 

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MrsWoodsrules

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Great post, love that jukebox thing, Not Me Baby, what a tune........love it, love it, love it.

Amsterdam Russ

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Hey, Calum, it might sound an odd question, but are you the same person who set up a Silhouettes website a few years ago and also used to frequent the WebmasterWorld forums?

Guest ElaineLewis

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Thanks, Calum! Yes, I Wanna Know is on the CD and I do have a clip of Bill talking about how he recorded these great songs and he never heard a word about them ever again! He never knew that I Wanna Know became a Northern Soul classic--as it should have been and deserved to be! A really great song, I love it! At least Bootsie did get to learn that one of his songs (Not Me Baby) was a big record in the UK. That meant a lot to him. Anyway, thanks for posting I Wanna Know. It should give everyone an idea of what's on this CD--so many amazing, great songs, and all in mint condition.

Amsterdam Russ

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Welcome, Elaine. :hatsoff2:

What can you tell us about this CD, how you went about getting it together and what motivated you to do so?




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