Doris Coley
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Doris Coley | |
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Background information | |
Also known as | Doris Kenner Jackson |
Born | Goldsboro, North Carolina,U.S. | August 2, 1941
Origin | Passaic, New Jersey,U.S. |
Died | February 4, 2000 Sacramento, California,U.S. | (aged 58)
Genres | R&B,pop,soul |
Occupation | Singer |
Years active | 1957–2000 |
Formerly of | The Shirelles |
Doris Coley(August 2, 1941 – February 4, 2000)[1][2]was an American musician, who was best known as a member (and occasional lead singer) ofthe Shirelles.Doris was the lead singer on their biggest hit, "Dedicated to the One I Love".[3]She initially left the group in 1968, but returned in 1975 after original lead singer, Shirley Owens, left. Through marriages, she became Doris Coley Kenner and later Doris Kenner Jackson.
Life
[edit]Coley was born inGoldsboro, North Carolinato Zeno and Ruth Best Coley[4]as the oldest of five children but moved with her family toPassaic, New Jerseyafter her mother's death.[3]With schoolmates Shirley Owens (later Shirley Alston Reeves), Addie "Micki" Harris and Beverly Lee, she formed the Shirelles in Passaic in 1958, one of the first all-girl groups of the rock era. The four teenagers did not graduate with their class of 1958, but they earned diplomas later. They performed their self-written "I Met Him on a Sunday" for Florence Greenberg and was signed to her Tiara label (the song was so popular, it was bought by Decca Records).[5]
Coley was married two times. Coley married Alfonza Kenner, who she had two sons with, Gary and Antonio, and they remained married until his death.[4]She married Wallace Jackson and have twins, Staci (later Richardson) and Tracy Jackson.[4]Many years later, in 1994, when the Rhythm and Blues Foundation gave the Shirelles a Heritage Award, Kenner sang with the group's other surviving members, Alston Reeves and Lee, for the first time in 19 years (Harris having died in 1982). The threesome met again when they were inducted into theRock 'n' Roll Hall of Famein 1996.[5]
Death
[edit]Coley died ofbreast cancerat the age of 58 on February 4, 2000.[6][7]
References
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- ^Powers, Ann (February 8, 2000)."Doris Kenner-Jackson, 58, Singer In the Original Shirelles Foursome".The New York Times.RetrievedMarch 18,2023.
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