- Shep and the Limelites( Shep & The Limelites )【 7 albums 45 lyrics 】
- Shep and the Limelites was an American doo-wop trio of the early 1960s, composed of James 'Shep' Sheppard (September 24, 1935 – January 24, 1970), Clarence Bassett (March 13, 1936 – January 25, 2005) and Charles Baskerville (July 6, 1936 – January 18, 1995). They are best known for their 1961 hit recording, 'Daddy's Home', co-written by Sheppard.
Career
Sheppard and Bassett, both from Queens, New York, and Baskerville, originally from Virginia, organized a group in Queens in 1960. This was billed initially as Shane Sheppard And The Limelites, but quickly became Shep and the Limelites. All three had previous experience in other groups: Shep with The Heartbeats (notable for 'A Thousand Miles Away'); Bassett with The Five Sharps and then, with Baskerville, in The Videos.
Shep & The Limelites' recording sessions for Hull Records started in August 1960. They recorded the original version of 'Daddys Home' on February 1, 1961. 'Daddy's Home' reached no. 2 on the Billboard popular music chart in May, and was covered by P J Proby (1970) Jermaine Jackson (1972), Toots and the Maytals (Funky Kingston 1973), Junior English, and Cliff Richard (1981). Later songs were not as successful as 'Daddy's Home', but still sold well; among these were 'What Did Daddy Do', 'Ready For Your Love' and 'Our Anniversary'.
Kahl Music, publisher of 'A Thousand Miles Away', an earlier song written by Sheppard, sued Keel Music, publisher of 'Daddy's Home', for copyright violation. Keel eventually lost, and this resulted in the end of the Limelites and Hull Records in 1966. Bassett joined The Flamingos and Baskerville joined The Players and then The Drifters. Sheppard re-formed the Limelites in the late 1960s, but was murdered on January 24, 1970. He died in his car on the Long Island Expressway as a result of injuries sustained in a robbery. Baskerville died, at age 58 on January 18, 1995 in New York. Bassett died on January 25, 2005, at age 68 from the complications of emphysema, at his home in Richmond, Virginia.
James Sheppard's legacy includes the composing of rock 'n' roll's first song cycle. Writing songs for both the Heartbeats and Shep and the Limelites, he tells the story of going home to his girl, with twists along the way, getting married, and celebrating their anniversary. The songs that told this story were 'A Thousand Miles Away', '500 Miles to Go', both with the Heartbeats; and then 'Daddy's Home', 'Three Steps from the Altar,' 'Our Anniversary', and 'What Did Daddy Do?' for Shep and the Limelites. - Sorted by ＞ Sorted by album (Time) Sorted by song name (Characters) Sorted by other
- Album name Release Date Song
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Daddy's Home
2006-03
1.Daddy's Home -
The R&B Sounds of Shep & the Limelites
1.Steal Away - With Your Baby
2.Stick by Me - And I'll Stick by You
3.Teach Me How to Twist4.Three Steps from the Altar
5.Easy to Remember
6.Everything Is Gonna Be Alright -
The Best Of The Heartbeats [Rhino]
1.Daddy's Home - 2006 Remastered Version
2.Ready For Your Love - 2006 Remastered Version3.Three Steps From The Altar - 2006 Remastered Version
4.Our Anniversary - 2006 Remastered Version -
Essential Masters
1.Teach Me How To Twist
2.Stick By Me And I'll Stick By You
3.Steal Away With Your Baby
4.Party For Two
5.Why, Why Won't You Believe Me6.Three Steps From The Altar
7.You Better Believe
8.Everything Is Gonna Be Alright
9.Easy To Remember -
The Complete
1.Teach Me, Teach Me How to Twist (take 3)
2.Steal Away (With Your Baby) (take 1)
3.You'll Be Sorry
4.In Case I Forget5.Daddy's Home
6.Ready for Your Love
7.Three Steps From the Altar
8.What Did Daddy Do -
150+ Doo Wop Classics
1.I'm So Lonely
2.Who Told The Sandman? (Provided)
3.Daddy's Home
4.Ready For Your Love
5.Our Anniversary
6.Gee Baby, What About You
7.Three Steps From The Altar8.Take This Advise From Your Daddy
9.Party For Two
10.Why Did You Fall?
11.In Case I Forget
12.You'll Be Sorry
13.Monkey
14.What Did Daddy Do -
Miscellaneous
1.Ready for Your Love
2.Makes No Difference What You Are3.Remember Baby
【Correction of errors in the album information】