Artist: Bobbettes
Author: Emma Pought/Jannie Pought/Helen Gathers/Laura Webb/Reather Dixon
Label: Atlantic
Year: 1957
First girl group n°1 R&B and top 10 US to boot. Ahmed Ertegun at the controls. Five young teens from New York with a song they wrote about their teacher. The real Mr. Lee bought himself a case of 45's to distribute among his pupils. Answer song I Shot Mr. Lee ('60) was less innocent in more than one way: their re-cut for Triple-X won out on the charts against the initial Atlantic take.
Covers:
Kenny Lee Martin [answer song as I'm Jivin' Mr. Lee]
Bobbettes [sequel as I Shot Mr. Lee]
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