The Essex

The Essex

The Essex was an R&B vocal group formed in 1962. Founding members Walter Vickers (guitar) and Rodney Taylor (drums) were US Marines stationed in Okinawa, Japan. After being transferred to Camp LeJeune in North Carolina, they enlisted fellow Marines Billy Hill and Rudolph Johnson as group members. Next they added a female lead singer, Anita Humes, a Marine from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

In 1963, a demo earned them a recording contract with Roulette Records. They recorded "Easier Said Than Done" in twenty minutes.Fact|date=July 2007 The song was written by William Linton, who said that the beat was inspired by the sound of multiple teletype machines, noisy mechanical beasts pounding out copy in the base's communications room.Fact|date=July 2007 Released as their first single, the song reached the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. Rudolph Johnson left the group, and the Essex became a quartet. Three months after "Easier Said Than Done" reached #1 in July 1963, the group had a #12 hit with the follow-up song, "A Walkin' Miracle" in September 1963. On the label of this single, the group name appeared as "The Essex Featuring Anita Humes." The next single, "She's Got Everything," was a mild (#56) hit. Marine duties made it hard for the group to take advantage of their hits; for example, before long, Johnson was posted to Japan and Hill to Okinawa.

Anita Humes released several solo singles on the Roulette label, but had no chart success.

The vinyl recordings are collectors' items. A "best-of" CD was released by Sequel Records in 1995. [http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000000PSC/]

ingles

* "Easier Said Than Done" (b/w "Are You Going My Way?"): The Essex - Roulette 4494 (1963)
* "A Walkin' Miracle" (b/w "What I Don't Know Won't Hurt Me"): The Essex featuring Anita Humes - Roulette 4515 (1963)
* "She's Got Everything" (b/w "Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind"): The Essex - Roulette 4530 (1963)
* "What Did I Do" (b/w "Curfew Lover"): Anita Humes And The Essex - Roulette 4542 (1964)

Albums

* 1963 "Easier Said Than Done" - Roulette SR25234 (stereo)
* 1963 "A Walkin' Miracle" - Roulette SR25235 (stereo)
* 1964 "Young & Lively - Featuring Anita Humes with The Essex" - Roulette SR25246

References

Joel Whitburn. "Top 40 Hits". ISBN 0-8230-8280-6.

External links

* [http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=1911 Songfacts]


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