- The Cookies
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Cookies (group) .Infobox musical artist
Name = The Cookies
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Origin =Brooklyn ,New York City ,New York ,United States
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Genre = R&B
Pop
Soul
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Years_active = 1953 – 1958;
1962 – 1967
Label = Lamp/Aladdin RecordsAtlantic Records Dimension Records
Associated_acts =The Raelettes Ray Charles
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Past_members = Dorothy McCrea
Margie Hendricks
Ethel "Earl-Jean" McCrea
Pat Lyles
Dorothy Jones
Beulah Robertson
Margaret Ross
Notable_instruments =The Cookies were an American R&B
girl group in the 1950s to 1960s. Members of the original lineup would later becomeThe Raelettes , the backing vocalists forRay Charles .History
Formed in 1954 in
Brooklyn , New York, The Cookies' membership originally consisted of Dorothy Jones, Darlene McCrea and Dorothy'scousin , Beulah Roberton. Robertson was replaced in 1956 by Margie Hendricks. The group was introduced toRay Charles through their session work for Atlantic Records. After backing him and other Atlantic Records artists, Darlene and Margie helped formThe Raelettes in 1958.econd lineup
In 1961, a new version of the Cookies emerged in New York, with Dorothy Jones joining newcomers Ethel "Earl-Jean" McCrea [Darlene's younger sister] and another of Dorothy's cousins, Margaret Ross. Jones also recorded one solo recording for Columbia in 1961. This trio had the greatest success as the Cookies, under their own name, as backing vocals for other artists, and recording demos for
Aldon Music , under the direction ofCarole King andGerry Goffin . They scored their biggest hit in 1963 with the song "Don't Say Nothin' Bad (About My Baby)", which reached #3 on the Billboard R&B chart and #7 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart.A 1963 hit, 'Chains', was later recorded by
The Beatles . Earl-Jean left the group in 1965 after two solo singles, which included the first recording of the Goffin/King song'I'm Into Something Good '.In April 1967 they released their last record, produced by
The Tokens . Darlene McCrea returned to replace her sister for this recording.Members
Original lineup
1954-56
*Dorothy Jones
*Darlene McCrea
*Beulah Robertson 1956-58Dorothy JonesDarlene McCreaMargie Hendricks
1961-64
Dorothy JonesEthel "Earl Jean" McCreaMargaret Ross
1964-67
Dorothy JonesDarlene McCreaMargaret Ross
Discography
*"In Paradise" (#9 R&B hit, 1956)
*"Chains" (#17 pop charts, 1962)
*"Don't Say Nothin' Bad (About My Baby)" (#3 R&B charts, #7 pop charts, 1963)
*"Girls Grow Up Faster Than Boys" (#33 R&B charts, #33 pop charts, 1963)External links
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:0zfrxqu5ld6e~T0 The Cookies] on
Allmusic
* [http://www.history-of-rock.com/cookies.htm The Cookies] on [http://www.history-of-rock.com history-of-rock.com]
* [http://www.last.fm/music/The+Cookies/+wiki The Cookies] on [http://www.last.fm last.fm]
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