Robert & Johnny
Robert & Johnny were an American doo-wop duo from The Bronx, composed of Robert Carr and Johnny Mitchell.[1]
Robert & Johnny | |
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| Origin | The Bronx, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Doo-wop |
| Years active | 1950s–1960s |
| Labels | Old Town |
| Past members |
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Biography
The duo released about a dozen singles for Old Town Records in the late 1950s and early 1960s.[2] Two of them charted: "We Belong Together", which hit number 12 on the U.S. R&B Singles chart and number 32 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1958,[1] and "I Believe In You", which hit number 93 on the Hot 100 later that year. They wrote most of their own songs, and were distinguished by their vocal style, which Richie Unterberger has described as "one smoky, one nasal".[2]
Cover versions of "We Belong Together"
- Ritchie Valens (1959)
- The Belmonts (1960)
- Jimmy Velvit (1961)
- Jimmy Velvet (1962)
- Peaches & Herb
- Los Lobos (1987)
References
- Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 2102. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
- Biography, AllMusic
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