Joe Jeffrey Group

The Joe Jeffrey Group was an American rhythm and blues band, who had a No. 14 hit on the Billboard Hot 100,[1] on 26 July - 2 August 1969, and entered Vancouver's CKLG chart May 23, 1969, with "My Pledge Of Love".[2] The group was made up of Joe Jeffrey (born Joseph Stafford Jr., Cleveland, Ohio) (vocals, guitar), Al Russ (bass), Charles Perry (percussion) and Ron Browning (drums).[3] Joe Jeffrey was born in Arkansas.

The group also recorded a version of "My Baby Loves Lovin'", which charted concurrently with the bigger hit by White Plains. Their version reached No. 115 on the Billboard Bubbling Under chart.

In the early to mid-1970s, Jeffrey played in the greater Cleveland area three or four nights a week, in a bar off Miles Road named "In The Woods". The dark road off Miles road was literally 'in the woods'. A solo act, he played guitar and sang. His repertoire included "My Pledge of Love", "My Baby Loves Lovin'", old standards, Stevie Wonder, different R&B artists, and his version of "Impossible Dream".

Stafford died of cancer at his Cleveland home on September 4, 2016, at age 80.[4]

"My Pledge of Love" chart performance
Chart (1969) Peak
position
Canada RPM Top Singles[5] 6
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[6] 18
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[7] 14
U.S. Cashbox Top 100[8] 13

Other charted singles[9]

  • 1969 - "Dreamin' Till Then", US Billboard No. 108
  • 1969 - "Hey, Hey Woman", US Billboard No. 109
  • 1970 - "My Baby Loves Lovin'", US Billboard No. 115, Australia No. 23[10]

References
  1. Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 1276. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
  2. "Music: Top 100 Songs | Billboard Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.com. 1969-07-26. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
  3. "Joe Jeffrey". Soulfulkindamusic.net. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
  4. Joseph Stafford Jr. Obituary, Obits.cleveland.com, access-dare March 4, 2018
  5. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
  6. "Top 40 week 40 van 1969". Top40.nl. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  7. "Music: Top 100 Songs | Billboard Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.com. 1969-08-02. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
  8. "Cash Box Top 100 8/16/69". Cashboxmagazine.com. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  9. Whitburn, Joel (2015). The Comparison Book Billboard/Cash Box/Record World 1954-1982. Sheridan Books. p. 263. ISBN 978-0-89820-213-7.
  10. "Go-Set National Top 40, 27 June 1970". Poparchives.com.au. Retrieved 17 September 2021.


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