Made up of sisters Betty & Rose Collins, The Teen Queens cut a number of hits in LA starting around 1955, and by the time of this record Betty was 20 and Rose was 19. Written by the great west coast blues/ r&B legend Big Jay McNeely, this outright funky sides show the sisters had come a long way since "Eddie My Love" from just a few years prior. This was their third to last release as the Teen Queens, but they cut a few more sides as Betty & Rose.
Sadly, both ladies succumbed to drug addiction and passed away many years ago.
from 1960...
THE TEEN QUEENS - THERE'S NOTHING ON MY MIND Pt 1
& Pt 2
4 comments:
Thanks for posting this. It's actually an "answer" record to "There Is Something On Your Mind" by Big Jay McNeely & Band (with Little Sonny on vocals) released in 1959 on the Swingin' label.
I guess Bob Marchan had the biggest hit out of this one but this is pretty hot too. Thanks for posting it. Just wondered, does side 1 end so abruptly on the single as it does here?
Dave
Yes, my posts are always taken directly from the record with no editing or trickery.
Oh, this is wonderful!!!! I never knew there was an answer record to "There's Something On My Mind".
Thank you, thank you!
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