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Date of upload: Feb 23, 2022 ^^
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South Carolina trio Earnestine Shirley and Betty Pearce who with Lestine Jackson formed The Gypsies. However Lestine left replaced by Viola Billups from Tuskegee Alabama. After two singles on Old Town Betty Pearce left. Changing their name to The Flirtations in 1966. Two further records were made. One on Josie the other on Festival records. They were produced as we're the Old Town by JJ Jackson and Sidney Barnes. Relocating to London they teamed up with two members of The Pete Best Four Wayne Bickerton their guitarist and Tony Waddington their bassist. Who wrote most of their songs. Wayne was an A&R at Decca and its Deram subsidiary to which they were signed. Viola left in 1973 and began a solo career as Pearly Gates. Changes of line up followed. The original trio reunited in 1989 and are still going.
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@TheFlirtationsOfficial
2 years ago
Bless you for posting this on your YouTube channel. We have not seen this before, but we sure do remember the show. Beat Beat Beat.. Best wishes to you. Thank you.
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