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"Sheila" is a song written and recorded by Tommy Roe. The single reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 on September 1, 1962, remaining in the top position for two weeks and peaking at number six on the US Billboard R&B chart .
Thomas David Roe (born May 9, 1942) is an American rock and pop singer-songwriter. [1]Best-remembered for his hits "Sheila" (1962), "Sweet Pea" (1966) and "Dizzy" (1969), Roe was "widely perceived as one of the archetypal bubblegum artists of the late 1960s, but cut some pretty decent rockers along the way, especially early in his career," wrote the AllMusic journalist Bill Dahl.
"Oh Sheila" is a song by American R&B band Ready for the World. Released as a single in 1985, it reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 , the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart, and the Billboard Hot Dance/Disco Club Play chart.
Singer Sheila's cover of the song in French – released as "Bang-bang" – reached #1 on the French charts in July 1966. [32] A cover version sung in Italian by Dalida reached #1 in Italy in 1966 and remained on the chart for two months, earning her a gold record.
Sheila, who played on the song’s chorus, said that producers Lionel Richie and Quincy Jones encouraged her to talk Prince about joining the track. “Lionel and Quincy kept saying, ‘Why don ...
"The Glamorous Life" is a song written by Prince, recorded by American percussionist Sheila E. and produced by both. The song has lyrics which reflect a cynicism for the decadence and materialism of the song's protagonist, referred to in the third person, who "wants to lead a glamorous life", although she is aware that "without love, it ain't much".
Sheila E.'s first song in the country market was "Glorious Train". A video for the song debuted on CMT on March 7, 2009, following the airing of the episode of Gone Country in which Sheila E. was announced the winner. Sheila E. performed two shows at Yoshi's in Oakland, California, on August 15, 2010. At her merchandise stand she sold an EP ...
"Easy to Be Hard" is a song from the 1967 rock musical Hair. It was written by Galt MacDermot , James Rado , and Gerome Ragni , who put the musical together in the mid-1960s. The original recording of the musical featuring the song was released in May 1968 with the song being sung by Lynn Kellogg , who performed the role of Sheila on stage in ...