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Shep & The Limelites' recording sessions for Hull Records started in August 1960. They recorded the original version of " Daddys Home " on February 1, 1961. "Daddy's Home" reached no. 2 on the Billboard popular music chart in May, [ 1 ] and was covered by P. J. Proby (1970) Jermaine Jackson (1972), Toots and the Maytals ( Funky Kingston 1973 ...
The song was written by the three members of the band, James "Shep" Sheppard (1935–1970), Clarence Bassett (1936–2005) and Charles Baskerville. The group recorded the original version of "Daddy's Home" on February 1, 1961, and it was released on Hull Records in March 1961 with the B-side being "This I Know".
"Daddy's Home" (song), a 1961 song originally by Shep and the Limelites "Daddy's Home", a song by Sean Paul from his 2009 album Imperial Blaze
"A Thousand Miles Away" is a 1956 song recorded by the American doo-wop group The Heartbeats. The song was written by James Sheppard and William H. Miller. [1] The sequel, "Daddy's Home," also written by Sheppard and performed by his group Shep and the Limelites, was released in 1961.
The Heartbeats recently consisted of original members Wally Roker (bass) and Vernon Sievers (baritone), lead vocalist Walter Crump, and two members of the 1980s lineup of Shep & The Limelites, Ron Bassett (second tenor) and Randy Reid (first tenor). Original first tenor Albert Crump died of cancer on October 3, 2012, at age 75.
January 24 – James "Shep" Sheppard, of The Heartbeats and Shep and the Limelites, is found murdered in his car on the Long Island Expressway. January 26 – Simon & Garfunkel release their final album together, Bridge Over Troubled Water.
The title track was released as the lead single of the album, and was followed up by a cover of Shep and the Limelites 1961 US doo-wop hit, "Daddy's Home". The singles peaked at numbers 4 and 2 respectively on the UK singles chart. [8] "
Shep and the Limelites: 2 May 29 4 "Travelin' Man" Ricky Nelson: 1 May 29 8 "Mama Said" The Shirelles 4 May 29 4 May 22 "Running Scared" Roy Orbison: 1 June 5 4 "Breakin' in a Brand New Broken Heart" Connie Francis 7 May 29 3 "Hello Mary Lou" Ricky Nelson 9 May 22 1 May 29 "I Feel So Bad" Elvis Presley 5 June 5 3 "Tragedy" The Fleetwoods: 10 ...