Rosetta Hightower
American singer
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::summary American singer ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Rosetta Hightower |
| background | solo_singer |
| birth_name | Rosetta Jeanette Hightower |
| alias | Rosetta Hightower Green |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| death_date | |
| death_place | Clapham, London, England |
| instrument | Vocals |
| genre | R&B, pop |
| occupation | Singer |
| label | CBS, Toast, Rivera, Polydor |
| past_member_of | The Orlons |
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Rosetta Jeanette Hightower (23 June 1944 – 2 August 2014) was an American singer and the lead singer of the 1960s girl group The Orlons. She was born in Philadelphia.
Background
As lead singer of The Orlons, the Orlons recorded several Top 10 U.S. hits between 1962 and 1964, including "The Wah-Watusi", "Don't Hang Up", "South Street", and "Not Me". In early 1962, The Orlons provided backing vocals on Dee Dee Sharp's "Mashed Potato Time" (No. 2 pop, No. 1 R&B). That spring, they recorded "The Wah-Watusi" which, in July 1962, made it in the Billboard charts to the No. 2 spot. and "Crossfire" (No. 19 Pop, No. 25 R&B).
Hightower left the group in the late 1960s to pursue a solo career in the UK. She joined the ranks of the then-popular female session singers who backed many hit songs. This group included Madeline Bell, Lesley Duncan, Kiki Dee, and Sue and Sunny. She recorded with Joe Cocker on his With a Little Help From My Friends album.
Career
In 1968, Hightower released the single, "I Can't Give Back the Love I Feel for You" bw "Big Bird" on Toast TT 509.
Moving permanently to England in 1970, Hightower married musician-producer Ian Green. She represented the US in Belgium for the first international singing contest held. She released numerous singles and at least two albums. In 1971, she was a backing vocalist for John Lennon's "Power to the People".
Death
Rosetta Hightower Green died in Clapham, London, on 2 August 2014, aged 70. Her son, Ian Green, Jr., works as Paul Oakenfold's main co-producer and remixer.
References
References
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- (30 June 1962). "The Orlons". Billboard.
- (6 April 1963). "Today's Top Talent". Billboard.
- Ochs, Ed. (13 July 1968). "Soul Sauce". Billboard.
- (17 May 1969). "Album Reviews". Billboard.
- Popsike - [https://www.popsike.com/ROSETTA-HIGHTOWERI-CANT-GIVE-BACK-THE-LOVE-I-FEEL-FOR-YOUTOAST-1968/305678669347.html ROSETTA HIGHTOWER,I CANT GIVE BACK THE LOVE I FEEL FOR YOU,TOAST 1968.]
- (11 July 1970). "Intl Singfest in Belgium". Billboard.
- (1 August 1970). "US Captures Belgium Finale". Billboard.
- (2005). "John Lennon: Listen To This Book". Paper Jukebox.
- [https://www.facebook.com/groups/1459994147620507 "In Memory of Rosetta Hightower Green"], ''Facebook''. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
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