Grady Chapman
Encyclopedia
Grady Chapman was best known as the American
lead singer of doo wop group The Robins
.
, Chapman joined The Robins in 1952, singing alongside Bobby Nunn
, Billy Richards, Roy Richards, Ty Terrell, and later Carl Gardner
. During that time, the Robins recorded for RCA, and later Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller's Los Angeles -based "Spark" label. In 1955, when Leiber and Stoller took Robins members Nunn and Gardner east to form the Coasters, the Robins recruited H. B. Barnum, and continued recording for the Whippet label. In 1958, he wrote "Sweet Pea" (Class Records #232) for Bob and Earl. Chapman would later become a member of one of the Coasters' many spin-off groups, The Coasters Mark II, which included Bobby Nunn, Bobby Sheen, and Billy Richards, Jr. In 1977, along with Billy Guy
and Jerome Evans
, he sang on "Paid The Price" on Michelle Phillips
' album Victim Of Romance. Chapman would also substitute for Carl Gardner a few times in the 1990s and 2000s with The Coasters
. He still performed as Grady Chapman & The Robins with various back-up musicians, until his death, from congestive heart failure, on January 4, 2011.
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lead singer of doo wop group The Robins
The Coasters
The Coasters are an American rhythm and blues/rock and roll vocal group that had a string of hits in the late 1950s. Beginning with "Searchin'" and "Young Blood", their most memorable songs were written by the songwriting and producing team of Leiber and Stoller...
.
Biography
Born in Greenville, South CarolinaGreenville, South Carolina
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, Chapman joined The Robins in 1952, singing alongside Bobby Nunn
Bobby Nunn
Ulysses B. "Bobby" Nunn was an American singer with the musical groups The Robins and The Coasters. He was born in Birmingham, Alabama, U.S., and died of heart failure in Los Angeles, California, U.S.-Biography:...
, Billy Richards, Roy Richards, Ty Terrell, and later Carl Gardner
Carl Gardner
Carl Edward Gardner was an American singer, best known as the foremost member and founder of The Coasters. Known for the 1958 song "Yakety Yak", which spent a week as number one on the Hot 100 pop list, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.- Life and career :Gardner was born...
. During that time, the Robins recorded for RCA, and later Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller's Los Angeles -based "Spark" label. In 1955, when Leiber and Stoller took Robins members Nunn and Gardner east to form the Coasters, the Robins recruited H. B. Barnum, and continued recording for the Whippet label. In 1958, he wrote "Sweet Pea" (Class Records #232) for Bob and Earl. Chapman would later become a member of one of the Coasters' many spin-off groups, The Coasters Mark II, which included Bobby Nunn, Bobby Sheen, and Billy Richards, Jr. In 1977, along with Billy Guy
Billy Guy
-Biography:Billy Guy is best known as a member of The Coasters, singing lead on such hits as "Searchin'," "Little Egypt," "Run Red Run," "Wait A Minute," among others. Before Guy joined The Coasters in 1955, he was part of a comedy singing duo called "Bip and Bop." One single called "Ding Ding...
and Jerome Evans
Jerome Evans (singer)
Jerome Evans was an American R&B and doo-wop singer of the 1960s and 1970s. He was born Jerome Albert Evans Sr.-Biography:...
, he sang on "Paid The Price" on Michelle Phillips
Michelle Phillips
Michelle Phillips is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She gained fame as a member of the 1960s group The Mamas & the Papas, and is the last surviving original member of the group.-Early life:...
' album Victim Of Romance. Chapman would also substitute for Carl Gardner a few times in the 1990s and 2000s with The Coasters
The Coasters
The Coasters are an American rhythm and blues/rock and roll vocal group that had a string of hits in the late 1950s. Beginning with "Searchin'" and "Young Blood", their most memorable songs were written by the songwriting and producing team of Leiber and Stoller...
. He still performed as Grady Chapman & The Robins with various back-up musicians, until his death, from congestive heart failure, on January 4, 2011.
Singles
- I Need You So/Don’t Blooper (Money #204) (1955) (as Grady Chapman And The Suedes)
- My Love Will Never Change/Smiling Gondolier (Zephyr #016) (1957)
- Say You Will Be Mine/Starlight, Starbright (Knight #2003) (1958)
- Garden Of Memories/Tell Me That You Care (Imperial #5591) (1959)
- Come Away/Let’s Talk About Us (Imperial #5611) (1959)
- Sweet Thing/I Know What I Want (Mercury #71632) (1960)
- Ambush/My Life Would Be Worth Living (Mercury #71698) (1960)
- I’ll Never Question Your Love/This, That, ‘N The Other (Mercury #71771) (1961)
- Roly Poly/(B-Side Unknown) (Arwin) (1961)
Other media
- In 2006, he appeared on the TV show JoeyJoey (TV series)Joey is an American sitcom, which stars Matt LeBlanc reprising his role as Joey Tribbiani from the sitcom Friends. It premiered on the NBC television network, on September 9, 2004, in the former time slot of its parent series, Thursday nights at 8:00 p.m...
in the episode entitled "Joey And The Party For Alex" playing Pip #1 - His recording "Since I First Met You" from 1957 with The Robins is included in the films Pulp FictionPulp Fiction (film)Pulp Fiction is a 1994 American crime film directed by Quentin Tarantino, who co-wrote its screenplay with Roger Avary. The film is known for its rich, eclectic dialogue, ironic mix of humor and violence, nonlinear storyline, and host of cinematic allusions and pop culture references...
and American Strays. - "Out Of The Picture" from 1956 by The Robins (with Chapman) appears in an Hewlett Packard printer commercial.