Ronnie Bright is an American

United States

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 R&B

Rhythm and blues

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 and doo wop singer of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.

Biography

Bright has been the bass singer for doo wop groups The Valentines

The Valentines (doo-wop band)

The Valentines were one of the most highly regarded American Doo Wop groups from the mid 1950s. Their records are highly sought by collectors....

, The Cadillacs

The Cadillacs

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, The Deep River Boys, and The Coasters

The Coasters

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. He has done session work for artists such as Barry Mann

Barry Mann

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, Jackie Wilson

Jackie Wilson

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, Peter Gabriel

Peter Gabriel

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, and Johnny Cymbal

Johnny Cymbal

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. His most recognizable vocals are from Johnny Cymbal

Johnny Cymbal

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's 1963 hit song "Mr. Bass Man." He sang with The Valentines (the group was previously called The Dreamers) from 1954 to 1957, briefly with The Cadillacs in 1960, and The Deep River Boys in the late 1960s. In 1965, Bright released a record for Coed Records as Ronnie and The Schoolmates. He joined 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...

 in April 1968, replacing Will "Dub" Jones) and is still with the group.

Group singles and recordings

• Summer Love/For You (Bruce) (1954) (unreleased) (The Dreamers)
• Tonight Kathleen/Summer Love (Old Town #1009) (1954) (The Valentines)
• Lily Maebelle/Falling For You (Rama #171) (1955) (The Valentines)
• I Love You Darling/Hand Me Down Love (Rama #181) (1955) (The Valentines)
• Christmas Prayer/Kiss Me (Rama #186) (1955) (The Valentines)
• Why/The Woo Woo Train (Rama #196) (1956) (The Valentines)
• Twenty Minutes Before The Hour/I’ll Never Let You Go (Rama #201) (1956) (The Valentines)
• Nature’s Creation/My Story Of Love (Rama #208) (1956) (The Valentines)
• Don’t Say Goodnight/I Cried Oh, Oh (Rama #228) (1957) (The Valentines)
• Tell Me Today/It’s Love (Josie #876) (1960) (Speedo & The Cadillacs)
• Who Put The Bomp (ABC Paramount #10237) (1961) (Barry Mann)
• Baby Workout (Brunswick #55239) (1963) (Jackie Wilson)
• Mr. Bass Man (Kapp #503) (1963) (Johnny Cymbal)
• Just Born (To Be Your Baby)/Don’t Don’t Don’t Dropout (Coed #605) (1965) (Ronnie & The Schoolmates)
• Act Right/The World Is Changing (Turntable #504) (1969) (The Coasters)
• Good Lovin' (King) (1971) (unreleased) (The Coasters)
• Cool Jerk (King #6389) (1971) (The Coasters)
• Mustang Sally (King) (1971) (The Coasters)
• The In Crowd (King) (1971) (The Coasters)
• On Broadway (King) (1971) (The Coasters)
• Hush Don’t Talk About It/The World Keeps On Turning (Wicked #8103) (1976) (Carl Gardner & The Coasters)
• Check Mr. Popeye (lead vocals for The Coasters on Southside Johnny
  Southside Johnny
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  's album This Time Is For Real on Epic #34668) (1977)
• Mercy Street (backup vocals from Peter Gabriel
  Peter Gabriel
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  's Geffen album So) (1986)
• Just Born (To Be Your Baby)/Don’t Don’t Don’t Dropout (Collectables #1144) (reissue) (Ronnie & The Schoolmates)

External links

• The Coasters Web Site
• [ All Music Guide]
• Marv Goldberg's R&B Notebooks - The Valentines