Claudine Clark
Claudine Clark ( born April 26, 1941 in Macon, Georgia) is an American rhythm and blues musician with African- American origin. She was mainly successful as a singer and composer in the 1960s.
Clark grew up in Philadelphia in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, where she earned a degree in composition teaching according to their education. In 1958 she recorded her first record with the titles Teenage Blues / Angel Of Happiness in the New York Herald Records record label. In 1962, she entered into a contract with Chancellor Records in Philadelphia, where there were three single releases until 1963. When she reached the Chancellor 's biggest success of her career, both as a singer and as a composer and lyricist.
In spring 1962, the first Clark single was released by Chancellor. The A-side was entitled Disappointed, on the B - side brought Chancellor Clark himself composed and getextetes work under Party Lights. With the radio stations, however, the A-side fell through, instead, party lights quickly became a much played hit. On June 30, 1962 of this title found its way into the Billboard Hot 100, climbed from 95th place in nine weeks to 5th place overall and was listed for 15 weeks on the Hot 100. In the rhythm-and - blues charts party lights even came on the 3rd place. This success took Chancellor on the occasion, yet in 1962 with Clark to release an LP titled Party Lights ( CHL 5029 ).
Although Claudine Clark until the 1970s released records, sometimes under pseudonyms such as Joy Dawn or Sherry Pye, and multiple record companies changed (see Single discography ), it has experienced neither as a singer or as a songwriter continued success. Even her attempt in 1962 to write a rock ' n ' roll operetta, little attention was paid.