Helen Cornelius
Helen Cornelius ( born December 6, 1941 as Helen Lorene Johnson in Monroe City, Missouri) is an American country music singer who enjoyed success with her duet partner Jim Ed Brown in the 1970s.
Helen Cornelius comes from a family with many, music-loving family. Her brothers played in country bands, with two sisters formed a vocal trio. After winning talent contests she put together his own band, the Crossroads. Before her career got going right, they got married and took a job as a secretary. Since appearances were no longer possible now, she began to write songs.
In 1970, she was hired by a music publisher. Your songs have been recorded by several of the top country music, including Barbara Fairchild and Connie Smith. In 1973 she received a recording contract from Columbia label. After publication of some little successful singles, she moved to RCA in 1973. Her first singles were released in 1975, but again failed to materialize the results. Finally, she brought along her producer, Bob Fergusson, Jim Ed Brown, who previously was able to record as a member of The Browns several top hits, as a soloist but also still waiting for the big breakthrough.
Career
Already the first single from the duo, I Do not Want to Have To Marry You, reached number one in 1976 on the country charts. The second single, Saying Hello, Saying I Love You, managed a respectable third place. Remarkably, their between -produced solo recordings were far less successful. In the same year she first appeared on the Grand Ole Opry and various television shows. In 1977 she was elected by the Country Music Association CMA for " vocal duo of the year". Your singles reached initially only mean Charts positions. It was not until 1978 top 20 rankings were booked again.
1981 ended its cooperation with Helen Cornelius, Jim Ed Brown, to realize their own ideas as a soloist. Again, the success did not materialize. In 1984, she moved briefly the genre. In the musical Annie Get Your Gun, she played the " Annie Oakley ". A year later, she released her first album, which contained several self-composed tracks. In 1988, she went back with Jim Ed Brown on a reunion tour.