Shep & The Limelites
Shep and the Limelites was an American doo-wop group of the early 1960s, co… Read Full Bio ↴Shep and the Limelites was an American doo-wop group of the early 1960s, composed of James "Shep" Sheppard (September 24, 1935 – January 24, 1970), Clarence Bassett (March 13, 1936 – January 25, 2005) and Charles Baskerville (July 6, 1936 – January 18, 1995). They are best known for their 1961 hit recording, "Daddy's Home", co-written by Sheppard.
Sheppard and Bassett, both from Queens County, New York, and Baskerville, originally from Virginia, organized a group in Queens in 1960. This was billed initially as Shane Sheppard And The Limelites, but quickly became Shep and the Limelites. All three had previous experience in other groups: Shep with The Heartbeats (notable for "A Thousand Miles Away"); Bassett with The Five Sharps and then, with Baskerville, in The Videos.
Shep & The Limelites' recording sessions for Hull Records started in August 1960. They recorded the original version of "Daddys Home" on February 1, 1961. "Daddy's Home" reached no. 2 on the Billboard popular music chart in May, and was covered by P J Proby (1970) Jermaine Jackson (1972), Toots and the Maytals (Funky Kingston 1973), Junior English, and Cliff Richard (1981). Later songs were not as successful as "Daddy's Home", but still sold well; among these were "What Did Daddy Do", "Ready For Your Love" and "Our Anniversary".
Kahl Music, publisher of "A Thousand Miles Away", an earlier song written by Sheppard, sued Keel Music, publisher of "Daddy's Home", for copyright violation. Keel eventually lost, and this resulted in the end of the Limelites and Hull Records in 1966. Bassett joined The Flamingos and Baskerville joined The Players and then The Drifters. Sheppard re-formed the Limelites in the late 1960s, but was murdered on January 24, 1970. He died in his car on the Long Island Expressway as a result of injuries sustained in a robbery. Baskerville died, at age 58 on January 18, 1995 in New York. Bassett died on January 25, 2005, at age 68 from the complications of emphysema, at his home in Richmond, Virginia.
James Sheppard's legacy includes the composing of rock 'n' roll's first song cycle. Writing songs for both the Heartbeats and Shep and the Limelites, he tells the story of going home to his girl, with twists along the way, getting married, and celebrating their anniversary. The songs that told this story were "A Thousand Miles Away", "500 Miles to Go", both with the Heartbeats; and then "Daddy's Home", "Three Steps from the Altar," "Our Anniversary", and "What Did Daddy Do?" for Shep and the Limelites.
Discography
Singles
"Too Young to Wed" / "Two Lovin' Hearts" Apt 25039 1960
"I'm So Lonely" / "One Week from Today" Apt 25046 1961
"Daddy's Home" / "This I Know" Hull 45-H-740 Mar 1961
"Ready for Your Love" / "You'll Be Sorry" Hull 45-H-742 May 1961 [7] charted at #42
"Three Steps From The Alter"/"Oh, What a Feeling" Hull 45-H-747 1961
"Our Anniversary" / "Who Told the Sandman" Hull 45-H-748 Feb 1962
Sheppard and Bassett, both from Queens County, New York, and Baskerville, originally from Virginia, organized a group in Queens in 1960. This was billed initially as Shane Sheppard And The Limelites, but quickly became Shep and the Limelites. All three had previous experience in other groups: Shep with The Heartbeats (notable for "A Thousand Miles Away"); Bassett with The Five Sharps and then, with Baskerville, in The Videos.
Shep & The Limelites' recording sessions for Hull Records started in August 1960. They recorded the original version of "Daddys Home" on February 1, 1961. "Daddy's Home" reached no. 2 on the Billboard popular music chart in May, and was covered by P J Proby (1970) Jermaine Jackson (1972), Toots and the Maytals (Funky Kingston 1973), Junior English, and Cliff Richard (1981). Later songs were not as successful as "Daddy's Home", but still sold well; among these were "What Did Daddy Do", "Ready For Your Love" and "Our Anniversary".
Kahl Music, publisher of "A Thousand Miles Away", an earlier song written by Sheppard, sued Keel Music, publisher of "Daddy's Home", for copyright violation. Keel eventually lost, and this resulted in the end of the Limelites and Hull Records in 1966. Bassett joined The Flamingos and Baskerville joined The Players and then The Drifters. Sheppard re-formed the Limelites in the late 1960s, but was murdered on January 24, 1970. He died in his car on the Long Island Expressway as a result of injuries sustained in a robbery. Baskerville died, at age 58 on January 18, 1995 in New York. Bassett died on January 25, 2005, at age 68 from the complications of emphysema, at his home in Richmond, Virginia.
James Sheppard's legacy includes the composing of rock 'n' roll's first song cycle. Writing songs for both the Heartbeats and Shep and the Limelites, he tells the story of going home to his girl, with twists along the way, getting married, and celebrating their anniversary. The songs that told this story were "A Thousand Miles Away", "500 Miles to Go", both with the Heartbeats; and then "Daddy's Home", "Three Steps from the Altar," "Our Anniversary", and "What Did Daddy Do?" for Shep and the Limelites.
Discography
Singles
"Too Young to Wed" / "Two Lovin' Hearts" Apt 25039 1960
"I'm So Lonely" / "One Week from Today" Apt 25046 1961
"Daddy's Home" / "This I Know" Hull 45-H-740 Mar 1961
"Ready for Your Love" / "You'll Be Sorry" Hull 45-H-742 May 1961 [7] charted at #42
"Three Steps From The Alter"/"Oh, What a Feeling" Hull 45-H-747 1961
"Our Anniversary" / "Who Told the Sandman" Hull 45-H-748 Feb 1962
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Shep & The Limelites Lyrics
Crying in the Chapel How I'd love to hear the organ In the chapel in…
Daddy's Home You're my love You're my angel You're the girl of my dreams …
Everything Is Gonna Be Alright Leave that smile on your face And don't think about the…
For You My Love I'll ne'er forget that sad, sad day Darling that y…
Gee Baby What About You Love makes me treat you the way that I do, Gee…
I'm a Hurting Inside Oh-a-w-oh When I was just a little child (Little child) Happ…
I'm So Lonely Eyes like an infant Staring me down She′ll take anything tha…
In Case I Forget Lately Been wonderin′ what happened to those photographs I'm…
Oh What a Feeling It must be love Oh, what a feeling I sit at home…
Our Anniversary Anniversary, anniversary Tomorrow will be our anniversary I′…
Pledging My Love All My Love, I give you All My Love, The skies…
Steal Away Hey girl will you remember my name I am a stranger…
Teach Me Teach Me How to Twist Teach me, teach me how to twist I gotta learn to…
This I Know I've been waiting all night to get it started We about…
Too Young to Wed She wakes up early every morning She get up long before…
Two Loving Hearts They were always together and seldom did ever Did anyone see…
You Better Believe You better believe That your heart is not a stone Just becau…
You'll Be Sorry Someday you′ll be sorry The way you treated me was wrong I…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Shep:
Daddy's Home You're my love You're my angel You're the girl of my dreams …
Daddys Home You're my love You're my angel You're the girl of my dreams …
Flip Just a kid in a room in a small town In…
Fool to Fool If you could look through the eyes that have been…
migraines I don't think my head is in the right place Things…