The Marcels were a doo-wop group known for turning beloved American classic… Read Full Bio ↴The Marcels were a doo-wop group known for turning beloved American classical pop songs into rock and roll. The group formed in 1959 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with lead Cornelius Harp, bass Fred Johnson, Gene Bricker, Ron Mundy, and Richard Knauss. In 1961 many were shocked to hear a new version of the ballad, "Blue Moon" that began with the bass singer say, "bomp-baba-bomp" and "dip-da-dip." Still, the record sold a million and is featured in The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.
The disc climbed all the way to number one in the UK singles chart. However all follow-ups sank without trace, and the group became known there as a one-hit wonder. Even in their U.S. homeland, later revivals in the same vein as "Blue Moon" - "Heartaches" and "Melancholy Baby" - were much less successful.
In August of 1961, Knauss and Bricker left and were replaced by Alan Johnson (brother of Fred) and Walt Maddox. Mundy left soon after, leaving the group a quartet.
In 1962, Harp and Alan Johnson left, and were replaced by Richard Harris and William Herndon. There was a brief reunion of the original members in 1973. The group made several recordings in 1975 with Harp back on lead.
By the early 1990s the group was Johnson, Maddox, Harris, Jules Hopson and Richard Merritt.
The group split around 1995. Fred Johnson formed his own group with new members, while the other four members recruited new bass Ted Smith. Maddox won a lawsuit against Sunny James Svetnic, the manager of Johnson's group, for trademark infringement in 1996. Svetnic died in 2002.
Johnson reunited with Harp, Mundy, and Knauss in 1999 for the PBS special Doo Wop 50 with a fifth member.
The disc climbed all the way to number one in the UK singles chart. However all follow-ups sank without trace, and the group became known there as a one-hit wonder. Even in their U.S. homeland, later revivals in the same vein as "Blue Moon" - "Heartaches" and "Melancholy Baby" - were much less successful.
In August of 1961, Knauss and Bricker left and were replaced by Alan Johnson (brother of Fred) and Walt Maddox. Mundy left soon after, leaving the group a quartet.
In 1962, Harp and Alan Johnson left, and were replaced by Richard Harris and William Herndon. There was a brief reunion of the original members in 1973. The group made several recordings in 1975 with Harp back on lead.
By the early 1990s the group was Johnson, Maddox, Harris, Jules Hopson and Richard Merritt.
The group split around 1995. Fred Johnson formed his own group with new members, while the other four members recruited new bass Ted Smith. Maddox won a lawsuit against Sunny James Svetnic, the manager of Johnson's group, for trademark infringement in 1996. Svetnic died in 2002.
Johnson reunited with Harp, Mundy, and Knauss in 1999 for the PBS special Doo Wop 50 with a fifth member.
Who's That Lady
The Marcels Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Who's That Lady' by these artists:
Alan & Lita Blake Who's that woman? I know her well All decked out head…
Alan and Lita Blake Who's that woman? I know her well All decked out head…
B.B. Seaton You know, I can’t remember what we were talking about…
Carlos Santana Who's that lady......(who's that lady) Beautiful lady......…
Gentry - Jones Love her and hold her tight Tell her it’ll be alright Show…
Isley Brothers Who's that lady? Who's that lady? Beautiful lady, who's tha…
Mester Tamás Don't you wanna set fire to the city I…
Santana Who's that lady (who's that lady) Beautiful lady (who's that…
The Isley Brothers Who's that lady? (Who's that lady?) Beautiful lady (who's th…
The Isley Brothers;Jimi Hendrix Who's that lady? (Who's that lady?) Beautiful lady (who's th…
The J. (Who's that) Who's that lady? (Who's that lady?) Lovely lady…
We have lyrics for these tracks by The Marcels:
"Blue Moon" Blue moon you saw me standing alone Without a dream in…
A Sunday Kind of Love I WANT A SUNDAY KIND OF LOVE A LOVE THAT WILL…
Bells July 11th 2016 I hit the road bumping The Slim Shady…
Blue Moon (Ba-bom-a-bom-bom) (Ba-bom-a-bom-bom) (Ba-bom-a-bom-bom) (Ba…
Blue Moon (Remastered) Once upon a time Before I took up smiling I hated the…
Blue Moon ) (Ba-bom-a-bom-bom) (Ba-bom-a-bom-bom) (Ba-bom-a-bom-bom) (Ba…
Blue Moon - Remastered Once upon a time Before I took up smiling I hated the…
Blue Moon 1961 Blue moon you saw me standing alone Without a dream in…
Footprints in the Sand You walked with me Footprints in the sand And helped me unde…
Goodbye to Love Goodbye, Goodbye, Goodbye to love Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye …
Heart aches Heartaches My loving you meant only heartaches Your kiss w…
Heartaches Heartaches My loving you meant only heartaches Your kiss was…
Heartches Watch out! Here we go again Yuip yuip yuip worp worp... He…
Hold On Hold up wait, I'm not tryna date I'm just tryna get…
Honestly Sincere Speak to us, oh beautiful one, tell us how you…
I Wanna Be the Leader Daylight grows dim As we ride empty roads So close inside yo…
I'll Be Forever Loving You I'll be loving you forever, Deep inside my heart you'll leav…
My Melancholy Baby Nah, not that thing again... sing Melancholy baby All right.…
One Last Kiss Oh one last kiss, oh baby one last kiss It never…
Over the Rainbow Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high There's a land that…
Over the Rainbow - Remastered Somewhere, somewhere... Somewhere over the rainbow, way up …
Summertime Summertime, summertime, summertime, summertime Summertime, s…
Sunday Kind of Love I WANT A SUNDAY KIND OF LOVE A LOVE THAT WILL…
That Lucky Old Sun Up in the mornin' out on the job, work like…
That Old Black Magic That old black magic has me in its spell, that…
The Marcels Blue Moon (Ba-bom-a-bom-bom) (Ba-bom-a-bom-bom) (Ba-bom-a-bom-bom) (Ba…
The Wonder Of It All Yeah, yeah It's Zayy Let my words inspire and lift you up,…
Two People in the World (There's just two kinds of people in the world) (Why can't…
Wait For Me Wait Come into my arms I will wait for you I will wait…
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@MannyIsTHEGamer
Blue Moon, you saw me standing alone
Without a dream in my heart
Without a love of my own
Blue Moon, you knew just what I was there for
You heard me saying a prayer for
Someone I really could care for
And then there suddenly appeared before me
The only one my arms will ever hold
I heard somebody whisper, "Please adore me"
And when I looked, the moon had turned to gold
Blue Moon, now I'm no longer alone
Without a dream in my heart
Without a love of my own
@nobodysseus2905
When my dad used to sing this to me as a little kid, my mother just shook her head like 'what are you teaching our kid?' lol. Ahh the memories! <3
@PajamaPantsStudios
Haha, I can clearly imagine my dad doing that. I can also imagine my mom reacting the same way, lol. Good family times.
@willglo
Sounds like you have/had a great dad!... I hope so!
@cowcat33
Yup sounds like my dad... ending with a deep blue mooon
@nathrussell5893
Yep my dad too
@oleggorky906
I love how they turned this longing and yearning ballad into something so uptempo. Definitely a classic version. I’m not saying that it’s the absolute best version, but it’s certainly right up there among them.
@desertpirate9413
This is a beautiful rendition of the song. The harmonizing is incredible.
@boltactionalaska8834
Exactly, they still make alot of songs today sound mediocre.👍👍
@selvyngilbert9032
Yes - certainly!!!
@splinterbyrd
They're hopelessly out of tune, but that makes it even better