Eugene Church (January 22, 1938 – April 3, 1993) [1] was an American R&B singer and songwriter.
Church was born in St. Louis, Missouri. [1] In the 1950s, he collaborated with Jesse Belvin releasing singles on Modern Records as The Cliques. Their 1956 single, "The Girl in My Dreams" b/w "I Wanna Know Why", peaked at #45 on the Billboard Hot 100. [2]
Late in the 1950s, he released four singles of his own, as Eugene Church & the Fellows. The first two were U.S. hits: " Pretty Girls Everywhere" went No. 6 R&B, No. 36 Pop, and "Miami" hit No. 14 R&B and No. 67 Pop. [3] They were followed by "Good News" and "Mind Your Own Business", neither of which charted. Church later pursued a career in gospel music in Dallas, Texas, and returned to secular music in the 1990s in doo-wop revues. [4]
Church died from cancer in Los Angeles, California in April 1993, at age 55. [1]
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Eugene Church (January 22, 1938 – April 3, 1993) [1] was an American R&B singer and songwriter.
Church was born in St. Louis, Missouri. [1] In the 1950s, he collaborated with Jesse Belvin releasing singles on Modern Records as The Cliques. Their 1956 single, "The Girl in My Dreams" b/w "I Wanna Know Why", peaked at #45 on the Billboard Hot 100. [2]
Late in the 1950s, he released four singles of his own, as Eugene Church & the Fellows. The first two were U.S. hits: " Pretty Girls Everywhere" went No. 6 R&B, No. 36 Pop, and "Miami" hit No. 14 R&B and No. 67 Pop. [3] They were followed by "Good News" and "Mind Your Own Business", neither of which charted. Church later pursued a career in gospel music in Dallas, Texas, and returned to secular music in the 1990s in doo-wop revues. [4]
Church died from cancer in Los Angeles, California in April 1993, at age 55. [1]
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