The Joe Jeffrey Group was an American rhythm and blues band. Their best-known song was " My Pledge Of Love", which reached No. 14 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1969. [1] [2]
The group was made up of Joe Jeffrey (born Joseph Stafford Jr., Cleveland, Ohio; vocals, guitar), Al Russ (bass), Charles Perry (percussion) and Ron Browning (drums). [3]
The biggest hit for Joe Jeffrey Group was " My Pledge of Love", which charted on Billboard Hot 100 at No. 14 from 26 July to 2 August 1969, and entered Vancouver's CKLG chart May 23, 1969.
The group also recorded a version of " My Baby Loves Lovin'", which charted concurrently with the bigger hit by White Plains. Their version reached No. 115 on the Billboard Bubbling Under chart.
In the early to mid-1970s, Jeffrey played in the greater Cleveland area three or four nights a week, in a bar off Miles Road named "In The Woods". The dark road off Miles road was literally 'in the woods'. A solo act, he played guitar and sang. His repertoire included "My Pledge of Love", "My Baby Loves Lovin'", old standards, Stevie Wonder, different R&B artists, and his version of "Impossible Dream".
Stafford died of cancer at his Cleveland home on September 4, 2016, at age 80. [4]
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Length (A-side only) |
Label | Credits (A-side only) |
Album | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US Pop [5] |
US Cash. [6] |
AUS [7] [A] |
BR (IBOPE) [B] |
CAN [8] |
NLD [9] |
PHL [10] | ||||||
"
My Pledge of Love"
(b/w "Margie'") |
1969 | 14 | 13 | 40 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 8 | 2:44 | Wand / Scepter |
|
|
"Dreamin' Till Then"
(b/w "The Train") |
108 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3:01 |
| |||
"Hey Hey Woman"
(b/w "The Chance of Loving You") |
109 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:07 |
| |||
"
My Baby Loves Lovin'"
(b/w "The Chance of Loving You") |
1970 | 115 | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | 2:56 |
| ||
"—" denotes a song that did not chart, or is unknown to have charted in that territory. |
The Joe Jeffrey Group was an American rhythm and blues band. Their best-known song was " My Pledge Of Love", which reached No. 14 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1969. [1] [2]
The group was made up of Joe Jeffrey (born Joseph Stafford Jr., Cleveland, Ohio; vocals, guitar), Al Russ (bass), Charles Perry (percussion) and Ron Browning (drums). [3]
The biggest hit for Joe Jeffrey Group was " My Pledge of Love", which charted on Billboard Hot 100 at No. 14 from 26 July to 2 August 1969, and entered Vancouver's CKLG chart May 23, 1969.
The group also recorded a version of " My Baby Loves Lovin'", which charted concurrently with the bigger hit by White Plains. Their version reached No. 115 on the Billboard Bubbling Under chart.
In the early to mid-1970s, Jeffrey played in the greater Cleveland area three or four nights a week, in a bar off Miles Road named "In The Woods". The dark road off Miles road was literally 'in the woods'. A solo act, he played guitar and sang. His repertoire included "My Pledge of Love", "My Baby Loves Lovin'", old standards, Stevie Wonder, different R&B artists, and his version of "Impossible Dream".
Stafford died of cancer at his Cleveland home on September 4, 2016, at age 80. [4]
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Length (A-side only) |
Label | Credits (A-side only) |
Album | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US Pop [5] |
US Cash. [6] |
AUS [7] [A] |
BR (IBOPE) [B] |
CAN [8] |
NLD [9] |
PHL [10] | ||||||
"
My Pledge of Love"
(b/w "Margie'") |
1969 | 14 | 13 | 40 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 8 | 2:44 | Wand / Scepter |
|
|
"Dreamin' Till Then"
(b/w "The Train") |
108 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3:01 |
| |||
"Hey Hey Woman"
(b/w "The Chance of Loving You") |
109 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:07 |
| |||
"
My Baby Loves Lovin'"
(b/w "The Chance of Loving You") |
1970 | 115 | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | 2:56 |
| ||
"—" denotes a song that did not chart, or is unknown to have charted in that territory. |