Louise Williams & Beverly Pecot

Lena Calhoun & The Emotions (2) (Los Angeles)

Personnel :

Lena Calhoun  (Lead)

Louise Williams

Beverly Pecot

Diane Irvin

Discography :

The Emotions (2)
1961 - I Ran To You / Been Lookin' Your Way (Flip 356)

Lena Calhoun & The Emotions (2)
1961 - First Love Baby / I Ran To You (Flip 357)
1961 - I Can Tell (I'm Losing Your Love) / Been Looking Your Way (Flip 358) 

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The LaVettes (With Lena Calhoun)
1960 – You'll Be Mine / Teen Age Idol (Emjay 1920=45)

Biography :

LA'S Flip label is most famous for having been the imprint under which Richard Berry recorded ‘Louie Louie’. Other acts to feature on the label were the Dreamers, the Six Teens and Lena Calhoun & the Emotions. The latter outfit were a female quartet led by Lena (a younger girl from Compton)  and backed by Louise Williams and Beverly Pecot of the Six Teens, and Diane Irvin  (who had originally auditioned for the Six Teens in early 1956). The group had three consecutively numbered releases on Flip in 1961. "T Ran To You" / "Been Lookin' Your Way" (Flip 356) was the first, "I Can Tell (lm Losing Your Love)" (Flip 358) the last, with ‘Been Lookin" Your Way" reissued as its flip.  "I Can Tell" was actually recorded as a trio (without Diane Irvin) and is a punchy R&B-based item just waiting for dance floor action once a few copies turn up. Lena Calhoun was the youngest member of the group and also had a release as one of the Lavettes on Emjay Records in the same year.

Songs ;

  
 I Ran To You                                Been Lookin' Your Way

  
         First Love Baby                     I Can Tell (I'm Losing Your Love)


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