The Lovejoys

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#1 The Lovejoys released their first single on the Tiger record imprint in 1963, entitled 'He Ain't No Angel' b/w 'Wait 'Round The Corner'. A follow up single saw the light of day a year later, entitled 'It's Mighty Nice' b/w 'Payin' For The Wrong I've Done'. The Lovejoys aka The Apollas originally were formed in Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. in 1961. During those days, the group went under the name of the Apollos and comprised of Ella Jamerson, Augustine Jackson, Gloria Beverley, Shirley Brown and Connie Wye. The Apollos released a couple of sides for the Galaxy imprint, including a version of the song 'Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child'. Through 1963 and 1964, the group recorded with different line-ups and group names, including Ella Jamerson (With The Vince Guaraldi Trio), Leola & The Love Joys and The Love Joys. #2 The Lovejoys are crackin' up! Old TV series themes, completely unknown and really well-known instrumental tracks of more or less known instrumental bands of the 60's and 70's; these are the main elements of the Lovejoys' music. A main interest of the Lovejoys are all those songs that many hip hop artists have sampled for their tracks. "Lonely Bull" was the track, that the Delinquent Habits made a hit of with "Tres Delinquentes", "Apache" of the "Incredible Bongo Band" was and is a standart for breakbeat tracks and the Beastie Boys' "Root Down" was sampled out of a Jimmy Smith Composition, that the Lovejoys now play, and play, - and play. bio take

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And You Don't Stop

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Holy ☆ Ghost Power! C90 mixtape

A Taste Of Bongo

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Lovers Rock / Showcase

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The Lovejoys

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Reggae Vibes

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Bomb Alert

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The Streets Of San Francisco

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Absolutely Right!: The Complete Tiger, Loma and Warner Bros Recordings

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Boys Can Be Mean [Disc 2]

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Absolutely Right

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Amor y Amistad 2009 - Voces femeninas

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