Marlene Barrow, Louvain Demps, and Jackie Hicks, are The Andantes. Their voices are heard around the world everyday. The Andantes are Motown's legendary in house session vocalists. From 1958-1973 they recorded over 20,000 songs. The Andantes sang harmonies and back up vocals on such hits as Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On" and "I Heard It Through The Grapevine", Stevie Wonder's "For Once In My Life", Mary Well's "My Guy", The Four Tops' "Bernadette" and "Baby I Need Your Lovin", Martha & The Vandella's "Jimmy Mack", The Supremes "Love Child" plus many more. Other artists include: Amos Milburn Barrett Strong Marv Johnson The Isley Brothers. Kim Weston The Temptations Brenda Holloway Edwin Starr Eddie Holland Chuck Jackson The Marvelettes Tammi Terrell Soupy Sales The Funk Brothers Jackie Wilson The list of producers that The Andantes have worked with includes… Marvin Gaye, Mickey Stevenson, Harvey Fuqua, Clay McMurray, Frank Wilson, Hank Crosby,"Ivy"Joe Hunter,"The Board", Berry Gordy, Sylvia Moy, Deak Edwards, Norman Whitfield, Shorty Long, Ron Miller, George Fowler, Smokey Robinson, Ashford and Simpson, William Witherspoon, James Dean, Johnnie Bristol, Holland-Dozier-Holland, and many others. Arrangers they have worked with are as follows: Paul Riser, Johnny Allen, Maurice King, Dave Van dePitt and many others. In 2007, The Andantes will release their Official Biography through Bank House Books, written by Vickie Wright. See www.bankhousebooks.com Marlene, Louvain, and Jackie tell their story and for the first time they share everything about the musical legacy they share with such artists as Marvin Gaye, The Supremes, Tammi Terrell, The Four Tops, Martha Reeves, The Marvelettes, The Velvelettes, Brenda Holloway, Jr. Walker & The All Stars, Jimmy Ruffin and many others. |