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Six months later, original member Roosevelt Brodie, who was the second tenor for the original Blue Notes, died July 13, 2010, at age 75 due to complications of diabetes. And just five months later in that year, Bernard Wilson died on December 26, 2010, at age 64 from complications of a stroke and a heart attack. [8]
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14 lug 2010 · Roosevelt Brodie, who was the second tenor for the original Blue Notes, the R&B singing group that later featured the singing of Philly legend Teddy Pendergrass, died yesterday of complications of diabetes. He was 75 and lived in North Philadelphia.
Nel 1954, il gruppo era composto da Harold Melvin, voce solista (nato il 25 giugno 1939, a Philadelphia), Bernard Williams, Roosevelt Brodie, Jesse Gillis Jr. e Franklin Peaker. Dal 1957 al 1960 il gruppo incise diversi dischi senza ottenere notevoli successi.
14 lug 2010 · Brodie, Roosevelt (15th April 1935-14th July 2010) He was a singer born in New York who relocated to Philadelphia with his family while young and graduated from the Benjamin Franklin High School. After serving his time in the US Army he began singing doo-wop in the 1950s with Harold Melvin when he had a group called The Charlemagnes.
24 mar 1997 · The other members were co-leader Bernard Williams, Roosevelt Brodie, Jesse Gillis Jr., and Franklin Peaker. The Blue Notes cut their first single, “If You Love Me,” for Josie in 1956, and turned it into a regional hit.
Roosevelt Brodie. Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes were, originally, formed in 1954 under the name 'The Bluenotes'. Prior to that incarnation the group were originally known as the Charlemagnes. Harold Melvin was a self taught pianist, who originally sang Doo Wop.
23 giu 2021 · The following year, 1954, he established a quintet, the Blue Notes gathering together Bernard Williams, Roosevelt Brodie, Jesse Gillis, Jr., and Franklin Peaker. In 1956, the Blue Notes released their first single, “If You Love Me,” for Josie Records. However, it was only regionally popular.
