Patti Drew
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Patti Drew, born Patti Drew on December 29, 1944, in Charleston, South Carolina, was an American singer. At age twelve, her family moved to Evanston, Illinois, where she and her sisters Loraine and Erma began singing at their local church. Their talents were noticed by a producer from Capitol Records, leading to the formation of the group The Drew-Vels with songwriter Carlton Black. In 1963, they released their first single, "Tell Him". Patti Drew embarked on a solo career in 1967 with a new version of "Tell Him", which reached number 85 on the Billboard Hot 100. Over the next four years, she released four albums: Tell Him, Working On A Groovy Thing, Iâve Been Here All The Time, and Wild Is Love. She toured extensively and appeared on television shows such as Soul Train and American Bandstand. Her career faced a sudden halt in 1971. In 2007, her work was compiled into The Best Of Patti Drew - Working On A Groovy Thing, which included her notable song "Tell Him" that was featured in the soundtrack of the film Le Majordome in 2013. Patti Drew passed away on June 16, 2025, at the age of 80.
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- Workin' On A Groovy Thing
- It's Just A Dream
- Hundreds And Thousands Of Guys
- My Lover's Prayer
- Stop And Listen
- Keep On Movin'
- Where Is Daddy
- Midnight Confessions
- I've Been Here All The Time
- Just Can't Forget About You
- There'll Never Be Another
- Which One Should I Choose
- He's The One
- The Love That A Woman Should Give To A Man
- A Guy Like You
- I've Known
- It's My Time
- Wild Is Love
- Tell Him
- Hard To Handle
- Fever
- I Can't Shake It Loose
- Suffer
- Turn Away From Me
