Shelley "SoleMann" King's Blog – September 2008 Archive (1)

Barbara English and The Clickettes

The story begins in 1958 at Yorkville Vocational High School in Manhattan. Variously known as the Clickettes, Click-ettes or Cliquettes, this undeservedly obscure ‘girl group’ began their career on the Dice label in 1958 under the auspices of hit duo Johnnie and Joe, who owned the label.

According to biographer John Clemente, the original line-up of the Clickettes included lead singer Barbara English, alto Sylvia Hammond, and two… Continue

Added by Shelley "SoleMann" King on September 21, 2008 at 10:34pm — 3 Comments

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