The Teen Queens were an American musical group from the 1950s, most remembered for theirhit single "Eddie My Love",[1] which reached No. 14 on theBillboard Hot 100chart and No. 3 on the R&B Best Sellers charts in March 1956.[2]
The group consisted ofsisters Betty and Rosie Collins, sisters ofAaron Collins, who was a singer with thedoo wop groupThe Cadets.[3] Aaron Collins wrote their debut song, and the single that became their biggest hit. "Eddie My Love" was released byRPM Records, and, following its success, was followed by a string of other releases.[3] These included "Baby Mine", "Billy Boy", "Red Top", "Rock Everybody" and "I Miss You", but none of these achieved the success of their debut song.[1]
Consequently, the group left RPM in 1958 and signed a onerecord recording contract withRCA Records,[3] who released "Dear Tommy". This also failed to make much of an impact on thecharts. There then followed a later contract with Antler Records and a further two singles,[3] "There's Nothing on My Mind" (ananswer song to "There's Something on Your Mind") and "I Heard Violins". Again, however, these songs enjoyed little success and by 1961, the group decided to stop recording music.[1]
"Eddie My Love" was alsorecorded byThe Chordettes andThe Fontane Sisters, both of which also made the chart in 1956,[1] and wasparodied as "Freddy My Love" in the musicalGrease.[4]
In 1968, Rosie took an overdose of pills and alcohol and did not wake up after going to sleep, and Betty died in 1971 due to drug problems.[5]
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