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Biography
The Exciters were an American pop music group of the 1960s. They were originally a girl group , although a male member (Herb Rooney) was added later. http://thevinylword.blogspot.com/2007/05/carol-johnson-of-exciters.html Thevinylword The group consisted of lead singer Brenda Reid, her husband Herb Rooney, Carolyn Johnson and Lillian Walker.
Career
The Exciters' first hit record, produced by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller , was " Tell Him (Bert Berns song)|Tell Him " (U.S. #4) in late 1962. Other songs included "He's Got the Power", "Get Him" and Northern Soul classic "Blowing Up My Mind". The Exciters also recorded the original version of " Do Wah Diddy Diddy " in 1963; it was cover version|covered shortly after by Manfred Mann , for whom it was an international hit single|hit .
Dusty Springfield was on a stop-over in New York City en route to Nashville to make a country music album with The Springfields in 1962, when she heard the Exciters' "Tell Him" playing while taking a late-night walk by http://www.colonymusic.com/ the Colony Record Store on Broadway. The song helped Springfield decide to embark on a solo career with a Pop/Soul direction. She'd recall: "The Exciters sort of got you by the throat...out of the blue comes blasting at you “I know something about love”, and that’s it. That’s what I wanna do." http://www.dustyspringfield.info/LTD/dustyology_fullcircle.html Let’s Talk Dusty& #33; - the Ultimate Site for Dusty Springfield Fans
In 1975, the group enjoyed a hit single with "Reachin' for the Best", produced by Rooney and young newcomer producer Ian Levine . The song was aimed at the British Northern soul scene but crossed over to the UK Singles Chart where it peaked at No. 31.cite book | first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | page= 190
In 1997, "Tell Him" was included on the soundtrack for the Julia Roberts/Cameron Diaz movie, " My Best Friend's Wedding ," and the same song began to be featured in episodes of the TV series, " Ally McBeal ."
In 2009, "Tell Him" was included on the soundtrack for the film Monsters vs. Aliens .
Group members Reid and Rooney are the parents of Sony producer and label executive Mark C Rooney.
Death
New York City|New York born (1945Allmusic|class=artist|id=p90924|pure_url=yes Allmusic.com) Carolyn 'Carol' Johnson died on 7 May 2007, aged 62. http://faac.us/adf/messages/136955/145103.html? 1179283277 Faac.us
Herb Rooney had previously died.
See also
List of 1960s one-hit wonders in the United States
United Artists Records
List of doo-wop musicians
References
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External links
http://www.history-of-rock.com/exciters.htm The Exciters biography on History of Rock
http://www.soulfulkindamusic.net/exciters.htm The Exciters discography on Soulful Kinda Music
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