Reavis was born in Brooklyn, New York, United States, but lived with her family in North Carolina from the age of two. They returned to Brooklyn to live in Coney Island when she was a young teenager, where she attended Lincoln High School. In 1960, she married Grant Reavis, and had a child.[1] Gerry Goffin and Earl-Jean McCrea (aka Jeanie Reavis) had a daughter while Goffin and King were still working together, as author Sheila Weller said in her book Girls Like Us, chronicling the lives of King, Joni Mitchell and Carly Simon.[1]
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Reavis's older sister, Darlene McCrea, and the other original members of the Cookies - a group first formed in 1954 - eventually evolved into Ray Charles' backing group, the Raelettes. In 1961, Earl-Jean was persuaded to join a new version of the Cookies.[2] The group was signed to Goffin and King's Dimensionrecord label in 1962, and scored hits with "Don't Say Nothin' Bad (About My Baby)", and "Chains" (later covered by the Beatles).[2]
She left the Cookies, and signed for Colpix, where she recorded the Goffin and King song "I'm into Something Good" (Colpix CP 729), which reached no. 38 in the United States on the Billboard Hot 100.[2] Later that year in Britain, a cover version by Herman's Hermits topped the charts.[2] She recorded a follow-up single in 1964, again written by Goffin and King, called "Randy" (Colpix CP 748) but it failed to reach the chart listings.[2]
She later worked as a specialist in early childhood, and opened a day care center.[1]
Referencesedit
^ abcdSheila Weller, Girls Like Us, Simon and Schuster, 2008, pp. 114-122
earl, jean, mccrea, earl, jean, reavis, née, mccrea, born, 1942, american, former, singer, member, vocal, group, cookies, credited, earl, jean, solo, with, original, version, into, something, good, written, gerry, goffin, carole, king, later, bigger, herman, h. Earl Jean Reavis nee McCrea born 1942 1 is an American former pop and R amp B singer who was a member of the vocal group the Cookies Credited as Earl Jean she had a solo hit with the original version of I m into Something Good written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King and later a bigger hit for Herman s Hermits Earl Jean McCreaBirth nameEarl Jean McCreaBorn1942 age 81 82 Brooklyn New York United StatesGenrespop and R amp BOccupation s Former SingerLabelsDimension Records Colpix Records Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 References 4 External linksEarly life editReavis was born in Brooklyn New York United States but lived with her family in North Carolina from the age of two They returned to Brooklyn to live in Coney Island when she was a young teenager where she attended Lincoln High School In 1960 she married Grant Reavis and had a child 1 Gerry Goffin and Earl Jean McCrea aka Jeanie Reavis had a daughter while Goffin and King were still working together as author Sheila Weller said in her book Girls Like Us chronicling the lives of King Joni Mitchell and Carly Simon 1 Career editReavis s older sister Darlene McCrea and the other original members of the Cookies a group first formed in 1954 eventually evolved into Ray Charles backing group the Raelettes In 1961 Earl Jean was persuaded to join a new version of the Cookies 2 The group was signed to Goffin and King s Dimension record label in 1962 and scored hits with Don t Say Nothin Bad About My Baby and Chains later covered by the Beatles 2 She left the Cookies and signed for Colpix where she recorded the Goffin and King song I m into Something Good Colpix CP 729 which reached no 38 in the United States on the Billboard Hot 100 2 Later that year in Britain a cover version by Herman s Hermits topped the charts 2 She recorded a follow up single in 1964 again written by Goffin and King called Randy Colpix CP 748 but it failed to reach the chart listings 2 She later worked as a specialist in early childhood and opened a day care center 1 References edit a b c d Sheila Weller Girls Like Us Simon and Schuster 2008 pp 114 122 a b c d e Earl Jean Biography amp History AllMusic Retrieved August 25 2021 External links editEarl Jean McCrea discography at Discogs nbsp nbsp This article about a United States singer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Earl Jean McCrea amp oldid 1211157061, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
