Robbie Montgomery, Venetta Fields and Jessie Smith were the first official incarnation of the Ikettes, a backing trio for Ike & Tina Turner.[1] In 1965, the Ikettes had a top 40 pop hit with "Peaches 'N' Cream" and a top 20 R&B hit with "I'm So Thankful" on Modern Records.[2] As their popularity grew, Ike Turner sent a different set of Ikettes on the road with "The Dick ClarkCaravan of Stars" and kept Montgomery, Smith, and Fields on tour with his revue which caused much annoyance to the trio. They also were not receiving the extra money from their hits, so they left the revue in late 1965.[1]
After trying unsuccessfully to continue using the name the Ikettes under management of Tina Turner's sister, Alline Bullock, they signed to Mirwood Records and changed their name to the Mirettes in 1966.[3][1] After their two singles on the label did not chart, they signed to Revue Records where they had some success. Their first single, "In the Midnight Hour" reached No. 45 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 18 on the R&B chart.[4][5] Their next two singles made little impression, as did a single on Minit Records in 1968 entitled "Help Wanted." In June 1968, they performed at the Soul-In show held by the Chicago chapter of the National Association of Television and Radio Announcers (NATRA).[6]
A transfer to Uni Records in 1969 was more fruitful for them, but the songs were not big hits.[7] That same year they sang on The Lost Man soundtrack produced by Quincy Jones.[8] In 1970, they signed to the independent label, Zea Records, and released "Ain't My Stuff Good Enough".[9][10] Venetta Fields left the group and was replaced by former Ikette Pat Powdrill before they broke up in 1971.[11]
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The Mirettes were a female vocal trio composed of former members of the Ikettes in the Ike amp Tina Turner Revue 1 The MirettesOriginLos Angeles California U S GenresSoul R amp BOccupation s girl groupYears active1966 1971LabelsMirwood Records Revue Records Uni Records Minit Records Zea RecordsPast membersRobbie MontgomeryVenetta FieldsJessie SmithPat Powdrill Contents 1 History 2 Discography 2 1 Studio albums 2 2 Vocal credits 2 3 Other appearances 2 4 Singles 3 References 4 External linksHistory editRobbie Montgomery Venetta Fields and Jessie Smith were the first official incarnation of the Ikettes a backing trio for Ike amp Tina Turner 1 In 1965 the Ikettes had a top 40 pop hit with Peaches N Cream and a top 20 R amp B hit with I m So Thankful on Modern Records 2 As their popularity grew Ike Turner sent a different set of Ikettes on the road with The Dick Clark Caravan of Stars and kept Montgomery Smith and Fields on tour with his revue which caused much annoyance to the trio They also were not receiving the extra money from their hits so they left the revue in late 1965 1 After trying unsuccessfully to continue using the name the Ikettes under management of Tina Turner s sister Alline Bullock they signed to Mirwood Records and changed their name to the Mirettes in 1966 3 1 After their two singles on the label did not chart they signed to Revue Records where they had some success Their first single In the Midnight Hour reached No 45 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No 18 on the R amp B chart 4 5 Their next two singles made little impression as did a single on Minit Records in 1968 entitled Help Wanted In June 1968 they performed at the Soul In show held by the Chicago chapter of the National Association of Television and Radio Announcers NATRA 6 A transfer to Uni Records in 1969 was more fruitful for them but the songs were not big hits 7 That same year they sang on The Lost Man soundtrack produced by Quincy Jones 8 In 1970 they signed to the independent label Zea Records and released Ain t My Stuff Good Enough 9 10 Venetta Fields left the group and was replaced by former Ikette Pat Powdrill before they broke up in 1971 11 Discography editStudio albums edit Title Details In The Midnight Hour Released 1968 Label Revue RecordsCatalog Number RS 7205 Whirlpool Released 1969 Label Uni RecordsCatalog Number 73062 Vocal credits edit 1969 The Lost Man The Original Soundtrack Album Other appearances edit 1970 A Little Shot Of Rhythm amp Blues Rhapsody Records 2006 The Mirwood Soul Story Volume 2 Kent dance 2010 Northern Soul Of Revue Soul World 2016 Quincy Jones The Cinema Of Quincy Jones Decca Records 2017 Mirwood Northern Soul Kent Dance Singles edit Single A side B side Release date Label amp Cat Peak chartposition Album US Hot100 2 USR amp B 2 He s All Right With Me b w Your Kind Ain t No Good Apr 1966 Mirwood 5514 Non album tracks Now That I Found You Baby b w He s All Right With Me Mar 1967 12 Mirwood 5531 In The Midnight Hour b w To Love Somebody Nov 1967 Revue 11004 45 18 In The Midnight Hour Help Wanted b w John s Big Chance by Huggy s Ork May 1968 13 Minit 32045 Non album track The Real Thing b w Take Me For A Little While May 1968 14 Revue 11017 In The Midnight Hour I m A Whole New Thing b w First Love Nov 1968 15 Revue 11029 Stand By Your Man b w If Everybody d Help Somebody Feb 1969 Uni 55110 Whirlpool Heart Full Of Gladness b w Ain t You Trying To Cross Over Apr 1969 Uni 55126 Whirlpool b w Ain t You Trying To Cross Over Jul 1969 Uni 55147 Sweet Soul Sister b w Rap Run It Down Sep 1969 Uni 55161 The Lost Man Ain t My Stuff Good Enough b w The Time And The Season 1970 Zea ZEA 50002 Non album tracks denotes a recording that did not chart References edit a b c d Jeannette Cooperman February 26 2010 A Conversation With Robbie Montgomery St Louis Mag a b c The Mirettes Songs Top Songs Chart Singles Discography Music VF US amp UK hits charts From Music Capitals of the World Los Angeles PDF Billboard April 16 1966 p 34 Billboard Best Selling R amp B Singles PDF Billboard March 16 1968 p 38 Billboard Hot 100 PDF Billboard March 23 1968 p 74 From Music Capitals of the World Chicago PDF Billboard July 13 1968 p 73 Uni Revue Roster Sparkles PDF Record World 104 August 16 1969 Spencer Kristopher 2014 01 10 Film and Television Scores 1950 1979 A Critical Survey by Genre McFarland p 22 ISBN 978 0 7864 5228 6 Roulette Wilson Indie Label PDF Billboard June 27 1970 p 4 Ochs Ed November 7 1970 Soul Sauce PDF Billboard p 31 Nevill Brain Looking for Pat Powdrill Spectropop Spotlight Singles PDF Billboard March 4 1967 p 14 Record Reviews PDF Cash Box 22 June 1 1968 Top 60 Pop Spotlight PDF Billboard June 8 1968 p 78 Special Merit Spotlight PDF Billboard November 16 1968 p 74 External links editThe Mirettes on AllMusic The Mirettes at IMDb Ikettes Mirettes Biography and Discography on Doo Wop Heaven Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Mirettes amp oldid 1208980818, wikipedia, wiki, book, 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