doo-wop

Billy & Lillie aka Billie & Lillie (New York)
(By Hans-Joachim)


Members :

Billy Ford

Lillie Bryant


Discography :

Billy & Lillie
1957 - La Dee Dah / The Monster (Billy Ford & The Thunderbirds) (Swan 4002)
1958 - Happiness / Creepin' Crawlin' Cryin' (Swan 4005)
1958 - The Greasy Spoon / Hanging On To You (Swan 4011)
1958 - Lucky Ladybug / I Promise You (Swan 4020)
1959 - Lucky Ladybug / I Promise You (Casino 105)

Billie & Lillie
1959 - Tumbled Down / Aloysius Horatio Thomas The Cat (Swan 4030)
1959 - Bells, Bells, Bells / Honeymoonin' (Swan 4036)
1959- Terrific Together / Swampy (Swan 4042)
1960- Free For All / The Ins And Outs Of Love (Swan 4051)
1960- Over The Mountain, Across The Sea / That's The Way The Cookie Crumbles (Ah-So) (Swan 4058)
1961 - Ain't Comin' Back (To You) / Bananas (Swan 4069)
1962 - My Pledge Of Love / You Made Me Love You (Stacy 928)
1963 - Love Me Sincerely / Whip It To Me Baby (ABC-Paramount 10421)
1963 - Carry Me Across The Threshold / Why I Love Billie (Lillie) (ABC-Paramount 10489)
1964 - Tic Tac Toe / Coconut Cake (Ric 144)
1965 - Baby You Just Don't Know / I'm In Love (Crossroad 101)
1966 - Nothing Moves (Without A Little Push) / The Two Of Us (Cameo 412)
1966 - You Got Me By The Heart / Hear You Better Hear (Cameo 435)
1966 - Meet Me Half Way / Mama (Tay-Ster 6016)
N/A - Draggin’ (unreleased)
N/A - Till Death Do Us Part (unreleased)
N/A - Smokey Grey Eyes (unreleased)
N/A - Good Good Morning Baby (unreleased)
N/A - Bananas (unreleased)
N/A - The Gambler (unreleased)


Biography :

Billy & Lillie were an American pop vocal duo, comprised of Billy Ford (born March 9, 1925, Bloomfield, New Jersey) and Lillie Bryant (born February 14, 1940, Newburg, New York).

Billy Ford

They recorded for Swan Records in the late 1950s and charted three hit singles in the United States, two of them written by the songwriter and record producer, Bob Crewe.The first single, "La Dee Dah", was the only one of them to hit the Top 10 on the Billboard charts, peaking at #9.

    
http://www.soulfulkindamusic.net/lbryant.htm

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