Lenny Welch of "Since I Fell For You" fame died today (April 9th). He----------
was 86.
On 4/9/2025 4:42 PM, Dean wrote:
Lenny Welch of "Since I Fell For You" fame died today (April 9th). He----------
was 86.
He had 8 other records on the Billboard Pop charts, but they all peaked >pretty low. After reading your post I looked him up in Whitburn and
then I listened to his 1960 version of "You Don't Know Me," his first
record to chart. Bruce would hate it because it has a lot of
violins--too much even for me--but Lenny Welch was carving out a niche
for himself as a pop singer with a distinctly soulful voice.
BTW he was born in Asbury Park, NJ.
On Wed, 9 Apr 2025 20:42:06 -0400, DianeE <[email protected]> wrote:
On 4/9/2025 4:42 PM, Dean wrote:
Lenny Welch of "Since I Fell For You" fame died today (April 9th). He----------
was 86.
He had 8 other records on the Billboard Pop charts, but they all peaked >>pretty low. After reading your post I looked him up in Whitburn and
then I listened to his 1960 version of "You Don't Know Me," his first >>record to chart. Bruce would hate it because it has a lot of
violins--too much even for me--but Lenny Welch was carving out a niche
for himself as a pop singer with a distinctly soulful voice.
BTW he was born in Asbury Park, NJ.
I remember meeting Lenny around 1960 when he was first recording for
Cadence. He came by the Avondale Club on one of our Sunday afternoon
gigs. A really nice fellow as i recall.
On Thu, 10 Apr 2025 17:38:36 +0000, Jim Colegrove wrote:
On Wed, 9 Apr 2025 20:42:06 -0400, DianeE <[email protected]> wrote:
On 4/9/2025 4:42 PM, Dean wrote:
Lenny Welch of "Since I Fell For You" fame died today (April 9th). He----------
was 86.
He had 8 other records on the Billboard Pop charts, but they all peaked >>>pretty low. After reading your post I looked him up in Whitburn and
then I listened to his 1960 version of "You Don't Know Me," his first >>>record to chart. Bruce would hate it because it has a lot of >>>violins--too much even for me--but Lenny Welch was carving out a niche >>>for himself as a pop singer with a distinctly soulful voice.
BTW he was born in Asbury Park, NJ.
I remember meeting Lenny around 1960 when he was first recording for
Cadence. He came by the Avondale Club on one of our Sunday afternoon
gigs. A really nice fellow as i recall.
Where was that club?
I see one now in the UK and one in Arizona.
PS - "Rock And Roll Mama" just came on in my car on shuffle. Loved it.
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