Shirley Goodman and Leonard Lee were both born in 1936. In 1952, they recorded their first record, “I’m Gone”, in New Orleans.
Shirley had a unique voice, that possessed a high pitch. This makes recordings by Shirley and Lee, unmistakeable to the ear. Personally, I find it somewhat grating, which says much for, “Feel So Good”, as I place this classic rhythm and blues number in my top three on my list of favourite recordings. It was written by Leonard Lee and released in 1955.
The duo’s most successful recording was also written by Leonard. “Let The Good Times Roll”, was released in 1956 and performed well on both the rhythm and blues and pop charts.
Shirley and Lee moved to New York, in 1960, but the recordings they made there proved to be relatively unsuccessful and by 1962 the pair had returned to New Orleans. When this, too, proved to be a struggle the two went their separate ways.
For Shirley, this meant moving to California, where she worked mainly as a session singer. However, more or less by chance, she was once again to achieve success when she, backed by a group of studio musicians, recorded “Shame, Shame, Shame”, in 1974, under the name of Shirley and Company.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBdgW87Ia_8
The talented Leonard Lee died in 1976. Shirley retired from recording and returned to New Orleans.
For the names of more tracks by Shirley and Lee, please, refer to the suggested playlists.