The Shirelles

One of the first of the late-50s and early-'60s girl groups and among the few to write their own hits, the Shirelles were also one of the most enduring. The four girls began singing together at school shows and parties. A classmate, Mary Jane Greenberg, heard them singing one of their compositions, "I Met Him on a Sunday." Mary Jane convinced them to bring the song to her mother, Florence, who was...