35:
233:) were. In Mary Wilson's memoir she incorrectly stated that The Blossoms were the session singers; this caused confusion for many years until Jean Terrell and Lynda Laurence confirmed in a joint interview that it was definitely Clydie King and Venetta Fields who stood beside them at the recording sessions for the Motown album.
244:
asked Fields to find two other vocalists for an album session. Fields chose King and
Matthews who were both previously with Raelettes to become the Blackberries. They recorded an unreleased Blackberries album with Humble Pie as the backing band. Their single "Twist And Shout" was released on A&M
266:. Gilmour asked Shirley if the Pink Floyd could hire the Blackberries for two European concert dates; Marriott reluctantly agreed. The Blackberries consisting of Billie Barnum, Venetta Fields and Clydie King toured with Pink Floyd on the
251:(1973). When Marriott asked them to tour with Humble Pie, Matthews declined due to personal commitments. Matthews chose Billie Barnum as her replacement. The Blackberries toured with Humble Pie in 1973.
34:
519:
897:
221:. Years later in his autobiography Webb wrote that he wished he had not included extra vocalists because he did not realise at the time how vocally strong The Supremes (
217:
212:
in 2013. In 1971 the DJ Tom Clay hired them in Los
Angeles to record for his hit spoken word record "What the World Needs Now Is Love/Abraham, Martin, and John".
215:
In 1972, Venetta and Clydie were hired by songwriter/producer Jimmy Webb to "help boost" the background vocals on several tracks of The
Supremes album
872:
140:
formed in the 1970s. They were a backing vocal group for various musicians, as well as songwriters. They performed with various acts, including
867:
862:
806:
779:
749:
588:
289:
877:
699:
459:
449:
407:
328:
309:
141:
892:
882:
739:
667:
204:. Their single "Somebody Up There" (MW 5020F) was intended to be released on Mowest in June 1972, but was unavailable until
185:
418:
280:. That year, Pink Floyd's manager invited them to tour with the band. Fields and Williams toured with Pink Floyd on their
681:
796:
769:
380:
17:
823:
303:
267:
537:
503:
463:
887:
295:
720:
843:
470:
432:
285:
281:
617:
230:
552:
580:
276:
802:
775:
745:
387:
200:. They joined forces and created the Blackberries, which Matthews named after Motown founder
573:
271:
177:
122:
116:
108:
301:
Fields and King acted as The Oreos, Barbra
Streisand's backing singers in the musical film
439:
193:
682:"The Complete Motown Singles, Vol. 12A: 1972 - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits"
659:
635:
545:
482:
247:
245:
Records in 1973. The
Blackberries also provided backing vocals to the Humble Pie album
237:
226:
197:
173:
161:
104:
84:
39:
The
Blackberries, circa 1973. Left to right: Billie Barnum, Venetta Fields, Clydie King
856:
366:
263:
255:
205:
112:
526:
478:
270:
in
October 1973. By 1974, the Blackberries were Venetta Fields, Billie Barnum, and
222:
137:
596:
397:
201:
181:
149:
100:
511:
492:
259:
241:
153:
145:
288:
later that year. The duo also sang backing vocals on Pink Floyd's 1975 album
184:
were in high demand as backing vocalists. Fields was previously an Ikette in
847:
189:
157:
80:
337:
1974: "Yesterday's Music" / "Life Is Full Of Joy" (A&M 1630-S)
156:. The Blackberries recorded for Motown's West Coast subsidiary
334:
1973: "Twist And Shout" / "Don't Change On Me" (A&M 1442)
331:
192:, backing Ray Charles. Matthews was a singer-songwriter at
16:
This article is about the U.S. band. For other uses, see
795:
Guesdon, Jean-Michel; Margotin, Philippe (2017-10-24).
798:
Pink Floyd All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track
618:"Clydie King, Top-Tier Backup Singer, Is Dead at 75"
94:
90:
76:
66:
49:
44:
25:
307:(1976), and sang on the accompanying soundtrack
218:The Supremes Produced and Arranged by Jimmy Webb
771:Pigs Might Fly: The Inside Story of Pink Floyd
509:1972: Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band –
210:The Complete Motown Singles, Volume 12A: 1972
8:
363:The Complete Motown Singles | Vol. 12A: 1972
274:. They appeared on Humble Pie's 1974 album
741:Echoes: The Complete History of Pink Floyd
33:
22:
898:American rhythm and blues musical groups
517:1972: Martha Reeves and the Vandellas -
609:
379:1969: Diana Ross & the Supremes - "
824:"'A Star Is Born': THR's 1976 Review"
7:
763:
761:
715:
713:
358:(Motown Records / Universal Records)
262:was friends with Humble Pie drummer
822:Hoelscher, Jean (October 3, 2018).
721:"An Interview With Venetta Fields"
14:
670:from the original on 2014-02-18.
460:What the World Needs Now Is Love
873:Musical groups from Los Angeles
801:. Running Press. p. 2017.
725:Pink Floyd - A Fleeting Glimpse
356:A Cellarful Of Motown! Volume 4
186:The Ike & Tina Turner Revue
1:
706:. March 24, 1973. p. 65.
136:was an American female vocal
868:American soul musical groups
863:African-American girl groups
700:"Eat It album advertisement"
660:"Sherlie Matthews Interview"
381:No Matter What Sign You Are
208:issued a compilation album
18:blackberry (disambiguation)
914:
640:Buffalo Music Hall of Fame
408:Pacific Gas & Electric
329:Pacific Gas & Electric
268:Dark Side of the Moon Tour
142:Pacific Gas & Electric
130:American female vocal trio
15:
538:The Dark Side of the Moon
32:
878:Columbia Records artists
844:The Blackberries Credits
744:. Mind Head Publishing.
464:Abraham, Martin and John
188:. King was previously a
883:A&M Records artists
477:1971: Joel Scott Hill,
349:Super Soul (Disc-o-Tek)
294:and performed on their
282:1974 French Summer Tour
893:Musical backing groups
828:The Hollywood Reporter
559:1973: Sherman Hayes –
469:1971: Rita Coolidge –
430:1971: Ronnie Milsap –
45:Background information
738:Povey, Glenn (2007).
666:. February 18, 2014.
501:1972: Arlo Guthrie –
424:1971: Larry Murray –
416:1970: The Supremes -
374:Backing vocal credits
298:promoting the album.
768:Blake, Mark (2011).
571:1974: Ringo Starr –
565:1973: Diane Kolby –
551:1973: Sammy Johns –
624:. January 14, 2019.
595:1977: Steely Dan –
587:1975: Pink Floyd –
579:1974: Humble Pie –
543:1973: Humble Pie –
535:1973: Pink Floyd -
444:Rotten To The Core!
426:Sweet Country Suite
296:North American Tour
286:British Winter Tour
622:The New York Times
590:Wish You Were Here
458:1971: Tom Clay – "
291:Wish You Were Here
808:978-0-316-43923-7
781:978-1-84513-748-9
751:978-0-9554624-0-5
351:(A&M Records)
342:Album appearances
172:By 1970, singers
128:
127:
905:
832:
831:
819:
813:
812:
792:
786:
785:
765:
756:
755:
735:
729:
728:
717:
708:
707:
696:
690:
689:
678:
672:
671:
656:
650:
649:
647:
646:
636:"Venetta Fields"
632:
626:
625:
614:
574:Goodnight Vienna
497:Joy to the World
272:Carlena Williams
178:Sherlie Matthews
134:The Blackberries
123:Carlena Williams
117:Patrice Holloway
109:Sherlie Matthews
97:
69:
37:
27:The Blackberries
23:
913:
912:
908:
907:
906:
904:
903:
902:
853:
852:
840:
835:
821:
820:
816:
809:
794:
793:
789:
782:
774:. Aurum Press.
767:
766:
759:
752:
737:
736:
732:
719:
718:
711:
698:
697:
693:
680:
679:
675:
658:
657:
653:
644:
642:
634:
633:
629:
616:
615:
611:
607:
440:Crabby Appleton
376:
344:
324:
319:
194:Mirwood Records
170:
162:A&M Records
131:
121:
119:
115:
111:
107:
103:
95:
85:A&M Records
83:
67:
62:
40:
28:
21:
12:
11:
5:
911:
909:
901:
900:
895:
890:
888:Motown artists
885:
880:
875:
870:
865:
855:
854:
851:
850:
839:
838:External links
836:
834:
833:
814:
807:
787:
780:
757:
750:
730:
709:
691:
673:
651:
627:
608:
606:
603:
602:
601:
593:
585:
577:
569:
563:
557:
549:
541:
533:
523:
515:
507:
504:Hobo's Lullaby
499:
489:
483:Chris Ethridge
475:
467:
456:
446:
436:
428:
422:
414:
412:Are You Ready?
404:
394:
384:
375:
372:
371:
370:
359:
352:
343:
340:
339:
338:
335:
332:
323:
320:
318:
315:
310:A Star Is Born
304:A Star Is Born
238:Steve Marriott
227:Lynda Laurence
198:Motown Records
174:Venetta Fields
169:
166:
129:
126:
125:
105:Venetta Fields
98:
92:
91:
88:
87:
78:
74:
73:
70:
64:
63:
61:
60:
57:
53:
51:
47:
46:
42:
41:
38:
30:
29:
26:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
910:
899:
896:
894:
891:
889:
886:
884:
881:
879:
876:
874:
871:
869:
866:
864:
861:
860:
858:
849:
845:
842:
841:
837:
829:
825:
818:
815:
810:
804:
800:
799:
791:
788:
783:
777:
773:
772:
764:
762:
758:
753:
747:
743:
742:
734:
731:
726:
722:
716:
714:
710:
705:
701:
695:
692:
687:
683:
677:
674:
669:
665:
661:
655:
652:
641:
637:
631:
628:
623:
619:
613:
610:
604:
600:
599:
594:
592:
591:
586:
584:
583:
578:
576:
575:
570:
568:
564:
562:
558:
556:
555:
550:
548:
547:
542:
540:
539:
534:
532:
528:
524:
522:
521:
516:
514:
513:
508:
506:
505:
500:
498:
494:
490:
488:
484:
480:
476:
474:
473:
472:Rita Coolidge
468:
465:
461:
457:
455:
451:
447:
445:
441:
437:
435:
434:
433:Ronnie Milsap
429:
427:
423:
421:
420:
415:
413:
409:
405:
403:
399:
395:
393:
389:
385:
382:
378:
377:
373:
368:
364:
360:
357:
353:
350:
346:
345:
341:
336:
333:
330:
326:
325:
321:
316:
314:
312:
311:
306:
305:
299:
297:
293:
292:
287:
283:
279:
278:
273:
269:
265:
264:Jerry Shirley
261:
257:
256:David Gilmour
252:
250:
249:
243:
239:
234:
232:
228:
224:
220:
219:
213:
211:
207:
203:
199:
195:
191:
187:
183:
179:
175:
167:
165:
163:
159:
155:
151:
147:
143:
139:
135:
124:
120:Billie Barnum
118:
114:
113:Merry Clayton
110:
106:
102:
99:
93:
89:
86:
82:
79:
75:
71:
65:
58:
55:
54:
52:
48:
43:
36:
31:
24:
19:
827:
817:
797:
790:
770:
740:
733:
724:
703:
694:
685:
676:
663:
654:
643:. Retrieved
639:
630:
621:
612:
597:
589:
581:
572:
566:
560:
553:
544:
536:
530:
527:Nolan Porter
518:
510:
502:
496:
487:L.A. Getaway
486:
479:John Barbata
471:
453:
443:
431:
425:
417:
411:
401:
391:
367:Hip-O Select
362:
355:
348:
308:
302:
300:
290:
275:
253:
246:
235:
223:Jean Terrell
216:
214:
209:
206:Hip-O Select
171:
133:
132:
96:Past members
68:Years active
567:Diane Kolby
554:Sammy Johns
520:Black Magic
398:Clydie King
317:Discography
231:Mary Wilson
202:Berry Gordy
182:Clydie King
150:Ringo Starr
101:Clydie King
59:songwriters
50:Occupations
857:Categories
664:archive.ph
645:2020-01-16
605:References
582:Thunderbox
512:Clear Spot
493:Hoyt Axton
388:Fever Tree
277:Thunderbox
260:Pink Floyd
254:Guitarist
242:Humble Pie
154:Pink Floyd
146:Humble Pie
704:Billboard
402:Direct Me
236:In 1972,
72:1969-1979
848:AllMusic
686:AllMusic
668:Archived
454:PG&E
450:PG&E
419:Right On
392:For Sale
225:(lead),
190:Raelette
322:Singles
168:History
56:Singers
805:
778:
748:
561:Catman
546:Eat It
525:1972:
491:1971:
448:1971:
438:1971:
406:1970:
396:1970:
386:1970:
354:2010:
347:1974:
327:1970:
248:Eat It
158:Mowest
152:, and
81:Mowest
77:Labels
531:Nolan
361:2013:
803:ISBN
776:ISBN
746:ISBN
481:and
284:and
229:and
196:and
180:and
160:and
138:trio
846:on
598:Aja
258:of
240:of
859::
826:.
760:^
723:.
712:^
702:.
684:.
662:.
638:.
620:.
529:–
495:–
485:–
452:–
442:–
410:–
400:–
390:–
313:.
176:,
164:.
148:,
144:,
830:.
811:.
784:.
754:.
727:.
688:.
648:.
466:"
462:/
383:"
369:)
365:(
20:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
