Faye Adams

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Born
22 May 1923 (age 102)
Born In
Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States
As Faye Scruggs (her married name), she became a regular performer in New York nightclubs in the late 1940s and early 1950s. While performing in Atlanta, Georgia, she was discovered by singer Ruth Brown, who won her an audition with bandleader Joe Morris of Atlantic Records. Changing her name to Faye Adams, Morris recruited her as a singer in 1952, and signed her to Herald Records. Her first release was Morris's song "Shake a Hand", which topped the U.S. R&B chart for ten weeks in 1953 and made number 22 on the U.S. pop chart. In 1954, Faye had two more R&B ch… read more
As Faye Scruggs (her married name), she became a regular performer in New York nightclubs in the late 1940s and early 1950s. While performing in Atlanta, Georgia, she was discovered by singer Ruth Brown, who won her an audition with bandleader Joe Morris of Atlantic Records. Changing her name… read more
As Faye Scruggs (her married name), she became a regular performer in New York nightclubs in the late 1940s and early 1950s. While performing in Atlanta, Georgia, she was discovered by singer Ruth Brown, who won her an audition with bandleader Joe Morris of Atlantic Records. Changing her name to Faye Adams, Morris recruited her as a singer in 1952, and signed her… read more

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1 Play track Shake A Hand It Hurts Me to My Heart
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2 Play track The Herald Recordings Shake a Hand
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3 Play track Look Around - Remastered Look Around - Remastered
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4 Play track The Herald Recordings I'll Be True
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5 The Herald Recordings Takin' You Back
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6 Play track Jukebox Mambo The Hammer
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7 In Love Every Day
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8 In Love Somebody Somewhere
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9 Setp Up And Rescue Me Setp Up And Rescue Me
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10 1952-1954 I'Ll Be True (1953)
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Albums

  1. 1,839 listeners

    1 Jan 1961 · 30 tracks

    Shake A Hand
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  2. 1,160 listeners

    20 Apr 1990 · 14 tracks

    The Herald Recordings
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  3. 1,060 listeners

    10 Dec 1959 · 14 tracks

    Presenting Faye Adams
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  4. 481 listeners

    9 Jul 2021 · 26 tracks

    Love Ain't Nothin' to Play With
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