Thursday music corner: Wendy Rene (1947-2014) was a Memphis-born soul singer who recorded on Volt and Stax Records in the mid-1960s. Born Mary Frierson, her stage name was suggested by label-mate Otis Redding. The novelty number Bar-B-Q, released when she was seventeen years old, was her fourth single, and her second released on Stax. The single featured Stax house band Booker T & the MGs guitarist Steve Cropper. Rene released one more single on Stax in 1965, and then retired from the music business to raise a family.
Wendy Rene - Bar-B-Q (1964)
See also:
Music: Wendy Rene & The Drapels - Wondering (1964)
Music: Wendy Rene - After Laughter (Comes Tears) (1964)
Music: Wendy Rene - Give You What I Got (1965)
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