The Sharpees


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1960s soul group from St. Louis, Missouri.
Members: Benny Sharp, Herbert Reeves, Horise O'Toole, Stacey Johnson, and Guy Vernon

The Sharpees came in contact with Chicago label One-Derful through its A&R man Mack McKinney and St. Louis bandleader Benny Sharp. In 1964 the group, then consisting of Horise O´Toole, Herbert Reeves and Vernon Guy, signed with George Leaners One-Derful records and soon thereafter they went into the studio to cut their first single Do The 45. Horise O´Toole had to leave the group because of health issues and was replaced by Stacy Johnson in 1965. The group recorded their material both in St. Louis as well as in Chicago and their first two releases Do The 45 and Tired Of Being Lonely made some noise and had the group touring the chitlin circuit, singing at a number of famous venues like the Apollo in New York and the Regal in Chicago. The group stayed together until Herbert Reeves was shot and killed

APPEARANCES +


Various
Strictly Mod The Anthology (The Original Mod-Ska-Soul-Scene)
2024, LP, Comp, Charly Records, ,
Mod/Ska/Soul
Various
Rare Soul Uncovered 40th Anniversary
2024, LP, Album, Charly Records
Various
The Home Of Northern Soul - Wigan Casino Chapter Two
2024, 2xLP, Comp, Charly Records
Eddie Piller
The Mod Top 100
2024
Various
Greatest Ever Classic Soul
2020, 4xCD, Comp, Union Square Music, Rhino Records (2), ,
Soul/Reggae/Rhythm & Blues/Soul-Jazz
Various
The Catacombs
2019, LP, Comp, 180, Charly Records
Various
Northern Soul All-Nighter
2019, LP, Comp, 180, Charly Records
Various
The Twisted Wheel
2018, LP, Comp, Charly Records
Various
Club Classics - 50 Years Of Northern Soul
2018
Various
Do The 45! - The Original Sound Of Northern Soul
2017, 2x7", EP, Comp, Ltd, Charly Records, ,
Soul
Various
Northern Soul Weekender (Russ Winstanley Presents The Ultimate Weekender)
2016
Various
The One-derful! Collection: Midas Records
2016
Various
The One-Derful! Collection: One-Derful Records
2014, ,
Soul
Various
Northern Soul (The Essential Collection)
2013, 2xCD, Comp + DVD-V, PAL, Metro Sound & Vision
Various
The Twisted Wheel
2013
Various
Move With The Groove (Hardcore Chicago Soul 1962-1970)
2012, 2xCD, Comp, RM, Charly Records
Various
Stompers, Floaters And Floorshakers (Northern Soul)
2011, 2xCD, Comp, Metro Select
Various
Mod Life Crisis - 60's Mod Anthems For The In Crowd
2011, CD, Comp, Harmless, ,
Mod/Rhythm & Blues/Soul
Various
Chitown Boogaloo
2006
Various
Simply Soul
2005, 4xCD, Comp + Box, Simply, Union Square Music, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Neo Soul/Soul/New Jack Swing
Various
Northern Soul: The Solid Gold Collection
2005, 2xCD, Comp, Union Square Production, ,
Soul
Various
Twisted Wheel Forever
2005, CD, Comp, Goldmine Soul Supply, ,
Soul
Various
Hard To Find! Volume I
2005
Various
60s Soul Sessions
2004, 2xCD, Comp, Sessions
Various
Funk Superbowl (Super Heavyweight Funk Classics)
2001, CD, ,
Funk
Various
Soul Essentials
2000, 4xCD, Comp, Beechwood Music, ,
Soul
Various
One-Derful, Mar-V-Lus, Northern Soul (30 Rare Dancers From 60's Chicago)
1998, CD, Comp, Goldmine Soul Supply
Various
Windy City Soul (Rare Soul Uncovered From One-derful! Records)
1998, CD, Comp, Charly Records, ,
Soul
Various
The Northern Soul Story 10 (Instrumentals)
1988, 2xLP, Comp, Soul Supply (3), ,
Soul
Various
The Mar-V-Lus Sound Of R&B & Soul
1967
Various
Donny Brooks (Soul Finger) Presents 20 Great Oldies
1967
Various
Buzz Saw Twist
CDr, Comp, Spoonful,
Various
I Say No, No More: 26 Soulful Chicago Obscurities
2017, CDr, Comp, Unofficial, WFMU
Various
Lost Soul Treasures Volume 1
2001, CD, Comp, Unofficial, Sounds Of Soul Records, ,
Soul
Various
Tell It Like It Is!
1995, LP, Comp, Unofficial, W/Lbl, Not On Label