Shirley Owens (born June 10, 1941, in Henderson, North Carolina) was the member of the hit group, . As well as Owens, The Shirelles consisted of classmates of hers from Passaic High School, New Jersey: , , and . However, her strong, distinctive voice meant that Owens was the natural choice for lead singer.
Owens enjoyed a string of hits with The Shirelles throughout the 1960s. Through marriages, she became Shirley Owens Alston and later, Shirley Alston Reeves. She left The Shirelles in 1975 to begin a solo career, recording under the name . That same year, she recorded an album entitled With A Little Help From My Friends, after the hit song by .
She was inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame in 1996
Name Vars
- B. Owens
- Owen
- Owens
- Ownes
- S Owens
- S. Owens
- S.Owens
- Shirley
- Shirley A. Reeves
- Shirley Owens (Alston)
Aliases
- Lady Rose
- Shirley Alston
- Shirley Alston Reeves