@famousgraveco: Shirley Brickley was an R&B singer whose life ended tragically. While attending high school, Shirley, Rosetta Hightower, Marlena Davis, and Shirley's sisters, Audrey and Jean, created the musical group, "Audrey And The Teenetts." The group played locally in high school and around Philadelphia. Later, Audrey and Jean left the group and were replaced by fellow student, Stephen Caldwell. In 1961, the group auditioned for Kal Mann and Dave Appell, who signed them to the Cameo Records Label. They changed the group's name to "The Orlons." In 1961 they released their first song, "I'll Be True'" followed by "Happy Birthday 21" in 1962. That same year they provided the back-up vocals for Dee Dee Sharp's "Mashed Potato Theme" and her follow-up, "Gravy (For My Mashed Potatoes)." In 1963, they released "South Street" and "Crossfire." A year later they released "Shimmy Shimmy" "Rules Of Love" and "Knock Knock." In 1966, they left Cameo Records and signed with Calla Records, and in 1967, to the ABC Records Label. The group continued into the 1970s until Rosetta Hightower moved to England. In October 1977, Shirley's 7-year-old daughter discovered her body on the living room floor. She ran to get her grandmother (Shirley's mother), who found her to be cold to the touch. Shirley had been shot once in the right temple. The unknown assailant was never identified. She was 33 years old. #grave #cemetery #mausoleum #graves #cemeteries #cemeterylovers #cemeterywandering #cemeterybeauty #cemetery_shots #cemetery_nation #cemeteryexplorer #cemeteryexplorers #famous #famouspeople #famousgraves #famousgrave #graveyard #gravephotographer #gravestone #gravestones #taphophile #taphophilia #celebritygraves #theorlons #shirleybrickley #randb #randbmusic #soulmusic #murder #murdervictim #murdervictimsawareness #unsolved #unsolvedmuders

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