. . . . . . . . . . . "The Andantes were an American female session group for the Motown record label during the 1960s. Composed of Jackie Hicks, Marlene Barrow, and Louvain Demps, the group sang background vocals on numerous Motown recordings, including songs by Martha Reeves & the Vandellas, the Temptations, Stevie Wonder, the Four Tops, Jimmy Ruffin, Edwin Starr, the Supremes, the Marvelettes, Marvin Gaye and the Isley Brothers, among others. It is estimated they appeared on 20,000 recordings. The Andantes provided back-up singing on Motown singles starting in 1962. The group was most prominently used on all of the Four Tops' Holland\u2013Dozier\u2013Holland-produced hits, including \"Baby I Need Your Loving\", \"I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)\", \"Reach Out I'll Be There\", and more. Motown began to use the Andantes as background vocal substitutes for the vast majority of recordings for its girl groups beginning with the Marvelettes recordings in 1965, Martha & the Vandellas in 1966, and major part of the Supremes recordings between 1968-1969 although Mary Wilson and Cindy Birdsong continued to record. In 1963, the Andantes, with the Marvelettes, released the single \"Too Hurt to Cry, Too Much in Love to Say Goodbye\" b/w \"Come on Home\" as credited to the Darnells. In 1964 they released a single of their own called \"(Like A) Nightmare\" b/w \"If You Were Mine\", though none of the actual Andantes sang lead on either track (future Marvelette Ann Bogan performed the lead vocals). The Andantes are also featured on some records that were not produced by Motown Records, the most prominent example being Jackie Wilson's \"(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher\" (Pat Lewis substitutes for Louvain Demps on this track).In addition to various awards, the Andantes were inducted into the Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame in August 2014. Barrow died on February 23, 2015 at the age of 73."@en . . . . . . . . . . "Louvain Demps"@en . . "The Andantes"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1299507"^^ . . . . . "Detroit, Michigan, United States"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Jackie Hicks"@en . . . "The Andantes"@en . . . . "1958"^^ . "group_or_band"@en . "1972"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Pat Lewis"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1958"^^ . . . . . . . "The Darnells"@en . . . . . . . . . "The Andantes, bestaande uit Jackie Hicks (4 november 1939), Marlene Barrow (25 september 1939 - 23 februari 2015) en Louvain Demps (7 april 1938), waren een Amerikaanse groep van drie vrouwelijke vocale sessiemuzikanten in het rhythm-and-bluesgenre, die anoniem als achtergrondzangeressen te horen zijn op vele songs die in de jaren 1962-1971 werden uitgebracht door de platenlabels van hitmachine Motown (Gordy Records, Motown Records, Tamla Records, Soul Records, V.I.P. Records)."@nl . . "The Andantes waren eine US-amerikanische Girlgroup, die von 1962 bis 1972 Begleitgesang auf zahlreichen Hit-Singles sowie Albumtracks f\u00FCr das Plattenlabel Motown beitrug. Die Gruppe bestand aus Louvain Demps (* 1938, Sopran), Jacqueline \u201EJackie\u201C Hicks (* 1939, erste Altstimme) und Marlene Barrow (1941\u20132015, zweite Altstimme)."@de . "Emily Phillips"@en . . . . . . . . "1113252887"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . "The Andantes"@nl . . . . . . . . . . . . . "The Darnells"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "The Andantes waren eine US-amerikanische Girlgroup, die von 1962 bis 1972 Begleitgesang auf zahlreichen Hit-Singles sowie Albumtracks f\u00FCr das Plattenlabel Motown beitrug. Die Gruppe bestand aus Louvain Demps (* 1938, Sopran), Jacqueline \u201EJackie\u201C Hicks (* 1939, erste Altstimme) und Marlene Barrow (1941\u20132015, zweite Altstimme)."@de . . . . . . "The Andantes"@de . "The Andantes"@en . . . . . . . . . "group_or_band" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "21194"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Marlene Barrow"@en . . . . . "The Andantes were an American female session group for the Motown record label during the 1960s. Composed of Jackie Hicks, Marlene Barrow, and Louvain Demps, the group sang background vocals on numerous Motown recordings, including songs by Martha Reeves & the Vandellas, the Temptations, Stevie Wonder, the Four Tops, Jimmy Ruffin, Edwin Starr, the Supremes, the Marvelettes, Marvin Gaye and the Isley Brothers, among others. It is estimated they appeared on 20,000 recordings. Barrow died on February 23, 2015 at the age of 73."@en . . "The Andantes, bestaande uit Jackie Hicks (4 november 1939), Marlene Barrow (25 september 1939 - 23 februari 2015) en Louvain Demps (7 april 1938), waren een Amerikaanse groep van drie vrouwelijke vocale sessiemuzikanten in het rhythm-and-bluesgenre, die anoniem als achtergrondzangeressen te horen zijn op vele songs die in de jaren 1962-1971 werden uitgebracht door de platenlabels van hitmachine Motown (Gordy Records, Motown Records, Tamla Records, Soul Records, V.I.P. Records)."@nl . . . . . . . . . . . . .