The Contessas
(2)
(New Brunswick, New Jersey)
Phyllis Stateman, Joyce (Stateman) Walker, Mary Bivins Perry, Toni Stateman |
Group members:
Mary Bivins Perry (lead)
Joyce (Stateman) Walker
Antoinette “Toni” Stateman
Phyllis Stateman
Discography:
Single:
1968 – Just – Love - Me / It’s Time For Crying (WGW 18704)
Unreleased:
1968 - You Don’t Know My Name (WGW)
1968 – Broken Heart (WGW)
1968 – I Like Your Walk (WGW)
1968 – Give Me What You Got (WGW)
1968 – I’m Not A Toy (WGW)
Unreleased
backup vocals:
1968 - Feel It With Your Heart (WGW)
1968 – Ecstasy (WGW)
Biography:
The sisters Joyce, Toni and Phyllis Stateman and Mary Bivins Perry
formed The Contessas in 1967. Joyce (Stateman) Walker was a member of the Doo Wop
group The Golden Bells in the late 50s. The Contessas sang in several clubs
around New Brunswick and on the campuses of a number of nearby colleges.
The group recorded several songs for the WGW label in 1968. Of the songs
recorded, only “Just - Love - Me” and “It’s Time For Crying” were issued. For
further information read Pam and Charlie Horner’s article (pdf) in “Echoes of the
Past” magazine No. 107 please.
Songs:
Just – Love - Me
It’s Time For Crying