The Jelly Beans

A well remembered group, yet they only had a total of three records! Diane Taylor, Charlie Thomas, Alma Brewer, and Maxine and Elyse Hebert were under the management of Bill Downs. A connection with producers at Red Bird Records led to the group's firrst recording. "I Wanna Love Him So Bad" was a gritty pop record which struck a chord with the teen crowd in the summer of 1964. The kids, just out of high school became over night stars, and they began a gruelling tour of one nighters...