Joe Jeffrey Group

The Joe Jeffrey Group was an American rhythm and blues band. Their best-known song was "My Pledge Of Love", which reached No. 14 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1969.[1][2]

The group was made up of Joe Jeffrey (born Joseph Stafford Jr., Cleveland, Ohio; vocals, guitar), Al Russ (bass), Charles Perry (percussion) and Ron Browning (drums).[3]

Career

The biggest hit for Joe Jeffrey Group was "My Pledge of Love", which charted on Billboard Hot 100 at No. 14 from 26 July to 2 August 1969, and entered Vancouver's CKLG chart May 23, 1969.

The group also recorded a version of "My Baby Loves Lovin'", which charted concurrently with the bigger hit by White Plains. Their version reached No. 115 on the Billboard Bubbling Under chart.

In the early to mid-1970s, Jeffrey played in the greater Cleveland area three or four nights a week, in a bar off Miles Road named "In The Woods". The dark road off Miles Road was literally 'in the woods'. A solo act, he played guitar and sang. His repertoire included "My Pledge of Love", "My Baby Loves Lovin'", old standards, Stevie Wonder, different R&B artists, and his version of "Impossible Dream".

Stafford died of cancer at his Cleveland home on September 4, 2016, at age 80.[4]

Discography

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and details
Title Year Peak chart positions Length
(A-side only) 		Label Credits
(A-side only) 		Album
US
Pop
[5] 		US
Cash.
[6] 		AUS
[7][A] 		BR
(IBOPE)
[B] 		CAN
[8] 		NLD
[9] 		PHL
[10]
"My Pledge of Love"

(b/w "Margie'")

1969 14 13 40 3 6 18 8 2:44 Wand / Scepter
My Pledge of Love
(1974)[C]
"Dreamin' Till Then"

(b/w "The Train")

108 — — — — — — 3:01
"Hey Hey Woman"

(b/w "The Chance of Loving You")

109 — — — — — — 2:07
"My Baby Loves Lovin'"

(b/w "The Chance of Loving You")

1970 115 — 23 — — — — 2:56
"—" denotes a song that did not chart, or is unknown to have charted in that territory.

Albums

  • My Pledge of Love (1974)

References

  1. ^ "Music: Top 100 Songs | Billboard Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.com. July 26, 1969. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  2. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 1276. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
  3. ^ "Joe Jeffrey". Soulfulkindamusic.net. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  4. ^ "Joseph Stafford Jr. Obituary". The Plain Dealer. September 8, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  5. ^ "Music: Top 100 Songs | Billboard Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.com. August 2, 1969. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  6. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 8/16/69". Cashboxmagazine.com. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  7. ^ "Go-Set National Top 40, 27 June 1970". Poparchives.com.au. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  8. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  9. ^ "Top 40 week 40 van 1969". Top40.nl. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  10. ^ "December 13, 1969 - Hits of the World - Billboard Magazine - Page 75" (PDF). Billboard / worldradiohistory.com.

Notes

  1. ^ “My Pledge of Love” charted at No. 40 on the Go-Set week of October 4, 1969
  2. ^ According to the "Hits of the World" section of Billboard magazine, "My Pledge of Love" peaked at number 1 in Rio de Janeiro for the week ending January 24, 1970, while it peaked at number 3 in Sao Paulo for the week ending March 14, 1970.
  3. ^ "The Train" is not included.


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