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Vicki Spencer (born 1945) is an American pop and rock singer.
Spencer is the daughter of dancer Lou Spencer (of the
Dunhill Trio dance team). She appeared as a teenage ingénue singer in two 1961 teen-oriented movies, ''
Teenage Millionaire
''Teenage Millionaire'' is a 1961 American comedy film directed by Lawrence Doheny and written by Lawrence Doheny and Harry Spalding. The film stars Jimmy Clanton, Rocky Graziano, ZaSu Pitts, Diane Jergens, Valerie Ziegler, Cheyenne Boyer, Gabri ...
'' (starring
Jimmy Clanton
Jimmy Clanton (born September 2, 1938) is an American singer who became known as the " swamp pop R&B teenage idol". His band recorded a hit song "Just a Dream" which Clanton had written in 1958 for the Ace Records label. It reached number fou ...
) and ''
Twist Around the Clock
''Twist Around the Clock'' is an American musical film released in 1961. It was a remake of Sam Katzman and Robert E. Kent's ''Rock Around the Clock.'' Like ''Rock Around the Clock,'' which was followed by a sequel titled ''Don't Knock the Rock ...
'' (featuring
Clay Cole
Clay Cole (born Albert Franklin Rucker Jr.; January 1, 1938 – December 18, 2010) was an American host and disk jockey, best known for his eponymous television dance program, ''The Clay Cole Show'', which aired in New York City on WNTA-TV and ...
). In both films she played herself, and most of her on-screen time was spent singing. Her song "I Wait" from ''Teenage Millionaire'' was released as a single, as was "Too Many Boyfriends" from ''Twist Around The Clock''. Spencer wrote both songs.
Spencer was later in pop and rock bands, some that included two of her brothers, Daniel Spencer and William Spencer. She was the singer for the Bubble Gum Machine (which included the Spencer brothers), who released an eponymous album on Senate Records in 1967.
Wes Farrell
Wes Farrell (December 21, 1939 – February 29, 1996) was an American musician, songwriter and record producer, who was most active in the 1960s and 1970s.
Career
Farrell was born in New York, United States. Farrell's catalogue includes clos ...
produced the album and co-wrote some of the songs. Other bands Spencer toured and recorded with were the Rottin Kids (who appeared on ''
The Tonight Show
''The Tonight Show'' is an American late-night talk show that has aired on NBC since 1954. The show has been hosted by six comedians: Steve Allen (1954–1957), Jack Paar (1957–1962), Johnny Carson (1962–1992), Jay Leno (1992–2009 and 201 ...
''), the Fabulous Fakes, and Horatio.
Spencer is married to Harry Perlow. Her daughter Jamie Perlow is also a singer and musician.
Discography
Albums
With the Bubble Gum Machine
* ''The Bubble Gum Machine'' (Senate (#21002), 1967)
Singles
Solo
* "I Wait" (Fraternity (#883), 1961)
* "Too Many Boyfriends" (Brunswick (#55222), 1961)
With the Bad Seeds
* "King Of The Soap Box" (Columbia (#4-43670), 1966)
With the Rottin Kids
* "Let's Stomp" (Mercury (#72558), 1966)
* "Yakety Yak" (Mercury, 1967?)
With the Fabulous Fakes
* "Mickey's Monkey" (Columbia (#4-44107), 1967)
With the Bubble Gum Machine
* "You Make Everything Right" (Senate (#45-2107), 1968)
With Horatio
* "Age (Where I Started Again)" (Event (#3304), 1969)
* "I Gotta Have You" (Event (#3306), 1969)
References
External links
*
Transcript of interview with Spencer at 60's Garage Bands
Living people
1945 births
American women singer-songwriters
Singer-songwriters from Kentucky
Singers from New York City
American women pop singers
Rock musicians from Kentucky
Kentucky women musicians
Singers from Kentucky
Singer-songwriters from New York (state)
21st-century American women
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