(L to R) Ernest Johnson, Edgar William Campbell and Isaac Worley
Little Worley & The Drops (Phoenix, Arizona)
Personnel:
Isaac Worley (Lead)
Edgar William Campbell
Ernest Johnson
Discography :
1961 - Who Stole My Girl / You Better Watch Yourself (Ramco 3710)
Biography :
The Drops featured Edgar William Campbell & Ernest Johnson - the
legendary Eddie and Ernie themselves - and "You Better Watch Yourself"
was the duo's first appearance on Wax. The Group was backed by Big Boy
Pete and the Crusaders. The Leader was "Little" Isaac Worley. His Third
"Drop", or back-up singer, was Leonard Lowery. Their late 1961
release"You Better Watch Yourself"is a sublime example of Doo Wop
evolving into Soul. "Who Stole My Girl " basically is a sequel to Lloyd
Price's Hit "Stragger Lee". Little Worley and the Drops existed for
about eight months, playing to black audiences at South Phoenix
nightclubs such as the Sly Fox and the Zamzibar. Jim Titus, a disc
Jockey at Phoenix Radio station KRIZ, gave the Ramco release plenty of
spins and support.
Eddie & Ernie
Edgar William Campbell & Ernest Johnson sang background on other
singles before making their first recordings as a pair (initially as
Ernie & Eddie) in 1963. The soul duo issuing about 15 singles
between 1963 and 1971. To make matters a little confusing, some of the
singles were credited to Ernie & Eddie, the New Bloods, or Ernie
& Ed. There were also 1967 solo releases by Campbell and Johnson.
Running through about a dozen labels, they never got any significant
chart action, though some of the singles appeared on relatively big
imprints like Columbia, Chess, and Buddah.
Songs :
You Better Watch Yourself