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Wooden Nickels aka Secrets aka Brenda Holloway, Pat Hunt, Patrice Holloway, Zelpha Crawford
« on: September 02, 2025, 07:35:24 pm »
Wooden Nickels aka Secrets aka Brenda Holloway, Pat Hunt, Patrice Holloway, Zelpha Crawford

Six great tracks. Are they on CD? How did Brenda get involved when she was signed to Motown?

The Secrets - I Feel A Thrill Coming On/Here I Am (1966).

https://youtu.be/JUTzcuSQZe8?si=um2v5fHp9hEhIlbk

https://youtu.be/OW2bhZyD6Hk?si=UO_L49bopSmmpsug

The Wooden Nickels - Nobody But You /More Than A Friend (1966)

https://youtu.be/HNW8Mue_nws?si=hE56xbA68hkavz0g

https://youtu.be/Ph139tzX7ew?si=sNcVY8d8VkbV_0AP

The Wooden Nickels – Should I Give My Love Tonight /Take My Love (As Part Of You) (1965)

https://youtu.be/LxecyOkJGZU?si=AvRn2tpQY6HAOqja

https://youtu.be/ehs0JffKXIc?si=qusbO5Mgs9GVYlTR



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Re: Wooden Nickels aka Secrets aka Brenda Holloway, Pat Hunt, Patrice Holloway, Zelpha Crawford
« Reply #1 on: September 03, 2025, 06:05:12 am »
"How did Brenda get involved when she was signed to Motown?"

A good question.  It would depend on the wording of her contract with the company, though that didn't stop the Detroit Motown session musicians from doing a lot of moonlighting. As these recordings were done in Los Angeles they were probably well out of the reach of Mr Gordy's extensive Contract-Police spy network!!   ;D ;D ;D

The Wooden Nickels "Nobody But You" has appeared on a couple of Kent's NS compilations.

Brenda is also believed to have been one of The Belles who recorded "Let's Pretend" for Mirwood in 1966.

https://www.45cat.com/record/5505

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Re: Wooden Nickels aka Secrets aka Brenda Holloway, Pat Hunt, Patrice Holloway, Zelpha Crawford
« Reply #2 on: September 03, 2025, 06:56:43 am »
The Belles – Don't Pretend / Words Can't Explain

The 'official' band members were Sherlie Matthews, Debra Dion, Rose Mary Bailey and Patricia McElroy. The recordings were however undertaken by Sherlie Matthews, Brenda Holloway and her sister Patrice Holloway. The Holloway sisters could not sign a contract under their own names as Brenda was already signed to Motown. Bearing in mind her enormous Motown output I think that Brenda must have been in locked in recording studios for about three years!

The Belles – 'Don't Pretend'

https://youtu.be/jqpwfmG0pf8?si=l_xqW5vz4HCz0OrZ

The Belles - 'Words Can't Explain'

https://youtu.be/EztylhuE6bg?si=6gchQ1gridi4YzSC
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« Reply #3 on: September 06, 2025, 04:33:23 am »
These are reallly great tracks I am in touch with Brenda lemme see if I cna get an answer as to how these fabulous recording came about
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« Reply #4 on: September 06, 2025, 01:50:00 pm »
Oh that would be great Paul. Brenda may remember but on the other hand like Blinky she may not recall anything at all about what she recorded!
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