Little Lisa

Little Lisa

Genres: oldies, soul, motown, All, spotify

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About Little Lisa

Little Lisa, aka Lisa Miller was the fifteen-year-old daughter of Kay Lewis, one of the Lewis Sisters – the “Singing School Teachers” – who had recently signed to Motown’s West Coast office as artists and writers. Lisa was awarded a Motown recording contract after getting up to sing an impromptu guide vocal (standing on a box!) and blowing away the producers, who recommended her to the top brass. Lisa was signed on merit, Motown boss Berry Gordy (who was impressed enough to actually produce Hang on Bill, in one of his rare 1965 visits to the coalface of studio work) perhaps hoping to score a hit by signing up the next Little Stevie Wonder, who at that time was no longer "little". Though she recorded more than a dozen tracks only one single dropped: "Hang on Bill" written by Berry, Robert, and Gwen Gordy b/w "Puppet on a String" in 1965 on VIP Records. Unreleased tracks include renditions of the Marvelettes' "Daddy Knows Best," "Honey Boy," previously released by both Mary Wells and the Supremes, "Don't Let Me off the Hook," "Sweeter As the Days Go By," "Baby I've Got It," and "Memories, Keep Haunting Me."

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