Editing Rosetta Hightower (section)

==Background==
As lead singer of The Orlons, the Orlons recorded several Top 10 U.S. hits between 1962 and 1964, including "[[The Wah-Watusi]]", "[[Don't Hang Up (song)|Don't Hang Up]]",<ref name="LarkinSM"/> "[[South Street (song)|South Street]]", and "Not Me". In early 1962, The Orlons provided backing vocals on [[Dee Dee Sharp]]'s "[[Mashed Potato Time]]" (#2 pop, No. 1 R&B). That spring, they recorded "The Wah-Watusi" which, in July 1962, made it in the Billboard charts to the No. 2 spot.<ref name=Billboard/> Around the same time, they recorded back-up vocals on [[Dee Dee Sharp]]'s second hit, "Gravy (For My Mashed Potatoes)" which went to No. 9. The follow-up to "The Wah-Watusi", "Don't Hang Up" reached No. 4 pop and No. 3 R&B in the fall and winter of 1962. The Orlons' first major performance was at New York's Apollo Theatre with [[The Crystals]], [[Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans]], [[Chuck Jackson]], [[Tommy Hunt]], and [[Gene Chandler]]. In 1963, they had hits with "South Street" (No. 3 Pop, No. 4 R&B)<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MQoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA60|title=Today's Top Talent|date=6 April 1963|publisher=Billboard|accessdate=30 December 2010}}</ref> and "Crossfire" (No. 19 Pop, No. 25 R&B).

Hightower left the group in the late 1960s to pursue a solo career in the UK.<ref name="LarkinSM"/> She joined the ranks of the then-popular female session singers who backed many hit songs.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xgoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA24|title=Soul Sauce|author=Ochs, Ed|date=13 July 1968|page=24|publisher=Billboard|accessdate=30 December 2010}}</ref> This group included [[Madeline Bell]], [[Lesley Duncan]], [[Kiki Dee]], and [[Sue and Sunny]]. She recorded with [[Joe Cocker]] on his ''[[With a Little Help From My Friends]]'' album.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xSgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA76|title=Album Reviews|date=17 May 1969|page=76|publisher=Billboard|accessdate=30 December 2010}}</ref>