Benny Spellman is maybe best known as the bass voice on Ernie K-Doe's hit "Mother-in-Law." Spellman had some success on his own too ... and he also sang for a while with Huey Smith's Clowns. (Rick Koster, Louisiana Music p. 106)
Significant. File under: New Orleans Voices
Discography: Albums; Compilations Singles & EPs
In the music library: Doctors, Professors, Kings & Queens: The Big Ol' Box Of New Orleans: Lipstick Traces (On A Cigarette)
Everything I Do Gonh Be Funky - The Hit Songs & Productions 1957 - 1978: Fortune Teller; Lipstick Traces (On A Cigarette)
Heavy Sugar Second Spoonful: More Pure Essence Of New Orleans R&B: Ammerette
Links: AllMusic Louisiana Music Hall of Fame Rockabilly.nl Offbeat Obituary
Benny Spellman, singer of 'Lipstick Traces' and 'Fortune Teller,' dies