#QuickSidenote The Jelly Beans were five kids, young, talented, & still in high school, who were discovered singing at a talent show… catching the ear of a couple guys who knew a thing or two about pop music: Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller. #TheJellyBeans #JerryLeiber #MikeStoller #OneHitWondered

#OneHitHistory “I Wanna Love Him So Bad” by Jersey City, NJ teenage R&B group The Jelly Beans peaked at #9 on the US #Billboard #Top40 the week ending August 8, 1964. The doo-wop-infused love song earned The Jelly Beans their US #OneHitWOnder honors. #TheJellyBeans #OneHitWondered

Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller

#Interestingly The Jelly Beans were five kids, young, talented, & still in high school, who were discovered singing at a talent show… catching the ear of a couple guys who knew a thing or two about pop music: Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller. #TheJellyBeans #JerryLeiber #MikeStoller #OneHitWondered

#OneHitHistory The week ending July 18, 1964, Jersey City, NJ teenage R&B group The Jelly Beans earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their doo-wop-infused love song “I Wanna Love Him So Bad” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #24. (7 weeks on the chart, peaked at #9). #TheJellyBeans #OneHitWondered