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The Joe Jeffrey Group will go down in history as a one-hit wonder, but what a hit -- their infectious "My Pledge of Love" remains a classic of '60s pop-soul. Little is known about Jeffrey. Born Joe Stafford, he presumably adopted his stage name to avoid confusion with distaff pop singer <a href="spotify:artist:1Jqk46QvzUn7SnwmTGX6Cw">Jo Stafford</a>, and was a fixture of the Cleveland club circuit before signing to Wand Records. An effervescent, string-sweetened effort closer to sunshine pop than soul, "My Pledge of Love" reached number 14 on the Billboard pop charts in 1969 but conspicuously missed the R&B charts altogether. Jeffrey's career nevertheless seemed promising, but the follow-up, "The Train," tanked and he never recovered his momentum. After a third Wand release, "Chance of Lovin' You," the Joe Jeffrey Group cut "My Baby Loves Lovin'," but a rival rendition of the song by British bubblegum group <a href="spotify:artist:0xWTQw2TL6j7mHGOTltsEW">White Plains</a> captured the attention of radio. After one last gasp, "A Hundred Pounds of Clay," Wand cut its losses and the Joe Jeffrey Group called it quits. ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi
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