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The Raelettes’ line up

Line-ups (recap, earliest documented dates only)

  • 30 November 1955 as The Cookies: Margie Hendricks, Dorothy Jones, Darlene McCrea.
  • 27 November 1956: Mary Ann Fisher (ft), Margie Hendricks, Dorothy Jones, Darlene McCrea.
  • February 1958: Cookies renamed into Raelettes.
  • 5 July 1958: Mary Ann Fisher (ft), Margie Hendricks, Pat Lyles, Gwen Berry,
  • Early 1959: Margie Hendricks, Pat Lyles, Gwen Berry, Darlene McCrea.
  • 29 May 1959: Margie Hendricks, Pat Lyles, Darlene McCrea.
  • Around October 1959: Margie temporarily replaced by Mae Mosely-Lyles.
  • Not later than November 1959: Margie Hendricks, Mae Mosely-Saunders, Gwen Berry, Bettye Smith.
  • 17 July 1961: Gwen Berry, Margie Hendricks, Pat Lyles, Darlene McCrea.
  • 17 – 22 May 1962: Gwen Berry, Margie Hendricks, Pat Lyles, Darlene McCrea.
  • 21 September 1963: Gwen Berry, Margie Hendricks, Darlene McCrea, Patricia Richards.
  • Late June, early July 1964: Pat Lyles, Margie Hendricks, Gwen Berry, Darlene McCrea.
  • 20 September 1964: Gwen Berry, Helen Bryant, Lillie Fort, Bobbie Pierce.
  • 29 November 1964: Lillie Fort, Gwen Berry, Fritz Basket, Marilyn McCoo.
  • March – July 1966: Lillie Fort, Gwen Berry, Merry Clayton, Clydie King.
  • 8 October 1966 (air date): Vermettya Royster, Merry Clayton, Gwen Berry, Clydie King.
  • 15 October 1966: Gwen Berry, Merry Clayton, Clydie King, Alex Brown.
  • 7 July 1968: Gwen Berry, Merry Clayton, Clydie King, Alex Brown.
  • Late July – August 1968: Rita Graham, Beverly Ann Lesure and Susaye Green.
  • 20 September (London) – 8 & 9 October 1968: Barbara Nel Terrault, Susaye Greene, Verlyn Flenaugh, Beverly Ann Lesure. 
  • October 1969: Mable John (joined in March ’69), Susaye Greene, Vernita Moss, Estella Yarbrough.
  • October 1971: Dorothy Berry, Susaye Greene, Mable John, Vernita Moss.
  • April 1972: Dorothy Berry, Susaye Greene, Mable John, Vernita Moss, Estella Yarbrough.
  • 8 September 1973: Denise Jackson, Mable John, Vernita Moss, Madelyn Quebec.
  • 9 October 1973: Dorothy Berry, Denise Jackson, Mable John, Vernita Moss, Madelyn Quebec.
  • February 1974: Vernita Moss, Dorothy Berry, Mable John, Cynthia Scott, ?Madelyn Quebec.
  • 10 May 1975: Dorothy Berry, Bernice Hullaby, Madelyn Quebec, Linda Sims, Estella Yarbrough.
  • 13 May 1975: Linda Sims, Dorothy Berry, Bernice Hullaby, Estella Yarbrough.
  • 12 June 1975: Dorothy Berry, Bernice Hullaby, Madelyn Quebec, Linda Sims, Estella Yarbrough.
  • 7 August 1975: Linda Sims, Dorothy Berry, Estella Yarbrough, Bernice Hullaby, Madelyn Quebec.
  • November 1975: Linda Sims, Dorothy Berry, Bernice Hullaby, Estella Yarbrough, Donna Jones.
  • 16 and 18 July 1976 (The Hague, Antibes): Donna Jones, Bernice Hullaby, Estella Yarborough, Dorothy Berry, Linda Sims.
  • 12 November 1977: Trudy Cohran, Dorothy Berry, Deborah Gleese, Linda Sims, Estella Yarbrough.
  • 16 July 1978: Chrylynn Cobb, Trudy Cohran, Dorothy Berry, Linda Sims, Estella Yarbrough.
  • 22 July 1979: Trudy Cohran, Pat Peterson, Madelyn Quebec, Estella Yarbrough.
  • 23 October 1979: Madelyn Quebec, Estella Yarbrough, Trudy Cohran, Pat Peterson, Avis Harrell.
  • September 4, 1982: Trudy Cohran, Elaine Woodard, Estella Yarbrough, Janice Mitchell, Ann Johnson.
  • 1 July 1986: Sharon Creighton, Estella Yarbrough, Gladys [Unknown], Elaine Woodard, Angie Workman.
  • 19 July 1987: Trudy Cohran, Sharon Creighton, Elaine Woodard, Angie Workman, Estella Yarbrough.
  • Fall 1989: Anita Brooks, Estella Yarbrough, Trudy Cohran, Kathryn Collier, Angie Workman.
  • 19 July 1990: Trudy Cohran, Kay Nickerson, Lalomie Washburn, Angie Workman, Estella Yarbrough.
  • Fall 1990: Kay Nickerson, Trudy Cohran, Angela Workman, Estella Yarbough.
  • December 1990: Angie Workman, Valerie Washington, Estella Yarbrough, Kay Nickerson, Trudy Cohran.
  • Summer 1991: Wendy Smith, Estella Yarbrough, Paula Moye, Trudy Cohran.
  • 28 November 1991: Paula Moye, Estella Yarbrough, Trudy Cohran, Wendy Smith, Angie Workman.
  • 1 July 1992: Trudy Cohran, Pamela Diggs, Paula Moye, Angie Workman, Estella Yarbrough.
  • 19 November 1993: Angie Workman, Trudy Cohran, Michelle King, Elaine Woodard, Estella Yarbrough.
  • 22 June 1996: Estella Yarbrough, Karen Evans, Kathy Mackey, Elaine Woodard, Tonette McKinney.
  • 11 July 1997: Estella Yarbrough, Katrina Harper-Cooke, Kathy Mackey, Karen Evans, Tonette McKinney.
  • 10 January 2000: Estella Yarbrough, Tangy Biggers, Tonette McKinney, Karen Evans.
  • 18 July 2000: Estella Yarbrough, Renée Collins Georges, Tangy Biggers, Tonette McKinney, Karen Evans.
  • 22 June 2002: Katrina Harper, Estella Yarbrough, Renée Collins Georges, Karen Evans and Tonette McKinney.
  • November 2002: Brianna Tucker, Estella Yarbrough, Renee Collins Georges, Karen Evans and Tonette McKinney.
  • 20 July 2003: Estella Yarbrough, Renee Collins Georges, Katrina Harper, Karen Evans, Tonette McKinney.