This is another group from the 60's, active from 1961 until 1974. It was started by a group of girls in high school, and was originally named the Masterettes, a nod to another group at the time called the Masters. Their first song came out in 1962, which they followed up with by auditioning and getting a recording contract. At this time, a previous member of the Masters joined, effectively ending their reign as an all female group. They changed the name, and released this song in 1963. Which, this song was actually unsuccessfully done by a man as Tell Her, but this version kind of marked the start of a wave of empowered women songs and groups. They released a couple other songs, then were one of the groups who opened for the Beatles in 1964 when they first crossed the pond. They switched labels in 1965 and released more music, but they never quite got back to the level of fame they had, and broke up in 1974. Two of the members, Brenda and Herb Rooney (they got married), released another song under the group name, before switching to just their given names. Then when the two split up, Brenda started using the group name again with a new version made up with her family. I don't know if I really count that end as part of the group, but I'll let you guys be the judge.
Peace.
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