Up On The Roof Lead Singer

Up on the roof gerry goffin carole king 1962.

Up on the roof lead singer.

King s replacement rudy lewis whose lustrous voice graced not just up on the roof but also on broadway and some kind of wonderful was found dead in his hotel room. This song was written by the then husband and wife team of gerry goffin and carole king and the lead vocalist was rudy lewis. Up on the roof is a song written by gerry goffin and carole king and recorded in 1962 by the drifters. Released late that year the disc became a major hit in early 1963 reaching number 5 on the u s.

In 1995 robson jerome had a uk 1 hit with their version of this song. Pop singles chart and number 4 on the u s. In the uk it was a top ten success for singer kenny lynch whose version was also released in 1962. In the uk this was not a hit but a cover version by kenny lynch reached 10.

Kenny lynch up on the roof 1962. About to leap up and howl the roof. The group s main lead singer at the moment rudy lewis up on the roof on broadway was to sing under the boardwalk on this scheduled session but was found dead that same morning in his hotel room bed from what is suspected to be a heroin overdose although some claim that lewis was a binge eater and probably choked to death in his sleep. Carole king recorded a solo version of this on her 1970 album writer.