Hodges, James & Smith were originally known as Hodges, James, Smith & Crawford (former Motown artist Carolyn (Caroline) Crawford).They later became a trio..Pat Hodges, Denita James & Jessica Smith… all originating from Los Angeles.
Denita James had a solo single on Flip around ‘63 and Pat Hodges had a solo release Keymen around ‘66. The group was the brainchild of William “Micky” Stevenson and they were intended to rival The Supremes which is hard to believe because H, J & S’s sound was more aggressive and a lot more Soul/R&B oriented.

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