Benny Spellman

Born in Pensacola FL, and quite possibly most well known for his almost anonymous bass baritone backing vocal contribution to the Ernie K Doe classic "Mother In Law", Spellman branched off on a solo career in 1960's New Orleans. He was first a roadie & then member of Huey "Piano" Smith And The Clowns, later recording solo sides for labels like Watch, Scram, Minit, Alon, Ace, Bandy, Mor Soul Sansu, and even Atlantic. His most well known songs are generally his work on Minit with arranger/producer/songwriter Allen Toussaint such as "Lipstick Traces (On A Cigarette)" and "Fortune Teller".

Born in Pensacola FL, and quite possibly most well known for his almost anonymous bass baritone backing vocal contribution to the Ernie K Doe classic "Mother In Law", Spellman branched off on a solo career in 1960's New Orleans. He was first a roadie & then member of Huey "Piano" Smith And The Clowns, later recording solo sides for labels like Watch, Scram, Minit, Alon, Ace, Bandy, Mor Soul Sansu, and even Atlantic. His most well known songs are generally his work on Minit with arranger/producer/songwriter Allen Toussaint such as "Lipstick Traces (On A Cigarette)" and "Fortune Teller". According to the Fortune Teller Songfacts, Spellman eventually retired from music to go work in the beer industry. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License and may also be available under the GNU FDL..