Ritchie Adams

Ritchie Adams (December 15th, 1938 – March 6th, 2017) was a singer and songwriter. In 1959, he joined the doo-wop group The Fireflies, singing lead vocals on “You Were Mine”. Some time in the early 60’s, he left the group to start his own solo career. None of his songs were that big of a success, so Adams began writing songs for others. He wrote “Tossin' and Turnin'”, a big hit for Bobby Lewis, and many songs for The Banana Splits and The Archies. He died on March 6th, 2017 from a “long-termed illness.”