Gary U.S. Bonds

Gary U.S. Bonds (born Gary Levone Anderson; June 6, 1939) is an American rhythm and blues and rock and roll singer, known for his hits "New Orleans" and "Quarter to Three".

Career Born in Jacksonville, Florida, Bonds lived in Norfolk, Virginia, in the 1950s when he began singing publicly in church and with a group called the Turks. In the October 24, 1960, edition of Billboard magazine, it states his name is "U.S. (Ullysses Samuel) Bonds". His first three singles and first album, Dance 'Til Quarter to Three, were released under the U.S. Bonds name, but people assumed it was the name of a group. To avoid confusion, subsequent releases, including his second album Twist Up Calypso, were made under the name Gary (U.S.) Bonds. The parentheses were discarded in the 1970s.

"Quarter to Three" sold one million records, earning a gold disc.

In the early 1980s, Bonds had a career resurgence with two albums, both of them recorded with Bruce Springsteen, Steven Van Zandt, and the E Street Band. Dedication was released in 1981, and On the Line followed in 1982. In 2010, Bonds contributed duet vocals on the song "Umbrella in My Drink" on Southside Johnny's album Pills and Ammo.

While Bonds is mostly known for achievements within rhythm and blues and rock and roll, some of his songs are equally at home in other genres; for example, "She's All I Got", co-written by Jerry Williams, Jr. (better known as Swamp Dogg), was nominated for the Country Music Association's "Song of the Year" in 1972 when it was a big hit for Johnny Paycheck. (Freddie North also charted his only pop hit with a soul cover of the same song.) Bonds is also a 1997 honoree of the Rhythm & Blues Foundation. He is an accomplished golfer and often played in celebrity PGA Tour events.

Discography Studio albums

Singles Year Title Chart positions Album US Pop 1960 "New Orleans" 6 5 ― 16 Dance 'Til Quarter to Three with U.S. Bonds 1961 "Not Me" 116 — — — "Quarter to Three" 1 3 ― 7 "School Is Out" 5 12 ― ― "School Is In" 28 ― ― ― non-album single 1962 "Dear Lady Twist" 9 5 ― ― Twist Up Calypso "Twist, Twist Senora" 9 ― ― ― "Seven Day Weekend" 27 ― ― ― non-album single "Copy Cat" 92 ― ― ― "Mixed Up Faculty" ― ― ― ― "Where Did That Naughty Little Girl Go" ― ― ― ― 1963 "I Don't Wanta Wait" ― ― ― ― "No More Homework" ― ― ― ― "Perdido (Parts I & II)" ― ― ― ― "My Sweet Ruby Rose" ― ― ― ― 1964 "Miss You America" ― ― ― ― "Ella Is Yella" ― ― ― ― "Oh Yeah - Oh Yeah" ― ― ― ― 1965 "You Oughta See My Sarah" ― ― ― ― "Do the Bumpsie" ― ― ― ― 1966 "Take Me Back to New Orleans" 121 ― ― ― "Slow Motion" ― ― ― ― 1967 "Send Her to Me" ― ― ― ― "Call Me for Christmas" ― ― ― ― 1968 "Sarah Jane" ― ― ― ― "I'm Glad You're Back" ― ― ― ― 1969 "The Star" ― ― ― ― 1970 "One Broken Heart" ― ― ― ― 1971 "Joy to the World" ― ― ― ― 1974 "My Love Song" ― ― ― ― 1975 "Grandma's Washboard Band" ― ― ― ― 1981 "This Little Girl" 11 ― 5 43 Dedication "Jolé Blon" 65 ― 29 51 "It's Only Love" ― ― ― 43 1982 "Soul Deep" ― ― ― 59 On the Line "Out of Work" 21 82 10 ― 1984 "Standing in the Line of Fire" ― ― ― ― Standing in the Line of Fire 1985 "Summertime Fun" / "Dance to the Beat" ― ― ― ― non-album single "—" denotes releases that did not chart.