Chapel, Jean

Real name Opal Ambergey. Sister of Martha Carson (Irene Ambergey). Born in Neon, Ky. Previously recorded as Matty (or Mattie) O'Neil. Died in 1995.

References:

Article in issue 22 (1979) of New Kommotion.
Feature article in issue 30 (1986) of Rock & Roll Performers Magazine.
Two-part feature article and sessionography in issues 74-75 (1999-2000) of Rockin' Fifties.

Date & Source	Label & Number	Title & "As By" Name	Matrix	Comps
1956/July 21 Bb c&w rev.	Sun (Tenn.) 244	Welcome To The Club — Jean Chapel	U-196	Ace CD 1016 (#21) Charly CD 336 (#44) Charly CD 8182 (#2) Fantastic Voyage CD 054 (#2) Lotus CD [1] (#6) Pulse CD 336 (#44) Sun (England) CD 3 (#13) Sun (England) CD 33 (#2) Sun (U.S.) LP 1032 (#10)
		I Won't Be Rockin' Tonight — Jean Chapel	U-197	Castle Pulse CD 344 (#5) Charly CD 8161 (#8) Charly CD 8182 (#5) Dressed To Kill/BMG CD 66 (#39) Fantastic Voyage CD 026 (#42) Lotus CD 41008 (#8) Proper CD 122 (#19) Sun (England) CD 3 (#14) Sun (England) CD 33 (#3) Sun (England) LP 1023 (#9) [label?] CD 640001 (#9)
1956/Oct. (Bb est.)	RCA Victor (N.J.) 47-6681	Welcome To The Club — Jean Chapel	G2WW-7278
		I Won't Be Rockin' Tonight — Jean Chapel	G2WW-7279	El Toro CD 1013 (#19)
1957/Apr. 27 Bb c&w rev.	RCA Victor (N.J.) 47-6892	Oo-Ba La Baby — Jean Chapel	H2WW-0671	Bop CD 005 (#25) Rounder LP 1031 (#4) Supersonic LP 1169 (#13) Wendi LP 00010 (#3)
		I Had A Dream — Jean Chapel	H2WW-0672
1963/June (Bb est.)	Smash (Ill.) S-1829	Don't Let Go — Jean Chapel	YW27001	Blend LP 82017 (#13) Marginal CD 100 (#9)
		Your Tender Love — Jean Chapel	YW-27002
1969/Oct. (Bb est.)	Kapp (N.Y.) K-2034	Bluebird Ridge — Jean Chapel	K-11955
		I Started Loving You Again — Jean Chapel	K-11954
Unissued Tracks
	Sun (Tenn.) uniss.	Welcome To The Club [alt. vers.] — Jean Chapel		Sun (England) LP 1023 (#11)


1979	Supersonic (United States?) FV 1169	LP	Hot Boppin' Girls
1980	Wendi (Australia) LP 00010	LP	It's Called Rock And Roll
1981	Rounder (United States) 1031	LP	Wild, Wild Young Women
1985	Sun (England) (England) SUN 1023	LP	Rock And Roll Pills
1986	Sun (U.S.) (United States) SUN- 1032	LP	Rockin' Records
1988	Sun (England) (England) 3	CD	Rock 'N' Roll Originals, Vol. 1
1991	Sun (England) (England) 33	CD	Those Rockin' Gals
1995	Marginal 100	CD	Rockin'-Boppin' Ladies, Vol. 2
1996	Charly (England) CPCD 8161	CD	Essential Sun Rockabillies, Vol. 3
	Charly (England) CPCD 8182	CD	Hillbilly Fillies & Rockin' Chicks-Sun
1997	[label?] 640001	CD	Sun Studio Story: 50s To The 90s
1999	Dressed To Kill/BMG (England) DTKBOX 66	CD	The Sun Gods
2000	Lotus (Italy) [1]	CD	The Best Of Sun, Vol. 1
	Lotus (Italy) 41008	CD	The Best Of Sun Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 2
	Pulse (England) PBX CD 336	CD	The Legendary Sun Records Story
2001	Castle Pulse (England) PBXCD 344	CD	The Legendary Sun Records Story, Vol. 2
2004	Ace (England) CDCHD 1016	CD	Good Girls Gone Bad (Wild, Weird, And Wanted)
2007	El Toro (Spain) ETCD 1013	CD	Welcome To The Club: Early Female Rockabilly
	Proper (England) PROPERBOX 122	CD	Classic Rockabilly
2009	Fantastic Voyage (England) FVTD 026	CD	Routes Of Rockabilly
2010	Fantastic Voyage (England) FVTD 054	CD	Girls Gone Rockin'
year?	Blend (Belgium) BLR 82017	LP	Rock & Roll Collection, Vol. 17
	Bop BOP- 005	CD	Saturday Night On Bop Street, Vol. 5
	Charly (England) PBX CD 336	CD	The Legendary Sun Records Story

Acknowledgments: CMF Library, Marc Coulavin, Udo Frank, John Pear, Rock & Roll Musik Magazin, Joe Wajgel, eBay

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