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‘Love Potion No. 9′ singer, now 80 and living in Fla., sues to perform using Clovers’ name

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Harold Winley, who performed “Love Potion No. 9” and other hits with the band The Clovers in the 50s, poses for photos Friday, Aug. 2, 2013. The 80-year-old says a splinter group is trying to keep him from performing using the band’s name. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)

WASHINGTON – Harold Winley performed the hit song “Love Potion No. 9” with the R&B group The Clovers more than a half-century ago, but now the 80-year-old says another group is trying to keep him from performing using the Clovers name.

Winley, now a Florida resident, says he was in his teens when he and four others started performing as The Clovers in the Washington area. The group played at the city’s Apollo Theater, eventually signed with Atlantic Records and celebrated when “Love Potion No. 9” became their biggest hit in 1959.

Two groups later performed as The Clovers, including one that trademarked the name in the 1980s. A dispute led to the lawsuit that was filed earlier this year in Washington. Both sides will meet Monday to try to work things out.

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