Sybil Love & The Love Notes (5) (Ithaca, New York)
Aka The Four Buds


Personnel :

Sybil Love (Lead)

Peggy Scott

Joyce Love

Patsy Scott

Discography :

1959 - I Love You Darling / No More Tears (Valex 505)

Biography :

In 1959, An Ithaca girl quartet has made its first professional record for national release. The girls  are  Sybil Love (18),Joyce Love (17), Patricia Scott (16)and Peggy Scott (17). All are still pupils In Ithaca High School. This girls quartet have been singing together since 1955, as the Four Buds, the girls sang as a church group. They have also performed in church concerts, as entertainment at fraternity affairs and for local groups such as  the United Fund, and in area talent and radio shows. Their record "No More, Tears" b/w "1 Love You Darling" was released by Valex records as Sybil Love and the Love Notes.

Songs :
(updated by Hans-Joachim) 

  
I Love You Darling                                 No More Tears  


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The Delverts (Winston-Salem, North Carolina)

Personnel:

JL. Moore (Lead)

Christopher McCoy (Lead)

Pearlie Smith (First Tenor)

Arthur Davis (Second Tenor)

James Hamilton (Baritone)

James Dean (Bass)

Discography :

1962 - Listen For The Raindrops / The Love I Had (Salem 1302)

Biography :

The Delverts of Winston-Salem includes two lead singers, a supporting quartet and two accompanists. In 1962, The Delverts recording is "Listen For The Raindrops" featuring JL. Moore as the lead, backed by "The Love I Had” with Christopher McCoy as the lead. Herbert Hayes of 2512 Ansonia Street was their  manager. He is a former singer himself. The quartet includes Pearlie Smith, first tenor; Arthur Davis, second tenor; James Hamilton, baritone, and James Dean, bass. All members of the Delverts are teen-agers. Moore, McCoy and Hamilton attend Atkins High School, The boys have been singing together from 1960. They have appeared in talent shows, at dances and in other programs in various cities in this vicinity.. Permanent accompanists are Connie Slade on the piano andJames Mickles on drums; A WinstonSalem band, the Migrators, led by alto sax man Cary Cain, backs the Delverts on their first record Members of the band are John Tanner Jr., Sam Taylor and John Wright, tenor saxophone; James Lewis, trombone; Wesley Johnson, tenor guitar. Car! Ray Johnson, drums; Donald Officer, bass, and James Little, piano.

Songs :

  
        The Love I Had                              Listen For The Raindrops

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Front Row : Dennis Tatu, John Clune and Al Burkett - Back Row : Bob Gawlikowski, J.C. Kolb and Joe Lucas

The Unknowns (2) (Gary, IN.)

Personnel :

Joe Lucas (Baritone)

John Clune (First tenor)

Al Burkett (Bass)

Bob Gawlikowski (Second Tenor)

Dennis Tatu (Drummer) - J.C. Kolb (Pianist) - Stan Lopeika (Guitarist)

Discography :

1958 - Crazy Daisy / Dearest Darling (Hit Hat 142)

Biography :

Joe Lucas, 18. of Gary, a 1958 graduate of Biship Noll, got the idea of forming a musical group, and “The Unknowns” started out as a six-member aggregation by appearing on the program for Noll's 1957 Christmas party. Joe Lucas, working at Inland Steel Co, Indiana Harbor is the baritone singer. Other vocalists are John Clune, 18-year-old Noll senior from Gary ( first tenor); Al Burkett, 17, Noll senior, East Chicago (bass) and Bob Gawlikowski, 17. Noll senior, Pl, Hammond, (Second Tenor).

From left :Joe Lucas, Al Burkett, Stan Lopeika, John Clune  and Bob Gawlikowski

Lopeika wrote the music of "Crazy Daisy" and Lucas provided the lyrics. The Unknowns had it recorded, with “Dearest Darling” on the flip side, and it was released in November 1958. With "Crazy Daisy" The group have an appearance on a Chicago rock ‘n' roll television program.

Songs :
(updated by Hans-Joachim) 

Crazy Daisy


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From left : Mary Ann Huffman, Delores San Miguel and Donna Petersen

The Donettes (Sacramento, CA)

Personnel :

Mary Ann Huffman

Delores San Miguel

Donna Petersen

Discography :

1961 - Sugar Coated Candy Kisses / Carrot Top (by Don Eddy) (Ronna 1002)

Biography :

Professional singing trio in San Francisco, The group performed locally and recorded one song; "Sugar Coated Candy Kisses" released in 1960 with the flipside by Don Eddy.

Songs :

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The Fascinators (1) (Detroit)

Thanks to Liam

Personnel :

Clarence Smith (Lead / First Tenor)

Earl Richardson (Baritone / Tenor)

Jerry Potter (Second Tenor / Lead)

Donald Blackshear  (Lead Baritone)

Bob Rivers (Bass)

Discography :

Singles:
1954 - Sweet Baby / The Bells Of My Heart (Your Copy 1135)
1954 - My Beauty, My Own / Don't Give It Away  (Your Copy 1136)
1955 - Don't Give My Love Away / Can't Stop (Blue Lake 112)

Unreleased:
1955 - But I'll Remember (Blue Lake)
1956 - Aurelia (Roadhouse LP 5001)

Biography :

The Fascinators were one of those myriad vocal groups of the early 1950s who made a few recordings and then dropped out of sight.  The Fascinators began in Detroit sometime around 1949 or 1950. The original group was Jerry Potter , second tenor and lead; Donald Blackshear, lead baritone; Bob Rivers, bass; Clarence Smith, first tenor and main lead; Earl Richardson, lead baritone/tenor.  The group started  in high school.  The group first recorded on the Your Copy label, which was owned by Monroe Horn, the proprietor of Horn’s Record Shop at 1135 Westminster Avenue in Detroit.

(L tot R) Bob Rivers, Jerry Potter, Earl Richardson, Clarence Smith and Donald Blackshear                                 DJ Al Benson        

Horn put out two records on the Fascinators—‘“‘Sweet Baby” backed with “The Bells of My Heart,” and “My Beauty, My Own” paired with “Don’t Give It Away.”  The four sides were recorded in the rear of a record shop, Joe’s Records, on Hastings Avenue. The next (and last) label the Fascinators found themselves on was Al Benson’s Blue Lake. Benson released one record on the group and it was the result of one wild weekend in Chicago in 1955. The Fascinators’ session  Recording resulted in four sides, but the only two that have surfaced are two jumps, “Can’t Stop” and “Don’t Give My Love Away.”

Doowop: The Chicago Scene (Robert Pruter)

Songs :


  
     Sweet Baby                              The Bells Of My Heart

  
Don't Give It Away                          My Beauty, My Own

  
Don't Give My Love Away                      Can't Stop                


Aurelia

 
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