(L to R) - J.B.Bingham, Walter (Simtec) Simmons, Mathew Whitfield, Ronnie Simmons ( guitar).

The Vermacharms (Chicago)



Personnel :

J.B.Bingham

Walter Simmons

Mathew Whitfield

Ronnie Simmons




Biography :

J.B.Bingham  was born on the 1st of September I945 in Chicago. As a teenager JB cut his teeth singing lead vocals and playing guitar with several neighbourhood groups. One group in particular under the unlikely name of “The Vermacharms” also featured Walter (Simtec ) Simmons, his brother Ronnie Simmons, Mathew Whitfield and JB J.B. Bingham . In 1970, J.B.Bingham and his group "Five Flights Up" had a hit with the song "Do What You Wanna Do"

...

The Jaynells (Bronx, New York)
aka The Gleems

Personnel :

Phil Nigro

Pierre Massey

Cornell McDaniels

Vic Spina

Discography :

The Jaynells
1963 -I'll Stay Home / Down Home (Inst.) (Cameo 286/Diamond 153)
1984 - Out Of A Million Girls / At The End Of A Sunset (Angela 101)
1984 - Portrait of Love / Hollywood Actor (Angela 102)

The Gleems
1963 - Sandra Baby / You Are The One (Parkway 893)

Biography :

When the four instrumentalists in the Jays merged their talents with the four vocalists in the Cornells in 1961, they logically called themselves the Jaynells. For the singers - Vic Spina, Cornell McDaniels, Phil Nigro and Pierre Massey - being a self-contained band meant a better shot at success. They Got that chance on October 28, 1963 when "I'll Stay At Home (New Year's Eve)", written bu George Davis and John Taylor of the Creators, and "Sandra Baby" were recorded under the supervision of  Ben Archilla. 


Phil Nigro, Pierre Massey, Cornell McDaniels and Vic Spina

Ben Archilla was an independent producer, he did not work for Cameo Parkway. If he really asked them "do you want to see the record released" he could've put it out independently.  He shopped the master around until someone showed interest, and the Kolsky brothers bought it and issued it on Diamond records. Cameo records came in once the record started to take off, and bought the master from Joe Kolsky, along with the Jaynells contract.  This immediately took the Diamond 45 off the market and by this point Cameo realized they were too late in getting their version of the disc out for the Christmas/New Years season, and decided to scrap re-releasing it.  The group recorded a second 45 for Cameo, which was issued on their Parkway label, but when the 45 was released, their name was changed to the Gleems (which the band did not know about and was not happy about). In fact, the original tape box for the follow up single has the name the Jaynells on it, crossed out, with The Gleems written on top of it. Four songs from 1963' session were released in 1984 on the Angela label.

Songs :
updated by Hans-Joachim

The Jaynells

   
              I'll Stay Home                           Portrait Of Love / Hollywood Actor

Out Of A Million Girls / At The End Of A Sunset

The Gleems

  
Sandra Baby                                   You Are The One

...

The Inspirations (4) (Brooklyn, New-York)

Personnel :

Edward Jehamy

Fred Trabulsi

Theodore Barber

James Ramsey

Joseph Cavanna


Discography :

1959 - The Genie / Feeling Of Her Kiss (Sultan 1)

1960 - Angel In Disguise / Stool Pigeon (Al Brite 1650/1651)

Biography :

From 1957-1960 Edward Jehamy, Fred Trabulsi, Theodore Barber, James Ramsey and Joseph Cavanna are The Inspirations from Brooklyn who recorded a single called "The Genie" /"Feeling Of Her Kiss" . The Group have a second single for Al Brite Record .

Eddie Jehamy  wrote "The Genie" and sang lead on the flip side " Feeling Of Her Kiss".  In 1960 Joseph Cavanna joined The Classmates and recorded "Graduation" backed up with "Teenage Twister."

Songs :

    
The Genie                        Feeling Of Her Kiss                     Angel In Disguise

The Episodes (Brooklyn, New-York)

Personnel :

Steve Beckerman

Sal Bonagura

Jack Nahem

Irwin Schlass

Discography :

1962 - Where Is My Love / The Christmas Tree (Four Seasons 1014)

Biography :

Group from Brooklyn (New York). The episodes consisted of Steve Beckerman, Sal Bonagura, Jack Nahem and Irwin Schlass.

In 1962, they have their only release for the Four Seasons label in New York.



 

Songs :

   
The Christmas Tree                                Where Is My Love

...

The Dootones (2) (Los Angeles, CA)
aka The Creators (2)

 Personnel :

Gentry Bradley (Bass / Baritone)

Gerald Middleton (Tenor)

Hillary Conedy

Royal Dillard



Discography :

The Creators (2)
1961 - I've Had You / Drafted, Volunteered, Enlisted (Dootoo 463)
1962 - Too Far To Turn Around / Hello There, Mister Gravedigger (Dore 635)

The Dootones (2)
Singles :
1962 - Strange Love Affair / The Day You Said Goodbye (Dooto 470)
1962 - Sailor Boy / Down The Road (The Dootones 1) (Dooto 471)
Unreleased :
1962 - If You Were My Darling (Dooto) (Unreleased)



Biography :

Formed in the Compton area of Los Angeles in 1960, The Creators rehearsed one of Perry's love ballads, "I've had you" and sent a tape of it to Dootsie Williams. Williams called the guys and had them come down to sessions man Austin McCoy's studio at 135th and Avalon. The Group cut "I've Had You" b/w "Drafted, Volunteered, Enlisted".

     
Dootsie Williams                                                                                 

The record sold pretty well around L.A and the Creators played the Pacific Ballroom in San Diego, The Moulin Rouge and Palladium on Sunset Boulevard, The Long Beach Arena, and The El Monte Legion Stadium where masquerading as The Penguins we backed Cleve Duncan. In September 1962, a neighbourhood entrepreneur named Danny Merlin operating from his home on Western Avenue, Los Angeles, introduced the quintet to Bedell who signed them on the strength of 'Too Far To Turn Around'.

  
Top Lt to Rt . Gentry Bradley , Thomas Harris Bottom Lt. To Rt. Donald Neal, Charles Perry, Gerald Middlelton

This featured Charles Perry and Hillary Conedy (who replace Donald Neal) handling the lead and falsetto parts respectively, supported by Gentry Bradley, Tom Harris and Gerald Middleton - all five being named on the contract. After the single failed to chart, Charles Perry then broke away to record a solo single for the obscure Melic label owned by songwriter Jessie Mae Robinson.

Following their reformation with some replacement, Gentry Bradley, Gerald Middleton and Hillary Conedy along with Royal Dillard sang with Dootsie Williams' new group The L.A. Ebbs. Williams renamed them the Dootones, and seven years after the first group, put two more singles.
http://aln3.albumlinernotes.com/The_Dore_Story__Volume_1.html
http://www.uncamarvy.com/Dootones/dootones.html

Songs :

The Creators (2)

     
I've Had You           Drafted, Volunteered, Enlisted       Too Far To Turn Around


Hello There, Mister Gravedigger

The Dootones (2)


Strange Love Affair / The Day You Said Goodbye

  
Sailor Boy                      If You Were My Darling

 ...