The Ribbons (Los Angeles)
aka The Sequins (6) aka The Sandpapers

Personnel :

Evelyn Doty

Arthetta Gibson

Lovie Kinchion

Vessie Simmons

Discography :

The Ribbons
1962 - Ain't Gonna Kiss Ya / My Baby Said (Marsh 202)
1963 - After Last Night /  This Is Our  (Marsh 203)
1964 - They Played A Sad Song / Melodie D'amour (Parkway 912)

Evelyn Doty & The Ribbons
1964 - Teach Me How To    / Dance I'd Like To Be (Gramo 107)   

The Sequins (6)
1965 - I'll Be Satisfied / Who Says You Can't Jerk (A & M 761)

The Sandpapers
1965 - Ain't Gonna Kiss Ya" / My Baby Said (Charger 114)




Biography :

"Ain't Gonna Kiss Ya", a #81 hit on Billboard in early 1963 but a much bigger hit in the Los Angeles area, was composed by James Marcus Smith, aka P.J. Proby.  The record was the object of a very hasty, and rather fine, West Coast cover version by Suzie Clark on the Rendezvous label.  The song was also rendered for the UK market by Simone Jackson (Piccadilly), Jean Martin (Decca) and, most famously, the Searchers (Pye). "After Last Night", another Proby song, was first cut by the Chiffons onReprise (not the "He's So Fine" gals, the Los Angeles lot).

Jackie DeShannon did a good version too (Liberty), as did the Rev-Lons (also Reprise).
Both of the Ribbons' Marsh 45s were produced by former Teddy  Bear, and old Phil Spector chum, Marshall Leib. The Ribbons probably recorded under further pseudonyms, such as Ribbons, Sequins, Buttons, Bows (sic).

http://spectropop.com/archive/digest/d500.htm

Songs :

    
Ain't Gonna Kiss Ya                         My Baby Said

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The Rivals (1) (Camden, N.J.)



Personnel :

Johnny Smith (Lead)

Chandler Tribble (First Tenor)

Booker T. Weeks (Second Tenor)

Alfred Gaitwood (Bass)



Discography :

1950 - Rival Blues / Don't Say You're Sorry (Apollo 1166)



Biography :

The Group formed in Camden, N.J., in 1946 with Johnny Smith (Lead), Chandler Tribble (First Tenor), Booker T. Weeks (Second Tenor), and Alfred Gaitwood (bass) as the International Clavichords. They appear on the "Arthur Godfrey Talent Scouts" and changed their name to the Rivals.

   
Ira Mumford, Eugene's Brother, later sang bass for this group.
The group only recorded one single in the summer of 1950, "Don't Say Your Sorry Again" and "Rival Blues".

Despite the fact that they had only one disc, they had a very active career doing club dates and live appearances.



Their Songs :

   
Rival Blues                            Don't Say You're Sorry

The Rev-Lons (Bakersfield, CA)
(updated by Hans-Joachim) 

Personnel :

Rachel Hernandez (De La Rosa)

Lupe Hernandez (Gaona)

Frances Hernandez (Crane)

Discography :

Singles:
1962 - Boy Trouble / Give Me One More Chance (Garpax 44168)
1963 - Love Can't Be A One Way Deal / I Can't Forget About You  (Reprise 2020/Starbust 123)
1964 - It's Gonna Happen Some Day / After Last Night (Reprise 0251)

Unreleased:
N/A - Whirlind (Garpax)
N/A - How Can You Keep From Loving A Boy Like That (Garpax)
N/A - Shoes And Rice And Paradise (demo) (Garpax)

 

Biography :

The Rev-lons were formed by Rachel Hernandez in high school with four of her school friends in her sophomore year at Garces High School in 1958. When that group ended , She then introduced her younger sister Lupe, she was the soprano back ground singer. At the beginning Lupe and Rachel sang duets, later Rachel Introduced her other younger sister Dolores, she was in the group for about a year.

With Bobby Rydell and Dick & Dee Dee

They were then known in Bakersfield as "the "Teens" and  finally she brought in her even younger sister Fran, she was 12 years old and became the Alto for the Teens background singers. She had a great Alto voice. Dolores got married , she was actually older than Lupe and left the Teens.

They got discovered by Loyd Johnson who later became Their manager and the girls became "The Rev-Lons" under Warner Bros and Reprise label.  They were also under Garpax (Gary Paxton’s Label) .

Raquel, Johnny M (writer of Boy Trouble), Lupe, Fran, and Gary Paxton

Garpax Records was an American record label established by Gary S. Paxton which first issued the song "Monster Mash" by Bobby Boris Pickett in 1962. It was distributed by London Records. The label lasted from 1962 to 1965.   

https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Rev-Lons/434986409887004

Songs :


     
Boy Trouble                           Give Me One More Chance            After Last Night

  
Love Can't Be A One Way Deal / Can't Forget About You              Whirlwind

   
How Can You Keep From Loving A Boy Like That         Shoes And Rice And Paradise

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The Jiving Juniors (Jamaica)
 (By Hans-Joachim)

Personnel :

Eugene Dwyer

Herman Sang

Maurice Winter

Derrick Harriot




Discography:

1960 - Ooh! Pretty Girl / Beautiful Doll (Sensational 100)
1960 - Shimmy And Twist / [Roy Wilburn Cole - Come And Hold My Hand] (Duke Reid’s)
1960 - Tu-Woo-Up-Tu-Woo / Lover’s Line (Starlite 028)
1961 - [Skalites - Lee Oswald] / By My Side (Coxsone)
1961 - Moonlight Lover / Sweet As An Angel (Asnes 103)
1961 - Dearest Darling / Lollipop Girl (Blue Beat 004)
1961 - I Love You / My Heart's Desire (Blue Beat 005)
1961 - [Duke Reid & His Group - Duke’s Cookies] / I Wanna Love (Blue Beat 024)
1961 - Over The River (aka I’ll Be Here When He Come) / Hip Rub (Blue Beat 36)
1961 - Slop ’N’ Mash / My Sweet Angel (Starlite 049)
1961 - Don’t Treat Me Bad (unknown)
1962 - Valerie / Sugar Dandy (Island 003)
1962 - Sugar Dandy / Come On Honey (Crystal A-1003/B-1004)
1962 - Andrea / Don't Leave Me (Island 027)

Biography:

The aptly named Jiving Juniors were one of the most popular vocal ensembles of the Jamaican R&B period, with some historians ranking them as one of the top three artists of the "pioneer years." More romantic than the driving boogie of Laurel Aitken or Derrick Morgan, the Jiving Juniors withered teenagers' hearts with ballads and  Wop love songs on such chartbusters as "Lollipop Girl," "Over the River," and "Sugar Dandy."

However, their split at the dawn of ska and their absence from this crucial period sealed their fate as a musical footnote and they are remembered today as little more than the vehicle for lead singer Derrick Harriott's early success.    Formed in 1958 by students at Excelsior and Kingston Colleges, the teenaged members included Eugene Dwyer, Herman Sang, Maurice Winter, and, of course, Derrick Harriott (born 1942). In the late '50s, the group recorded for many of the period's major producers, including Edward Seaga, Duke Reid, and Clement "Coxsone" Dodd. In 1960, Reid released "Lollipop Girl" and the quartet rocketed to the top of the newly established Jamaican pop charts.

   
                                                                                                                    Derrick Harriott

The R&B ballad characterizes the romantic tone of many of their tunes and that same year, "My Heart's Desire" also hit big. The spiritual  Wop "Over the River" was their next major success. An important route marker on the road of Jamaican music, the song is a laid-back boogie with a guitar offbeat so heavily accented it sounds nearly indistinguishable from ska. Although Dodd didn't release the record until 1961, it was possibly recorded much earlier -- perhaps as early as 1959 -- and features trombonist Rico Rodriguez's first solo. Their last major hit came with the 1962 release "Sugar Dandy."

While hugely popular, the track proved the swan song for the group's  Wop style, saccharine lyrics, and Harriott's sometimes shrill falsetto.Later that year, as Jamaica won its independence and ska began to dominate the music scene, the Jiving Juniors split up without scoring a major hit in the new genre. Harriott departed to form his Crystal label and the rest of the group left Jamaica a few years later for destinations north.

While still in Jamaica, Eugene Dwyer tried to start two groups, one called Zodiac and another called the Pacesetters, but neither had much success and he, too, left Jamaica in 1980. Harriott was clearly the most successful talent to emerge from the group, both as a solo singer on "Solomon" and "Loser" and as a producer, recording dozens of artists up through the 1990s.

David Colon, All Music Guide

Songs :

     
Moonlight Lover                     Lollipop Girl


     
Sugar Dandy                                   Valerie

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The Halos (1)  (Bronx, New York)
aka The Craftys  

Personnel

J.R Bailey (lead)

Phil Johnson (Lead)

Harold Johnson (Second Tenor)

Al Cleveland (Baritone)

Arthur crier (Bass)

Discography :

Singles :

The Halos (1)
1961 - Nag / Copy cat (7 arts 709)
1961 - Come on / What d i say (7 arts 720)
1962 - Village of love / Mean old world (Trans atlas 690)

Cammy Carol & The Halos (1)
1961 - Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind / Until The Day I Die (Elmor 302)

The Craftys
1961 - L-O-V-E / Heartbreaking World (7 Arts 5708)
1961 - L-O-V-E / [The Candysticks - You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby] (Lois 5000)
1962 - Zoom Zoom Zoom / I Went To A Party (Elmor 310)

LPs :

1961 - The Halos (Warwick lp 2046)
Nag / Your Precious Love / Bird Dog / I Went To A Party / Copy Cat / If I Had Known / What'd I Say / Mean Old World / Down The Road / Crazy Bells / Oh What A Night / Come On

Biography :

After The mellows broke up Arthur Crier started The Halos The original group consisted of JR Bailey (first tenor), Harold Johnson (second tenor), Al Cleveland (baritone) and Arthur Crier (bass), Al Cleveland was from Pittsburgh and was in New York trying to make it as singers fate would have it he had had any luck and was on Broadway waiting to catch a bus to go home, Arthur and Charles Spencer had to do some demo work and needed a third voice when they left the Brill Building they saw Cleveland and asked if he could sing.

The Halos group recorded "Nag" (# 25 Billboard Hot 100 in 1961) (with JR Bailey makes 'nagging sounds ") The flip (b-side to" Nag ")' Copy CatR21, was actually one a previouslye recorded duet between Arthur and Carl had been done for Morty Craft

   

JR Bailey decided that he did not want to travel and was replaced by Phil Johnson, formerly led by Duval on Kelit and Club (Bailey later joined The Cadillacs)Although the Halos went on lists of "Nag" Morty Craft decided to drop two pages that the group had cut in the same session, LOVE and heartbreaking World But since the group already had a record going for them Craft has decided to call them Craftys. The Halos in addition to making his own material was a very productive back-up group of exchange members from session to session.

       
Gene Pitney                                                 Curtis Lee                                        Barry Mann

The group included frequently Carl Spencer, Bobby Spencer, JR Bailey and Gary Morrison Some of their background work included Curtis Lee (Pretty Little Angel Eyes), Barry Mann (who put Bomp) Ben E King (Do not Play That Song) Connie Francis Tommy Hunt Bobby Vinton The Coasters Brian Hyland Johnny Nash Dion Little Eva Gene Pitney (Every Breath I take) ShirLey Lee & Johnny Mathis and many others too numerous to mention
http://www.uncamarvy.com/ArthurCrier/arthurcrier.html
http://artistwiki.com/the-halos/biography

Songs :
(updated by Hans-Joachim)

The Halos (1)
                    
   
Crazy Bells                                   Nag / Copy cat

   
Your Precious Love                                   What'd I Say      

The Craftys

   
Love                                           Zoom Zoom Zoom

   
I Went To A Party                    Heartbreaking World

Gene Pitney                                  Barry Mann                          Curtis Lee

   
       Every Breath I take                    Who Put The Bomp In The Bomp, Bomp Bomp                  Pretty Little Angel Eyes


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