The Three Sharpes aka The Three Sharpes Quartet (Montreal, Canada)




Personnel :

Marcel Desjardins (vocals / saxophone)

Pierre Brault (vocals / guitar)

Raymond Brault (vocals / guitar)




Discography :

The Three Sharpes
1960 - Reviens chérie / Je veux danser (Apex 13168)
1961 - Kili Watch / Sous les étoiles (Apex 13210)

The Three Sharpes Quartet
1963 - Que c'est bête / Montréal (Quality 1529 X)
1963 - My love was not a true love / Belle St John  (Quality 1570 X)


LPs:
1964 - The Three Sharpes Quartet (London GA 1008)
Blues (part 1) / Sweet Georgia Brown / Rêve d'amour / Montréal / Drum solo / Blues (part 2) / Alouette / Bourrée / The lady is a tramp / C'est si bon



Discography :

Vocal & instrumental Trio from Montreal, comprised of Marcel Desjardins (vocals and saxophone) Pierre Brault (vocals and guitar) and Raymond Brault (vocals and guitar). The group begins in cabarets and theaters, it was quickly noticed by Yvan Dufresne.

In 1960, Raymond left the band and was replaced by Pierre Boisvert.
They sign with Apex record company and markets a  first 45 whose titles: Reviens chérie / Je veux danser.

In 1961, the 3 Sharpes record a second 45 laps which includes the songs: Kili Watch / Sous les étoiles.
In 1963, Pierre Brault left the band and was replaced by Guy Robichaud, and Don Kelly (vocals / drums) joins the group and training named Three Sharpes Quartet .

The band recorded for the label Quality two 45s, then in 1965 the band changed their name to the Kangaroos.
http://www.retrojeunesse60.com/3sharpes.html

Song :


Reviens, Chérie

The Honeycones (Philadelphia)

Personnel :

Tony Diarenzo (Bass)

Ernie Cast (Drums)

Bobby Federa (Alto Sax)

Bobby Chic (Piano)

Joey Vail (Guitar)



Discography :

Ernie Cast & The Honeycones
1958 - Betty Morretti / Cool It Baby (Ember 1033)

The Honeycones
1958 - Op / Vision of you (Ember 1036)
1958 - Gee whiz / Rockin' in the Knees (Ember 1036)
1958 - Tell me baby / Your Face (Ember 1049)


Biography :

In the late 50's in some of the larger cities in the US there was a "pig-latin" type of language that caught on as a fad for a brief period of time. Ember records assembled a studio group consisting of five singers and they recorded the song "Op" which was made up of lyrics using this "language". It appeared on the charts at number 69 on August 4 of 1958 and remained only two short weeks. This was the group's only charting song.

The Honeycones were originally known as The Chicklets but due to copywrite problems the name was changed to The Honeycones, a name that Tony created. He also wrote a majority of the songs that they performed.

The group consisted of five members who included, Tony Diarenzo on Bass, Ernie Cast on Drums, Bobby Federa on Alto Sax, Bobby Chic on Piano and Joey Vail on Guitar. The were all from the Phildelphia area and were probably one of the original "garage bands" rehearsing in various members' garages before making their recordings. Their recording sponser was Al Alberts of the great 1950's pop group The Four Aces.

They made three appearances on Dick Clark's American Bandstand during 1958 and 1959. They also appeared on the famous columinist Walter Winchell's TV Variety show.
The group made appearances throught the USA and Canada for about eight years before finally disbanding.

http://www.bigbobh.net/dowop/honeycones.htm



Songs :

   
Gee whiz                              Vision of you


   
Op                                       Rockin' In My Knees

Charles Wright, Donald Morris & William "Sonny" Gordon

Sonny Gordon & The Angels (1) (Philadelphia)

Personnel :

William "Sonny" Gordon (Lead)

Frank Grier (Tenor)

Donald Morris (Baritone)

Leamon Crooms (Bass)

Robert "Sonny" Brockington (Guitarist)

Discography :

1954 - Wedding Bells Are Ringing In My Ears / Times Have Changed (Grand 115) 
1955 - Lovely Way To Spend An Evening / You're Still My Baby (Grand 121) 

Biography :

William "Sonny" Gordon had started his singing career in the late 40s in the choir at Sulzberger Junior High School in West Philadelphia.  In 1950, Sonny graduated to Overbrook High School, along with a neighborhood friend, Frank Grier (tenor). They started singing with a couple of other guys from the neighborhood (West Philly, north of Market), Donald Morris (baritone) and Leamon Crooms (bass), who attended Dobbins Tech. A fifth member was guitarist Robert "Sonny" Brockington, Frank's second cousin. hey were all around 16 at the time. The Angels signed a recording contract whith Grand Records. "Wedding Bells Are Ringing In My Ears" did well in Philadelphia, making Billboard's R&B Territorial Best Seller chart the week of October 16 (and for several weeks after that).

T However, national hits are what bring in the money and when "Wedding Bells Are Ringing In My Ears" failed to take off nationally, Grand issued a second pairing: "Lovely Way To Spend An Evening" and "You're Still My Baby," in January 1955. Both were led by Sonny, with Donald Morris on the bridge of "Evening." he Angels were history, but they weren't quite ready to give up. Without Sonny Gordon, there was no question of doing any touring, so Donald Morris returned as the new lead singer. They recruited Frank Grier's wife's cousin, Roberta Roots (alto), as the fourth member of the re-formed Angels. While they practiced, they never made any appearances. It was all over by 1957, when Leamon joined the Air Force (he'd end up spending 23 years with them). After that, Frank put together a succession of groups called the "Frank Grier Quartet" (including one that recorded for Swan in 1958). 

http://www.uncamarvy.com/SonnyGordonAngels/sonnygordonangels.html
 

Songs :

   
              Wedding Bells             Lovely Way To Spend An Evening


   
Times Have Changed             You're Still My Baby

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The Rhythm Stars
 

The Nicardi Brothers / Bros. (Newark NJ)
Ref : The Rhythm Stars

Personnel:

Nick Puccio

Arthur Salicetti

Discography :

The Rhythm Stars
1958 - Lynn / Oh Moon (Clock 1007)
1959 - My Girl Babe / Bandstand March (Corsican 0057)

The Nicardi Brothers
1960 - That Pretty Girl / Lonely (ABC 10086)

The Nicardi Bros.
1960 - The Ring / How Come I'M Crying Now? (ABC 10144)

Biography :

Nick Puccio started singing at the very young age of 4 years old. He sang on stage with the great Louie Prima at the age of 6. During the Puccio family summers at the Jersey Shore in Long Branch, on any given night, you would find little Nick singing, dancing, and acting for crowds of people on the boardwalk.

In his teens, Nick formed a singing group called "The Rhythm Stars" with Arthur Salicetti & some friends from Newark High School. Nick and Artie wrote and recorded some songs for the Group and the Rhythm Stars recorded two singles for Clock & Corsican Records and sang Rock and Pop at many of the local night spots and concert halls.

  
                                                                                                                         Nick Puccio

When the group broke up, Nick Puccio a Arthur Salicetti decided to form a team named the Nicardi Brothers. In 1960 they wrote and recorded "That Pretty Girl" b/w "Lonely" and "The Ring" b/w "How Come I'M Cry Now?" for ABC. As he grew older, with the help of his friends Joe Pesci and Frank Vincent (who is like a brother to Nick), he was given a chance to live a dream by playing a small role in the film "Casino". That was the start of his film career. He then went on to do the all time TV hit "NYPD Blue", and films like "The Shadow Conspiracy", "Witness To The Mob"..........




Songs :
(updated by Hans-Joachim) 

The Rhythm Stars

  
Lynn / Oh Moon                                      My Girl Babe     


Bandstand March

The Nicardi Bros.

  
The Ring                                          How Come I'M Crying Now?

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The Cherlos (Los Angeles, CA)

Personnel :

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Discography :

The Cherlos
1956 - Tell it like it is / 99 1/2 won't do (Ultra d'or 8)

Joyce Lomas bb The Cherlos
N/A - Little little (Relic Lp 5022)
N/A - Cry Fool (Relic Lp 5022)

Songs :


99 1/2 won't do

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