• Jesse Belvin & The Sharptones (2) (Los Angeles)

     

    Personnel :

    Jesse Belvin

    Buster Williams

     

    Discography :

    1958 - Sugar Doll / Let Me Dream (Aladdin 3431)

     

    Biography :

    The Turks, a legendary vocal group led by Gaynel Hodge and featuring Jesse Belvin, Alex Hodge and Tommy "Buster" Williams, recorded two sessions for Keen Records in 1957 and 1958. Jesse Belvin & The Sharptones is actually a duet with Buster Williams.
    http://www.electricearl.com/dws/belvin.html



    Songs :

      
    Sugar Doll                             Let Me Dream

     

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  •  The Emotions (4) aka The Three Emotions
     

    The Three Emotions (New York)
    aka The Emotions (4)




    Personnel :

    Bill Rodriguez




    Discography :

    The Emotions (4)
    1957 - It's Love / Candlelight (Fury 1010)

    The Three Emotions
    1959 - The Night We Met / The Girl I Left Behind (Fury 1026)




    Biography :

    Billy was born and raised in New York City, singing on the street corners of the city. His first group was “The Emotions” which entertained audiences for many years in clubs throughout New York. In addition the group was on the famous television show “Jacko Show” to promote their record “Candlelight“ & “Its Love” which was on the Fury Label.

    The Emotions (4) aka The Three Emotions    The Emotions (4) aka The Three Emotions

    Fury Records was set up by Bobby Robinson in 1957.  The group recorded two other sides for Fury “The Night We Met“ and “The Girl I Left Behind“ released in 1959 as the Three Emotions. Bill also sang with another group called the “The Memories”, a popular group from Springfield, Massachusetts for 12 years.





    Songs :


    The Emotions (4)


    It's Love / Candlelight


    The Three Emotions


    The Night We Met





     


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  • The Tads aka The Dots (4)
    (L to R) Duke Draper, Leroy Fullylove, Emerson Bilton and Charles Fullylove 

    The Tads  (Phoenix, Arizona)
    aka The Dots (4)

     

    Personnel :

    Leroy Fullylove

    Charles Fullylove

    Emerson Bilton

    Robie Robinson


    Discography :

    The Tads

    Singles :
    1956 - Your Reason / The Pink Panther (Liberty Bell 9010/Dot 15518)
    1957 - She's my Dream / Wolf Call  (Rev 3513)
    Unreleased :
    1957 - Glowing Moon (Porter)
    1957 - Hey Little Girl (Porter)
    1957 - Mixed Up Mama (Porter)
    1960 - Bumble Bee (Demo) (Atlantic)

    The Dots (4)
    1957 - Ring Chimes / Wolf Call (Rev 3512)


    Biography :

    The most prolific Phoenix black vocal group The Tads, Who had already recorded for the liberty Bell label (The Supreme Your Reason and Hazlewood's Pink Panther, later leased to Dot.) produced by air-conditioning salesman and musical entrepreneur Frank Porter in 1957.


    They are four songs on a small tape that Porter remembers recording in the laundry room of his house on Stella Lane.In October 1957, Rev released Ring Chimes and Wolf Call as by the Dots for some unknown reason.

    Then in January 1958, Rev released Wolf Call Backed with She is my dream.
    Anchored by leader and songwriter Leroy Fullylove with brother Charles, Emerson Bilton and Robie Robinson who was replaced by Madero White (brother of Carl White of The Sharps and The Rivingtons).

       

    The quartet would feature an ever-changing cast of members, including Duke Draper, through the end of 1961 when they disbanded. The group recorded Three songs for Porter Records, but all were unreleased.

     The Tads almost made it big, though, when Loy Clingman sent Fullylove’s demo of his composition “Bumble Bee” to Atlantic in 1960 via Duane Eddy’s manager Al Wilde.  Unfortunately, instead of signing The Tads, Atlantic lifted the arrangement, note for note, for LaVern Baker’s very successful recording.

    She also claimed half of the writer’s credit on the first pressings, although that mistake was later corrected to give Fullylove his proper due…and royalties.
    http://www.bobcorritore.com/flyinhigh.html

    Thanks to Markowee

     

     


    Songs :


    The Tads

        
    Glowing Moon                          Your Reason                               The Pink Panther


        
    Hey Little Girl                              Mixed Up Mama                          Bumble Bee


    The Dots (4)

     
    Ring Chimes

     

     

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  •  The Reflections (4) aka The Illusions (3)
    1963 - Chuck Tunnah, David Dunn, Pat Baldwin, & Larry Dunlap


    The Reflections (4) (Indianapolis, IN)
    aka The Illusions (3)




    Personnel :

    Dave Dunn (Lead)

    Pat Baldwin

    Larry Dunlap

    Chuck Tunnah (Bass)




    Discography :

    The Reflections (4)
    Single :
    1963 - Tic Toc / In The Still Of The Night (Tigre 602)
    Unreleased :
    1963 - Don't Worry Baby

    Rick Fortune bb The Reflections (4)
    1963 - Running Wild / Sand In My Hair (Ran-Dee 108)

    Mona Thomas bb The Reflections (4)
    1964 - There He Goes / Just In Between (USA 776)

    The Illusions (3)
    1964 - In The Beginning / Maybe (I May Be Wrong) (Laurie LR 3245)






    Biography :


    Larry Dunlap met Chuck Tunnah near the beginning of his Junior year at Shortridge, Indianapolis. Chuck, Hastings Smith, and Pat Baldwin, freshmen at SHS, formed a vocal group with Larry called the Aristocats. Chuck Tunnah and Hastings Smith were already accomplished vocalists and they went on to sing together in the Acappella Choir and Madrigal Singers and the North Methodist Church Choir. After Their school years, Chuck, Pat, and Larry, joined by David Dunn from Broad Ripple continued singing. As the Reflections, They recorded "In The Still Of The Night" & "Tic Toc" released on Tigre Records owned by Jan Hutchins. Hutchins was one of three producers of "Stay" by Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs and before that, he had been a popular DJ in Florida.

     The Reflections (4) aka The Illusions (3)      The Reflections (4) aka The Illusions (3)

     "In The Still Of The Night" were a version much different from the way it was originally recorded by the Five Satins. Chuck would start it off with a bass run of "De dun-de-dun, dun-de-dun-dun, and etc." and then Dave would sing the lead against the rhythm as Pat and Larry would join into the mix. The record started to break, oddly enough not in Indianapolis but back east and then in the south. Then it started to really take off on the big 50,000 watter, KLS in Chicago, so Jan Hutchins sent the Reflections up to do a sock hop in support of the local DJ's there. By then it was number 5 on their charts with a bullet!

     The Reflections (4) aka The Illusions (3)
    1965 - Mac Brown, Chuck Tunnah, Larry Dunlap, David Dunn, & Les Silvey

    Despite the fact that they were heading up the charts in several major markets and were rising into the top 5 on the hit parade with a bullet in Chicago, they were a "turntable" hit, they weren't selling any records. The distributor rep said the reason was that no records had been pressed because somebody the master recording had been lost and Jan Hutchins hadn't made a backup!. By the time it was pressed, the Reflections who recorded (Just Like) Romeo and Juliet) had hit with their song. They sang backup on Mona Thomas and Rick Fortune’s singles  and changed to the Illusions and recorded  "In The Beginning " and  "Maybe (I May Be Wrong)" released on Laurie Records in 1964. They become Stark Naked & The Car Thieves during the San Francisco-era ones.
    http://www.stark-naked.com/gallery.htm






    Songs :

    The Reflections (4)

      
    In The Still Of The Night                            Tic Toc             



    Don't Worry Baby



    The Illusions (3)


    In The Beginning



    Rick Fortune bb The Reflections (4)

      
    Sand In My Hair                                   Running Wild



    Mona Thomas bb The Reflections (4)

      
    There He Goes                           Just In Between

     

     




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  •  The El Pollos
    Tommy Hobbs, George Scott, Robert Chalmers, Walter Jones  and Robert Manley

    The El Pollos (Cleveland, OH.)

     

    Personnel :

    Robert Chalmers (Lead)

    Tommy Hobbs (First Tenor)

    Walter Jones (Second Tenor)

    George Scott (Baritone)

    Robert Manley (Bass)

     

    Discography :

    1958 - High School Dance / These Four Letters (Studio 999)  

    1958 - School Girl / Why Treat Me This Way (Neptune 1001) 

     

    Biography :

    R&B vocal combo el Pollos formed in Cleveland in 1956 -- according to Marv Goldberg's profile in the June 1997 issue of Discoveries, the group was originally known as the Capitols, and comprised lead Robert Chalmers, first tenor Douglas Kindle, second tenor Melvin Keenan and bass Robert Manley. The Capitols got their start performing on local street corners, soon graduating to house parties and amateur showcases -- a year into the group's existence, both Kindle and Keenan exited, prompting the additions of first tenor Tommy Hobbs and second tenor Walter Jones, as well as a fifth member, baritone George Scott. Guitarist Philip "Frenchy" Dorroh signed on a few months later, and when Jones resigned soon after, Dorroh added second tenor to his duties. Upon learning of a rival Capitols outfit, the group renamed itself el Pollos -- in 1958, they signed to Studio Records, with Chalmers assuming lead vocal on their Dorroh-penned debut single "High School Dance."

    The record went nowhere, and later that same year el Pollos signed to Neptune, traveling to New York City to cut their sophomore effort "School Girl."Again el Pollos were unable to generate radio interest, and in 1959 a frustrated Manley joined the U.S. Army, prompting the group's eventual dissolution -- in 1962, Manley, Chalmers and Dorroh reunited long enough to drive to Detroit in the hopes of landing an audition with Motown, but label execs declared el Pollos too similar to the Four Tops and sent them on their way, extinguishing their musical aspirations once and for all.

    http://www.answers.com/topic/el-pollos
    http://www.uncamarvy.com/ElPollos/elpollos.html

    Songs :


       
    High School Dance                  These Four Letters

       
    School Girl                             Why Treat Me This Way

     

     


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