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The Dedications (1) (Ozone Park, New York)
Personnel :
1961 lineup
Mike Parquette (Lead & First Tenor)
Steve Variccio (Baritone)
Kenny Jeremiah (Second Tenor)
Bobby Bosco (First Tenor)
1983 lineup
Mike Parquette(Lead & First Tenor)
Joseph Burke (First Tenor)
John Mallon (Bass)
Ronald Petri (Second Tenor)
Steve Petri (Baritone)
Discography :
The Dedications (1)
1962 - Why Don't You Write Me / Boppin Around (Card 335/336/201)
1963 - Shinning Star / Mary Lou (C&A 506)
1963 - I Ain't A Bit Sorry / Toy Boy (Bell 611)
19?? - My Juanita / Why Don't You Write Me (Avenue D8)
1983 - Why Don't You Write Me / My Juanita (Avenue D 8)
1983 - Crazy For You / Never (Avenue D 9)Johnnie Shepherd bb The Dedications (1)
1961 - How Blue My Heart / Boom Boom Boomerang (Tilden 3001)Scott English & The Dedications (1)
1962 - (You're Takin') Ugly Pills / When (Joker 777)
1963 - When / High On A Hill (with the Accents)(Sultan 4003/Spokane 4003)
Biography :
The Dedications were a White group from Ozone Park, New York composed in 1958 by Mike Parquette (Lead & First Tenor), Steve Variccio (Baritone), Kenny Jeremiah (Second Tenor) & Bobby Bosco (First Tenor). The group was managed by Frank Cariola. Frank Cariola (Cari) was based in New York City along with his songwriting partner Anna Vito.
The Dedications (1963) Bobby Bosco, Kenny Jeremiah, Richie Ingui, & Charlie Ingui
Frank Cari is another one of those independent writer/arranger/producers whose name appears on various New York labels in the early to mid sixties. He owned Card Records, Sultan Records, Joker Records, Tilden Records, Sultan (BMI) and Turban (BMI)…
The Dedications backed Johnnie Shepherd on his Tilden’single and cut "Why Don't You Write Me" b/w "Boppin Around" on The Card Label. The group appear on the Murray the K and Cousin Bruce shows and backed Scott English on others Frank Cariola’s label : Joker & Sultan. . Their rendition of the Crests’ "My Juanita" though probably recorded in the early 60's did not surface until this original Avenue D release.
The Dedications (1963) Kenny Jeremiah, Bobby Bosco, Richie Ingui, & Charlie Ingui
In early 1963, Steve Variccio Left, he was replaced by Charlie Ingui & when Mike Paquette left he was replaced by Richie Ingui. when Bobby Bosco left..... Charlie Ingui Richie Ingui & Kenny Jeremiah went on to become the New Dedications who recorded "I Ain't A Bit Sorry" b/w "Toy Boy ». This group could be called the fore runner of the Soul Survivors.
Songs :
(updated by Hans-Joachim)
The Dedications (1)
Why Don't You Write Me / Boppin Around
Shinning Star / Mary Lou I Ain't A Bit Sorry
Why Don’t You Write Me / My Juanita Crazy For You / NeverJohnnie Shepherd bb The Dedications (1)
Boom Boom Boomerang / How Blue My HeartScott English & The Dedications (1)
(You're Takin') Ugly Pills / When...
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Carlyle Dundee & The Dundees (Los Angeles)
aka The Wonders (1) aka The Calvanes
Personnel :Robert Mosely "Carlyle Dundee"
Lorenzo Robert Adams（Second Tenor）
Sterling Meade (First Tenor）
Stewart Crunk（Baritone）
Jack Harris（Bass）
Discography :
1954 - Never / Evil One (Space 201)
Biography :
Lorenzo "Bobby" Adams (second tenor), Stewart Crunk (baritone), Jack Harris (bass), and Sterling Meade (first tenor) were overheard by Robert Mosely (a singer calling himself Carlyle Dundee), who asked them to back him up on a couple of songs that he'd written.
Lorenzo Robert Adams Stewart Crunk Jack HarrisAfter they recorded the 1954 single under the name Carlyle Dundee & The Dundees, Dundee himself left the group.
The remaining four background singers stayed with Silver long enough to record two more songs, with Bobby Adams on lead, under the name The Wonders. Shortly afterward, the quartet broke up.
In 1955, Crunk and Adams decided to get back together. After recruiting their former bass singer, Jack Harris, they found second tenor Joe Hampton and first tenor Herman Pruitt, who had a smooth, soulful way with ballads. They called themselves The Calvanes.
http://www.uncamarvy.com/Calvanes/calvanes.html
http://www.vocalgroupharmony.com/never.htm
Songs :
Evil One Never
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Carlo (Bronx, New York)
bb The Tremonts(1)
Personnel :
Carlo Mastrangelo (Lead)
The Tremonts (1)Julio "Joey Dee" Decicco
Billy Frye
Dave Romano
Ronnie Lapinski
Discography :Carlo bb The Tremonts (1)
Singles :
1963 - Baby Doll / Write Me A Letter (Laurie 3151)
1963 - The Story Of Love / Five Minutes More (Laurie 3175)
1964 - Ring A Ling / Stranger In My Arms (Laurie 3227)
Unreleased :
1963 - Brenda The Great Pretender (Laurie)
1963 - Kansas City (Laurie)Carlo bb The Camerons (2)
1963 - Little Orphan Girl / Mairzy Doats (Laurie 3157)
Biography :
After recording " Come on Little Angel" with the Belmonts in 1962, Carlo decided on a solo career, and with Laurie records looking for a replacement for Dion (who left the same year to sign with Columbia) the reunion (with Laurie) seemed to be of mutual benefit.
Laurie even used Carlo's first name only on the label to keep the Dion mystique alive. He recorded three singles backed by another Bronx group, the Tremonts, and one by the Camerons. The highlight of these releases was the pulsating up-tempo harmony gem "Baby Doll," which, like the others, saw little exposure.
The Belmonts The Tremonts
Songs :
Baby Doll Write Me A Letter
Little Orphan Girl Mairzy Doats
The Story Of Love Ring A Ling
Stranger In My Arms Brenda The Great Pretender
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The Versatiles (2) (Philadelphia)
aka The Majors (5) aka The Performers (3)
Personnel :Rick Cordo (Lead)
Ron Gathers
Gene Glass
Idella Morris
Frank Troutt
Discography :
The Majors (5)
Singles :
1960 - Lundee Dundee / I'll Whisper In Your Ear (The Versatiles) (Rocal 1002)
1962 - A Wonderful Dream / Time Will Tell (Imperial 5855)
1962 - She's A Troublemaker / A Little Bit Now (Imperial 5879)
1963 - Anything You Can Do / What In The World (Imperial 5914)
1963 - Tra La La / What Have You Been Doin' (Imperial 5936)
1963 - Get Up Now / One Happy Ending (Imperial 5968)
1963 - Life Begins / Which Way Did She Go (Imperial 5991)
1963 - Ooh Wee Baby / I'll Be There (Imperial 66009)Lps :
1963 - Meet The Majors (Imperial Lp 9222)
A Wonderful Dream / Ooh Wee Baby / Time Will Tell / Tra La La / Twist and Shout / A Little Bit Now / She's a Troublemaker / Don't Lose your Cool / I Wonder Who's Dancing With Her Now / What in the World / Come on Come On / Anything You Can Do
The Versatiles (2)
1960 - Lundee Dundee (The Majors) / I'll Whisper in your ear (Rocal 1002)
The Performers (3)
1966 - Just Dance / Love Is A Answer (ABC 10777)
Biography :
Robert Morris, Gene Glass, Frank Troutt, Rick Cordo, and Ron Gathers made up the original quintet, with Idella Morris soon replacing her brother Robert. The group first called themselves The Premiers and formed in Philadelphia in 1959. Although they attended different high schools, they hung around together after school, and on weekends, in Harlan Street, performing on the street corners between 19th and 20th streets. Idella was the youngest member at nineteen years and Gene Glass, who had just returned from the US Air Force, was the oldest group member, being twenty five.
The group met club owner Buddy Caldwell early in 1960 and he persuaded them to record for his Ro-Cal label. They recorded "Lundee Dundee" and "Let Me Whisper in Your Ear" as The Versatiles since the studio apparently had another group listed on their books as The Premiers. The record had local success, but Ro-Cal just wasn’t geared up for national distribution and the group received little in the way of royalties. At that point some of the male members went off to the service. Two and a half years later, the group reformed, with an identical lineup, as The Majors.
Jerry RagovoyWhen the group reformed Jerry Ragavoy heard them perform and he already knew of "Lundee Dundee". Ragavoy liked The Majors enough to get them a recording deal with Imperial. In July 1962 they turned up at the Imperial studios and “A Wonderful Dream” b/w “Time Will Tell”. “A Wonderful Dream” entered the Cashbox pop chart on the 4th of August and rose to # 20 on September the 22nd, it made # 22 on Billboard and # 23 on the national R&B chart.
Following the success of “A Wonderful Dream” a lone and now quite collectible, LP was issued and, in rapid succession, six more singles. The next release was a bouncy tune in the mould of Wonderful Dream, “A Little Bit Now (A Little Bit Later)” b/w “She's A Troublemaker”. Both sides made moderate moves on the national listing. “A Little Bit Now” peaked at # 63 and “She’s A Troublemaker” reached # 83. Three of the groups remaining five Imperial releases made the Bubbling Under list on Billboard.
“Anything You Can Do” reached # 117 in Februrary 1963. “Your Life Begins at Sweet Sixteen” made #125 in September 1963 and “I’ll Be There” reached #113 in February, 1964. At this point The Majors contract with Imperial Records concluded. The Majors, with their line-up intact, recorded just once more. In 1966 they entered Frank Virtue's studios as The Performers. ABC-Paramount issued the Peter DeAngelos’ produced disc, but it failed. The group continued to tour during the 1960s, but made no more recordings and disbanded.
In a 1986 a Dick Clark TV special gathered all of the original members for a performance. Rick Cordo, Idella Morris, who had by this time changed her name to Haleema Alkhatib and Gene Glass then, recommenced working as The Majors. Sometimes Troutt and Gathers also join them.
http://vicrock.com.au/community/showthread.php?2424-The-Majors
Songs :
The Majors (5)
Lundee Dundee A Wonderful Dream Time Will Tell
She's A Troublemaker A Little Bit Now Anything You Can Do
What In The World Tra La La What Have You Been Doin'
Get Up Now One Happy Ending Life Begins
Which Way Did She Go Ooh Wee Baby I'll Be There
Twist And Shout Don't Lose Your Cool Come On, Come On
I Wonder Who's Dancing With Her NowThe Versatiles (2)
I'll Whisper In Your EarThe Performers (3)
Just Dance Love Is A AnswerCds :
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The Crescendos (3) (Nashville, TN)
(Update By Hans-Joachim)Personnel :
George Lanius
Kenneth Brigham
Jim Lanius
Jimmy Hall
Tommy Fortner
Discography :The Crescendos (3)
Singles :
1957 - Oh, Julie / My Little Girl (Nasco 6005)
1958 - School Girl / Crazy Hop (Nasco 6009)
1958 - Young And In Love / Rainy Sunday (Nasco 6021)
1961 - Let's Take A Walk / Strange Love (Scarlet 4007)
1961 - Angel Face / I'm So Ashamed (Scarlet 4009)
1962 - Oh, Julie / Angel Face (Tap 2027)Unreleased :
1958 - I've Tried (Nasco)
1958 - Gawk' N' Stroll (Nasco)
1958 - Lucky Love (Nasco)
1958 - Teenage Angel (Nasco)Lowell McGuire bb The Crescendos (3) (Uncredited)
1958 - Spellbound / Leave My Girlie Alone (Nasco 6007)
Janice Green bb The Crescendos (3) (Uncredited)
1958 - Jackie / With All my heart (Nasco 6013)
Lps :
The Original "Oh Julie" With the Crescendos (Guest Star 1453)
1962 - Oh Julie / Angel Face / I'm So Ashamed (Other tracks by another Crescendos group)
Biography :
In 1958 the sounds of a sweet ballad chanting "Oh Julie" pierced the airwaves of all top 40 radio stations across the country. The second vocal group release for the new Excello subsidiary Nasco, based in Nashville Tennessee, the Crescendos had the biggest Nasco label hit by far, selling about a million copies.
It was also a popular song to record. Otis Williams and the Charms sold 300,000 on King, and Sammy Salvo sold 250,000 copies with RCA. The female voice that really added a hook to the record was Janice Green.
The SpadesThe group was originally called the Spades, but wisely changed their name. They attended Cumberland High school in Nashville Tennessee, and the group was discovered at a talent show.
There were three releases on Nasco, two on Scarlet, an album released after the fact on Guest Star, and a release on the Tap label.
The Crescendos did the back-up vocals for Lowell McGuire on "Spellbound" backed with "Leave My Girlie Alone"on Nasco, but they were not credited because the Label operations manager, Ernie Young, did not want them to interfere with the monster hit they had in the making with, "Oh Julie".
Ernie Young with The CrescendosThey also backed Janice Green (The Oh Julie Girl) on her Nasco record "Jackie".
The Crescendos were part of the national tour called "The Biggest Show Of Stars". Oh Julie was riding high late 1957, and carried well into 1958.
For their two records on Scarlet, The group did not include Jimmy Hall.
http://www.colorradio.com/crescendos.htm
http://www.waybackattack.com/crescendos.html
http://www.answers.com/topic/the-crescendos
http://www.bigbobh.net/dowop/crescendos.htm
Songs :The Crescendos
Lucky Love Teenage Angel
Oh, Julie I've Tried
My Little Girl Gawk' N' Stroll
Lowell McGuire (bb The Crescendos)
Spellbound Leave My Girlie Alone
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