The Sentimentals (2) (Aliquippa, Pa.)



Personnel :

Tom Prigorac (Lead)

Robert Silvestri

Vince Trombetta

Tom Llewellyn

Norman DelTurco  (Piano)



Discography :

Singles :
1959 - We Three / Understanding Love (Coral 62100)
1960 - Deep Down In My Heart / Two Different Worlds (Coral 62172)

Unreleased ? :
1957 - You are the One (General Artists Corp.)

Biography :

From 1957, This Vocal Quartet has made many professional appearances throughout the valley and the Pittsburgh vicinity. They played at the Beverly Hills hotel and the Bon Ange, both of Pittsburgh, and Villa's Lounge, Aquilippa.

Vince, Tom, Tom, Bob & Norm

Tom Prigorac  of Iron Street Aliquipa, is lead Singers. The other three members are Vince Trombetta, 20th street, and Robert  Silvestri, McMinn Street, both of Aliquippa, and Tommy Llewellyn of Ambridge. Norman DelTurco of Spruce Street, Aliquippa is pianist and make their arrangements.

Two of the young men are in school, Robert Silvestriat Penn Tech Institute and Vince Trombetta at Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics. Tom Prigorac is employed at the Aliquippa Works, Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp., and Tom Llewellyn at Spang-Chalfant Division of national Supply, Inc., plant at Ambridge.

in 1958, The Sentimentals contracted a song writer and agent, Kay Towmey of New York City, as their personnal manager and agent. A five-year contract with 10 year option was signed.

Miss Towmey has written many hit tunes among then is the 1951 Oscar winner, "Serenade of the Bells" "Jealous Lover" and "Let me Go lover". George Goering has agreed write songs for the group. Mr Goering's most recent hit is "The Mystery of You" a big record presently selling by the Platters.

The Sentimentals have placed demonstration records with Columbia, 20th Century Fox and Decca Label recording companies. Finally they sign a contract with Coral Records, Decca Records subsidiary, and release two records….
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Songs :

   
We Three                                 Deep Down in My Heart

   
Two Different Worlds                         Understanding Love

The Montells (Long Island, N.Y)




Personnel :

Mary Parsons

Sheron Regular

Edythe Flemings

Charlotte Parsons



Discography :

1963 - A Rang A Lang Lang / Soldier Boy, I’m Sorry (Golden Crest 582)
1964 - My Prince Will Come / Gee Baby, What About You?  (Golden Crest 585)



Biography :

In 1962-63 the Montells, students at Roosevelt Junior-High School in Long Island, N.Y., were founded. The group consisted of Mary Parsons, Sheron Regular and Antoinette Robinson, and sang in church and school choirs, also at glee clubs. Soon Antoinette left to be replaced by Edythe Flemings and Mary’s sister Charlotte.

The Montells performed at dances and sock hops as well as other school functions and events around Long Island. Their main influences were the Shirelles and the Chantels.

One day Sheron was scanning the newspapers and came across an advertisement for “black female singers.” After calling the number, they were soon in touch with Charles Podell and Golden Crest Records of Huntington Station, N.Y. Thus the Montells were on the map for two singles.
http://www.johnbroven.com/goldencrest/montells/index.html

Songs :
 (Update By Hans-Joachim)

  
Soldier Boy, I’m Sorry          A Rang A Lang Lang

  
My Prince Will Come         Gee Baby, What About You?

Cds :

The Pyramids (2) (New Haven, Connecticut)

Personnel :

Joe Stallings (Tenor Lead)

Hubert Saulsbury (First Tenor)

Roland Douglas, Jr. (Baritone)

Richard Foster (Bass)

Discography :

The Four Leads
1955 - So True (demo)
1955 - Why Did You Go (demo)

The Pyramids (2)
1956 - At Any Cost / Okay Baby! (Davis 453)
1956 - Why Did You Go? / Before It's Too Late (Davis 457)

Ruby Whitaker & The Pyramids (2)
1957 - I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire / I Get The Feeling (Mark-x 7007)

Biography :

This particular combo formed in New Haven, CT, in 1955. According to Marv Goldberg, founding members Joe Stallings, Hubert Saulsbury, Roland Douglas, Jr., and Richard Foster met in the choir of the Mount Zion Seventh Day Adventist Church, initially singing only gospel but soon adding secular material to their repertoire. At first calling themselves the Four Leads, the quartet began performing at house parties and amateur showcases across New Haven, delivering pop hits of the day with harmonies in the mold of the Four Freshmen.

  
The Four Leads

Shortly after renaming themselves the Pyramids (in honor of the opening lyric to crowd-pleaser "You Belong to Me"), the group traveled to New York City to audition for Jay-Dee Records owner Joe Davis, who signed them on the spot. "At Any Cost," featuring Stallings on lead, followed in the summer of 1956, but while the Pyramids supported the disc with an East Coast tour headlined by an appearance at the famed Apollo Theater, it nevertheless failed to chart, and the same fate befell the follow-up, "Why Did You Go?" Foster left the group in 1957, and was replaced by bass Danny Jackson.

  
            Ruby Whitaker                                                                                      Joe Davis

Saulsbury was the next to go, with high tenor Douglas McClure stepping in. In late 1957 the Pyramids backed singer Ruby Whitaker on her Mark-X label single "I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire"; the group split the following year.

http://www.uncamarvy.com/Pyramids/pyramids.html

Songs :

The Pyramids (2)

   
At Any Cost                                     Okay Baby!

   
 Why Did You Go?                            Before It's Too Late


Ruby Whitaker & The Pyramids (2)

   
I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire           I Get The Feeling

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The Storey Sisters (Philadelphia, Pa)
aka The Twinkles (1)

Personnel :

Ann Storey

Lillian Storey

Discography :

The Twinkles (1)
1957 - Bad Motorcycle / Sweet Daddy (Peak 5001)

The Storey Sisters
1958 - Cha Cha Boum / Wich Way Did My Heart Go(Baton 25)
1958 - Bad Motorcycle / Sweet Daddy  (Cameo 126)
1959 - Lost Love / Lover How I Miss You (Mercury 71457)

Biography :

"Bad Motorcycle" From out of Philadelphia, Ann & Lillian Storey recorded this ode to one cool cat, using one of Jocko Henderson's famous catch phrases - That's one bad motorcycle! That meant something (that guy or this record, for that matter) was good.

They recorded it for Al Browne's Peak label under the name The Twinkles. It was picked up by Bernie Lowe and Kal Mann's Cameo powerhouse for national distribution after they had changed their name to the Storey Sisters.  The 1958 re-release hit #45 on Billboard’s pop charts.

Songs :

    
     Bad Motorcycle                          Cha Cha Boum              Wich Way Did My Heart Go

    
Lover How I Miss You               Sweet Daddy                                 Lost Love            

...

From Left to Right : Anita Pitre, Elisa Pitre & Signa Acevedo

The Belle-Aires (Bayshore, Long Island)
aka Terry & The Belles (2)

 

Personnel :

Elisa Pitre

Anita Pitre

Signa Acevedo


Discography :

The Belle-Aires
Ep :
1957 - Teenagers Dance  (RCA 421)
Sugar Candy / I Wanna Be Loved / My Only Love / You Stole My Heart



Terry & The Belles (2)
Singles :
1958 - I'm Alone Because I Love You / Keep That Beat (Hanover 4505)
1959 - I'll Always Be Nearby / I'd Want You (Ducky 111)
Unreleased :
1958 - Whoa-O (Hanover)
1958 - A Ring For My Finger (Hanover)

Biography :

Three Singing & rocking' teenager from Bay Shore, Long Island. Two sisters, Elisa and Anita Pitre and cousin Signa Acevedo form the trio; The girls all attenuated Bayshore High School. In 1957, they cut one ep for RCA under the name the Belle-aires.

William Miller of Amityville, Long Island is know as The Talent School of the Island-Always on the Look-Out for new singing groups. He Coached and Helped the Belle-Aires immensely and wrote all the songs for the Belle Aires.

In 1959 the girls signed with Hanover Records owened by Len Levy and Bob Thiele. Anita Pitre, Elisa Pitre and Signa Acevedo were now the Belles to Terry and recorded "I'm Alone Because I Love You" b/w "Keep That Beat".

Terry & The Belles

From the same session with Hanover, the group have two unreleased sides "I'm Alone Because I Love You / Keep That Beat" and "A Ring For My Finger". In 1959, Terry & The Belles recorded their last single "I'll Always Be Nearby" b/w "I'd Want You" for Ducky records.

Songs :
(updated by Hans-Joachim) 
 

The Belle-Aires

       
I Wanna Be Loved                  Sugar Candy 

   
You Stole My Heart                 My Only Love

Terry & The Belles (2)

      
Keep That Beat                   I'd Want You                   

   
I'm Alone Because I Love You         I'll Always Be Nearby

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