The Vogues (Los Angeles, California)

Personnel :

Jeffrey Gyle

Bob Bush

Diana Hale

Discography :

1958 - Alabama / Left Over Love (Key 579 / Surf 5020)
1958 - Love Is A Funny Little Game / Which Witch Doctor)    (Dot 15798)
1958 - Falling Star / Try, Baby, Try (Dot 15859)   
1959 - Ev'ry Day, Ev'ry Night / Now I Lay Me Down To Cry (Cascade 5908)

Biography :

In 1956, Jeffrey Gyle formed the trio, "The Vogues", with friends Bob Bush and Diana Hale. The Vogues signed a contract to make records with the Key label and released "Alabama" & "Left Over Love". The three appeared on such television programs as The Tonight Show, and Dick Clark's American Bandstand. They were also once the opening act for Frank Sinatra when he appeared at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.  The Vogues had a release on the Cascade label as well as two on Dot between 1958-59. The group have no connection to the Vogues who were successful on Co&Ce and Reprise from 1965-69.


Movies :


Falling Star

Songs :
(updated by Hans-Joachim) 

     
Love Is A Funny Little Game          Falling Star               Which Witch Doctor

   
                                    Try Baby Try            Ev'ry Day, Ev'ry Night / Now I Lay Me Down To Cry

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The Spinners (2) (Detroit)
(The Early Years)
(Updated by Hans-Joachim)

Personnel :

Bobby Smith

George Dixon

Billy Henderson

Henry Fambrough

Pervis Jackson

Discography :

The Spinners (2)
1961 - That's What Girls Are Made For / Heebie Jeebies (Tri-Phi 1001)
1961 - Love (I'm So Glad) / Sudbuster (Tri-Phi 1004)
1962 - Itching For My Baby... / What Did She Use (Tri-Phi 1007)
1962 - I've Been Hurt / I Got Your Water Boiling Baby (Tri-Phi 1013)

Harvey & The Spinners (2)
1962 - She Loves Me So / Whistling About You (Tri-Phi 1010)
1962 - She Loves Me So / (Dance) Any Way You Wanta* (Tri-Phi 1017)
1963 - Memories Of You* / Come On And Answer Me** (Tri-Phi 1024)

Bobby Smith & The Spinners (2)
1962 - She Don't Love Me / Too Young, Too Much, Too Soon (Tri-Phi 1018) 

*Harvey Fuqua Solo
** Harvey Fuqua backed by the uncredited Spinners
 

Biography :

In 1954, a group of friends who grew up together in Ferndale, Michigan, a northern suburb bordering Detroit, came together to make music. For a time, several of the band members resided in Detroit's Herman Gardens public housing projects. Billy Henderson, Henry Fambrough, Pervis Jackson, C. P. Spencer, and James Edwards  called themselves The Domingoes. However James Edwards lasted only a few weeks.

 He was replaced by Bobby Smith, who sang lead on most of the Spinners' early records . C. P. Spencer left the group shortly afterwards, and later went on to be a member of the Voice Masters and The Originals. He was replaced by George Dixon. The group renamed themselves The Spinners in 1961. This name was chosen after looking at popular car hubcaps and noting how they spun around on a car's wheel.

In 1961 the group joined the Tri-Phi imprint, a label owened by Gwen Gordy and Harvey Fuqua, who later joined the group before the ensemble joined the Motown imprint in 1964, after Tri-Phi was taken under the Motown umbrella. Although not a member, producer and songwriter Harvey Fuqua sang lead on the group's debut single.

The Spinners first hit the charts in August 1961 on Harvey Fuqua's Tri-Phi Records, with "That's What Girls Are Made For", peaking at number 27. Bobby Smith sang lead vocal on this track, coached by Fuqua.   The group's follow-up, "Love (I'm So Glad) I Found You", also featured lead vocals by Smith, although again some sources credit Fuqua. This track reached number 91 that November, but none of their other Tri-Phi singles charted.

James Edwards' brother, Edgar "Chico" Edwards, replaced Dixon in the group in 1963, at which time Tri-Phi and the entire artist roster was bought out by Fuqua's brother-in-law Berry Gordy of Motown Records. The Spinners were then assigned to the Motown label.
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http://chancellorofsoul.com/spinners.html
http://www.soulfulkindamusic.net/spinners.ht



Songs :

The Spinners (2)

         
That's What Girls Are Made For            Heebie Jeebies                 Love (I'm So Glad)         

     
Sudbuster           What Did She Use / Itching For My Baby...      I've Been Hurt

I Got Your Water Boiling, Baby...

Harvey & The Spinners (2)

      
She Loves Me So                    Whistling About You            Any Way You Wanta*

 
Come On And Answer Me** 

Bobby Smith & The Spinners (2)

  
She Don't Love Me       Too Young, Too Much, Too Soon




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Recording Session with Allen, Goode & Zaphirio 

"J" & the Sabers (2) (Chicago, Il.)
aka The Classmen (2)

Personnel :

Harry "Jay" Allen (Lead)

Bob Goode

Pete Zaphirio

Discography :

"J" & the Sabers (2)
Single:
1962 - Little One / Twist Mary Sue (VavRay 1003)
Unreleased:
1962 - Take Me Back (Vavray)
1962 - Everything (Vavray)

The Classmen (2)
1963 - Love Is Gone / My Special Angel (Limelight 3012)
1964 - All Time Fool / Do You Wanna Dance (Limelight 3016)

Biography :

"J" & the Sabers were a vocal trio from Chicago consisted of Harry "Jay" Allen, Bob Goode, Pete Zaphirio. In 1962, the group did four tunes during Record session at CBS studios: "Little One", "Twist Mary Sue", "Take Me Back" and "Everything".

   
(L to R) Bob Goode, Harry "Jay" Allen and Pete Zaphirio with Vavray promotion manager Bob O'Halloran

The Songs "Little One" / "Twist Mary Sue" are released for VavRay in Chicago. "J" & the Sabers made many appearances at the local area clubs .

The Classmen

In 1963, The group added Ray Karnatz and recorded two singles for Limelight records. "Love Is Gone" b/w "My Special Angel and "All Time Fool" b/w "Do You Wanna Dance" the next year

Songs :

"J" & the Sabers (2)

  
  Little One                                      Twist Mary Sue

The Classmen (2)

  
Love Is Gone                                 My Special Angel


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Ella  & The Bee Jays (New York)
(Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra)

Personnel :

Ella Johnson (Lead)

Julius Watson

Steve Pulliam

Purvis Henson

Discography :

Ella Johnson & The Bee Jays
1952 - I'm Gonna Jump In The River / Til' My baby Comes Back (Decca 27947)
1952 - Baby You're Always On My Mind (Decca 28293)

The Bee Jays
1956 - Bring It Home To Me / Rock On (Buddy Johnson)  (Mercury 70912)
1957 - Oh! Baby Don't You Know  (Mercury 71068x45, MG 20322, EP 1-3385)

Biography :

Born Ella Mae Jackson in Darlington, South Carolina, United States, she joined her brother Buddy Johnson in New York as a teenager, where he was leading a popular band at the Savoy Ballroom. Her singing drew comparisons to Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday. her sweet, sexy voice features on many of the band's finest recordings.

  
Ella Johnson                                                                                                          

She also recorded as part of the Bee Jays  producing a couple of superb bluesy sides in 1952 -'I'm Gonna Jump In The River' (Decca 27947) and 'Baby, You're Always On My Mind' (Decca 28293, 1952).

Julius Watson, Steve Pulliam, Ella Johnson & Purvis Henson

The Bee Jays vocal group who accompany her was an in-house studio aggregation made up of Buddy Johnson's band members Julius Watson, Steve Pulliam and Purvis Henson.

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Songs :
(Updated by Hans-Joachim)

  
Baby You're Always On My Mind    I'm Gonna Jump In The River

Bring It Home To Me

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Bobby Carle & The Blendaires (Rhode Island, New York)

Personnel :

Bobby Carle  (Lead)

George Scott

Les Haslam

Carl Germaine


Discography :

1958 - Walk With Me / Anytime Anyplace Anywhere (Decca 30605)
1958 - A Time To Love And A Time To Die / I Couldn't Stand It (Decca 30699)
1959 - I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good / Guaranteed (Decca 30938)

Biography :

The Blendaires are a vocal and instrumental group from Rhode Island. Their Leader, Bobby Carle takes the lion's share of the vocals, George Scott is their drummer, and Les Haslam Guitarist. Carl Germaine gives solid assists in the rhythm section to complete the makeup of the group.

The Blendaires have played all the best night spots from Miami to Canada. The Quartet cut three singles for Decca Records between 1958 and 1959. They continued playing constantly, working on many East Coast's night spots.
(The lowell-sun / 1958-09-19)


Songs :

     
Guaranteed              Anytime Anyplace Anywhere             Walk With Me

      
A Time To Love And A Time To Die                I Couldn't Stand It              I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good

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