The Sinceres (4) (Yonkers, New-York)

Personnel :

Salvatore "Sal Anthony" Corrente

Frank Camarota

Joe Petrosine

Al Myslick

Paul Fernandes

Discography :
Singles :
1978 - I Got A Girl / Joyce (Crystal Ball 126)
Unreleased:
1960 - Please Say You Want Me


Biography :

Salvatore "Sal Anthony" Corrente was inspired by the black and white singing groups in and around his neighborhood in Yonkers, New York. He became the first tenor of his first local neighborhood group, The Pastels in 1956. This group consisted of Sal, Paul Miksad, Anthony Pascuicco and Richard Bergan. They had a sound similar to the Four Aces and the Four Freshmen, doing local partie and shows but no recordings.



Then Sal would join a mixed group called the Five Flames. They appeared at the famed Amateur Night at the Apollo in harlem, New York City. It was here they came in tied for second place with the famous Channels. This group too had no recordings.
In 1957, Sal would form his third group with some fellow students; Frank Camarota, Joe Petrosine, Al Myslick and Paul Fernandes who would become kwnow as the Sinceres.

 
As the Sinceres many demo were recorded including very first song Sal wrote, "Joyce". In 1978, Crystal Ball released "I Got A Girl" b/w "Joyce". By the end of 1960, this group would breakup and Sal would form The Dials. Sal and Frank Rangione, Dario Bianchini, Joe Raguso  and Joe Rasulo were again all neighborhood (Yonkers) friends.

Songs :
(updated by Hans-Joachim)   

       
       I Got A Girl                                   Joyce                         Please Say You Want Me

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(L to R) Joyce Jones, Faye Askew & Johnella Askew

Jessie & The Sequins (3) (Chicago)


Personnel :

Jesse Blackful (Lead)

Johnella Askew

Faye Askew

Joyce Jones


Discography :

Jessie & The Sequins (3)
1959 - Hold My Hand / So Weak (Boxer 201 / Profile 4008)

The Sequins (3)
1959 - Lullaby of Birdland / Say Whoa (instrumental) (Boxer 203)



Biography :

Johnella Askew,  Faye Askew and Joyce Jones have been part of a group that called the Dreamers with Erma Lyons and Odessa Marshall. The Dreamers only performed in their schools talent shows & different other events.

The Dreamers (L to R) Joyce Jones, Erma Lyons, Odessa Marshall & Faye Askew (Johnella not on the picture)

It wasn't until 1958 that Johnella Askew,  Faye Askew and Joyce Jones were approached by Jesse Jesse Blackful to form a group & they became Jessie & the Sequins.

Jesse Blackful

"Hold My Hand" b/w "So Weak", two songs that Jesse wrote,  were recorded in Chicago by Jesse Blackful & The Sequins in 1959  with the Lefty Bates Band. When they recorded the two songs , Johnella Askew was 16, Faye Askew 18, Joyce Jones 18 and jesse around 20. 

  
Johnella Askew                                                              Faye Askew
While they were in Chicago, Jessie & the Sequins appeared at the Regal theatre as the opening act for The Drifters, The Impressions and Big maybelle. The Sequins also recorded "Lullaby of Birdland " without  Jesse Blackful,  backed by the Lefty Bates Band in the same year & (Say Whoa) an instrumental on flip side .




Songs :

Jessie & The Sequins (3)

    
Hold My Hand                                       So Weak

The Sequins (3)

Lullaby of Birdland

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The Sessions (2) (Brooklyn, New York)

Personnel :

George Mesecke (Lead)

Al Vertucci (Second Tenor)

Harvey Bird (Baritone)

Joseph Parisi (Bass)

Walter Agaczinski (First Tenor)

Discography :

Singles :
1976 - For Her / Look To The Rainbow (Arcade 100)

Unreleased :
1963 - Over the Rainbow (C & B)
1963 - When I Fall In Love (C & B)

Biography :

The Sessions started back in the early sixties on the street corners of South Brooklyn, They were always looking for a place to harmonize, like the train station or any room with an echo. In the group there were  Al Vertucci, Curtis Eskew, George Mesecke, and Harvey Bird. 

   

As time went by Curtis left the group, so they found a new 2nd tenor and bass singer to complete the group. They were Joseph Parisi and Walter Agaczinski. In 1963, The Sessions recorded some songs Acappella at Ultra Sonic studios for C & B Records.  Arcade records released "For Her" b/w "Look To The Rainbow" in 1976.

Songs :

   
Look To The Rainbow (Acappella)                For Her

     
Over the Rainbow               When I Fall In Love            Look To The Rainbow


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The Four Friends (1961) Bob Schweiktert, Fred George, Charles Beshero and Bill Hoffman

The Four Friends (1) (New Castle,Pa.)

Personnel :

Bill Hoffman (Lead)

Bob Dolling (Tenor)

Leslie George (Baritone)

Fred George (Bass)

Discography :

1959 - My Young And Foolish Heart / Save This Fallen Heart (Fee Bee 225)

Biography :

New Castle's Four Friends began in high school in 1954 when Bill Hoffman, lead; Fred George, bass; Leslie George, and Bob Dolling began singing together. They have been working together ever since singing for record hops, civil programs, in churches and for charities.

"Oh Mystery Jaywalker" recorded by Earl Hammond in 1958 with the Four Friends
(L to R) Allurah Leslie (Composer) B. Dolling, B. Hoffman, Earl Hammond,  L. George, F. George and B.McCreary (guitar)

The boys received some fame in 1958 when they made "My Young And Foolish Heart" b/w "Save This Fallen Heart" For Fee Bee Record that sold pretty well.  In 1960, Leslie George dropped out of the group. Dolling was married and left the group. Hoffman and Fred George, not to be thwarted in their hopes of fame and fortune, sifted until they found two vocalists to replace Les George and Dolling.

  
The Four Friends with Bobby McCreary (guitar)                                                                                                      

For two now Charles Beshero has been singing baritone and Bob Schweiktert is the quartet tenor. With the new members, they auditioned for Epic in 1961 to record a song written by Bill Hoffman. The label promised one single in March 1961 which never materialized.

Songs :

  
My Young And Foolish Heart                   Save This Fallen Heart     

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