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The Castaways
After two singles as The Dreamers (16) and The Accents (3) , the group composed by Mike Lasman, Shelly Weiss, Alan Senzon and Ian Kay back up Scott English on his 1963 Spokane’s sides : "High on A Hill", "Heres Comes The Pain" and "All I Want Is You". The Accents broke up but Mike Lasman and Shelly Weiss then joined a short lived group called the Castaways with Bobby Kutner and Larry Kasman who was the lead singer of the Quotations. Unfortunately they do not register.
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The Marshans (Tacoma, Washington State)
Personnel :
Marilyn Lodge (MayAlta Page)
Penny Anderson
Kay Rogers
Discography :
Singles:
The Marshans
1962 - I Remember / It's Almost Tomorrow (Etiquette 08)
The Wailers bb The Marshans
1962 - We're Goin' Surfin / Shakedown (Not on) (Etiquette 06)MayAlta Page
1964 - Don't Worry About Me Baby / You're So Fine (Etiquette 13)
Lp :1963 - The Wailers and Company (Etiquette 022)
Shoo Fly Pie
Biography :
The Wailers wanted to expand their stage show into a review by adding other performers. With two flips and a beehive ala 1962, and the departure of Rock' in Robin from the Wailers, they began auditioning several girl singers and formed their own girl singing group…. The MARSHANS. The original members consisted of Marilyn Lodge, Kay Rogers, and Penny Anderson. Later on Mary Ellen Hanson replaced Marilyn Lodge and Nickie Morrill (Kent's wife at the time) had a short run with the group.
The Marshans were a colorful and audience pleasing addition to The Wailers' show during the early sixties backing up Kent Morrill and Gail Harris performances, and doing their own thing singing 'girl trio' R & B songs popular in the early '60's. They were the voices on the Wailers' "We're Goin' Surfin" ET45-06, and had their own single "I Remember" b/w "It's Almost Tomorrow" ET45-08 in 1962. The Marshans were also included on the compilation "WAILERS & COMPANY" ETLP 022 released in 1963 with "Shoo Fly Pie" .
The girls performed with The Wailers until the end of 1964 throughout the Greater Northwest with an occasional tour to Utah, Nevada and California. The changing times and more emphasis on bands, the Wailers "downsized" the "review" and began concentrating on developing the band with the addition of Ron Gardner, Dave Roland and Neil Anderson. The Marshans began doing performances by themselves with an occasional reunion with the Wailers. They were recently featured on the Wailers 40th anniversary shows in Tacoma and Seattle, March 1999. The group disbanded near the end of 1964. Marilyn Lodge had a solo Etiquette single recording shot with "You're So Fine" b/w"Don't Worry About Me Baby" under the stage name of Mayalta Page.
http://fogcity1.com/audiovideomix.com/THEWAILERS/The_Marshans/marshansall.html
Songs :
The Marshans
It's Almost Tomorrow I Remember
MayAlta Page
You're So Fine Don't Worry About Me Baby
The Wailers bb The Marshans
We're Goin' Surfin
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(Paste up picture) Clarence Bassett, Ronald Cuffey
The Videos (Jamaica, NY)Personnel :
Ronald Cuffey (Lead)
Clarence Bassett (First Tenor)
Charles Baskerville (Second Tenor)
Johnny Jackson (Baritone)
Ron Woodhall (Bass)
Discography :
1958 - Trickle, Trickle / Moonglow, You Know (Casino 102)
1958 - Love Or Infatuation / Shoo Bee Doo Bee Cha Cha Cha (Casino 105)Biography :
A native of Jamaica, Queens, New York, Ronald Cuffey was a member of the 1950s Rhythm and Blues musical group, The Five Sharps, along with tenor Robert 'Bobby' Ward, pianist Thomas 'Tommy Duckett, Mickey Owens, and Clarence Bassett. The group which formed in the early 1950s, is best remembered for there 1952 single, "Stormy Weather." The song which was recorded on the Jubilee Record Label is considered one of the most collectible doo-wop singles ever released. In 1953, a couple of the band members left to join the military, and shortly afterwards the group disbanded, and went there separate ways.
Clarence Bassett & Charles Baskerville
In 1958, Clarence Bassett and Ronald Cuffey joined forces and created another musical group, The Videos with Charles Baskerville, Johnny Jackson and Ron Woodhall. They signed with the Casino Record Label and recorded the song, "Trickle Trickle", which was a minor success for them. Before they were able to record a follow-up to their second release for Casino, "Love Or Infatuation," two members had died: Ron Woodhall and Ronald Cussey. This marked the end of the Videos' Singing career. Two years after the Heartbeats' demise, James Sheppard met Clarence Bassett and Charles Baskerville of the Videos and formed Shep & the Limelites. After two flops on Apt. Records, Shep returned to Hull Records and Caslin signed them on the spot. "Daddy's Home" was Shep & the Limelites' first Hull release and it nearly aced the pop chart, stopping at number two.
Songs :
Trickle, Trickle Moonglow, You Know
Love Or Infatuation Shoo Bee Doo Bee Cha Cha Cha
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Shirley & Lee (New Orleans, Louisiana)
Aka The Heart-ThrobsPart I - Discography & Biography (By Hans-Joachim)
Personnel:
Shirley Mae Goodman
Leonard Lee
Discography:
Shirley & Lee
Singles:
1952 - Sweethearts / I'm Gone (Aladdin 3153)
1952 - Baby / Shirley Come Back To Me (Aladdin 3173)
1953 - Shirley's Back / So In Love (Aladdin 3192)
1953 - The Proposal / Two Happy People (Aladdin 3205)
1954 - Lee Goofed / Why Did I (Aladdin 3222)
1954 - Keep On / Confessin' (Aladdin 3244)
1954 - Comin' Over / Takes Money (Aladdin 3258)
1955 - Feel So Good / You'd Be Thinking Of Me (Aladdin 3289)
1955 - Lee's Dream / I'll Do It (Aladdin 3302)
1956 - That's What I'll Do / A Little Word (Aladdin 3313)
1956 - Let The Good Times Roll / Do You Mean To Hurt Me So (Aladdin 3325)
1956 - I Feel Good / Now That It's Over (Aladdin 3338)
1957 - When I Saw You / That's What I Wanna Do (Aladdin 3362)
1957 - I Want To Dance / Marry Me (Aladdin 3369)
1957 - Rock All Nite / Don't You Know I Love You (Aladdin 3380)
1957 - Rockin' With The Clock / The Flirt (Aladdin 3390)
1958 - I'll Thrill You / Love No One But (Aladdin 3405)
1958 - Everybody's Rockin’ / Don't Leave Me Here To Cry (Aladdin 3418)
1958 - Come On And Have Your Fun / All I Want To Do Is Cry (Aladdin 3432)
1959 - When Day Is Done / True Love (Aladdin 3455)
1960 - I’ve Been Loved Before / Like You Used To Do (Warwick 535)
1960 - Let The Good Times Roll / Keep Loving Me (Warwick 581)
1961 - Two Peas In A Pod / Your Love Makes The Difference (Warwick 609)
1961 - Well-A, Well-A / Our Kids (Warwick 664)
1962 - Girl, You’re Married Now / Let’s Live It Up (Warwick 679)
1962 - The Joker / Together We Stand (Divided We Fall) (Imperial 5818)
1962 - My Last Letter / I’m Old Enough (Imperial 5854)
1962 - A Little Thing / Don’t Stop Now (Imperial 5868)
1963 - Hey Little Boy / The Golden Rule (Imperial 5922)
1963 - Dancing World / I’m Gone* (Imperial 5970)
1963 - Somebody Put A Jukebox In The Study Hall / Never Let Me Go (Imperial 66000)
*prev. released on Aladdin 3153 in 1953
Albums:1956 - {Let The Good Times Roll} Let The Good Times Roll / I'm Gone / Sweethearts / Keep On / Takes Money / Confessin' / Lee's Dream / I'll Do It / Tryin' To Fool Me / Comin' Over / So In Love Why Did I (Aladdin LP-807)
1958 - {Let The Good Times Roll} Let The Good Times Roll / I'm Gone / Sweethearts / Keep On / Takes Money / Confessin' / Lee's Dream / I'll Do It / Tryin' To Fool Me / Comin' Over / So In Love Why Did I Score SLP-4023)
1961 - {Let The Good Times Roll} Let The Good Times Roll / Lovers' Mistake / Like You Used To Do / You Moves Me / They've Got To Understand / Who Are We Fooling? / I Love The Way You Love / Keep Loving Me / It's Been So Long / Your Day Is Coming* / I've Been Loved Before / Let's Live It Up (Warwick LP W-2028)
*Leonard Lee solo
1962 - {Let The Good Times Roll} Let The Good Times Roll / Rock All Night / Feel So Good / Lee's Dream / Deed I Do / Keep On / I'm Gone / I Want To Dance / Sweethearts / Comin' Over / Confessin' / Takes Money (Imperial LP 9179A)
1973 - {Legendary Masters Series} A Little Word / All I Want To Do Is Cry / Before I Go / Come On And Have Your Fun / Comin’ Over / Do You Mean To Hurt Me So / Don’t Leave Me Here To Cry / Don’t You Know I Love You / Everybody’s Rockin’ / Feel So Good / I Didn’t Want You / I’ll Do It (Deed I Do) / I’ll Thrill You / I’m Gone / Korea / Lee’s Dream / Let The Good Times Roll / Marry Me / Rock All Night / Rockin’ With The Clock / Shirley, Come Back To Me / Shirley’s Back / Sweethearts / That’s What I’ll Do / That’s What I Wanna Do / The Flirt / The Reason Why / True Love (Never Dies) / When Day Is Done / You’d Be Thinking Of Me (United Artists UA-LA-069-H2)
1981 - {The Best Of Shirley & Lee} Let The Good Times Roll / Rock All Night / Feel So Good / I'm Gone / Lee's Dream / That's What I'll Do / Don't You Know I Love You / Everybody's Rockin' / Why Did I? / I Feel Good / Baby / I'll Thrill You (Ace LP 47)
1985 - {Happy Days} Bewildered / Good For Nothing Baby / Everybody Needs Somebody / Lover's Mistake / Your Day Is Coming / I'll Never Be Free / Shirley, Come Back / After Last Month* (Manhattan LP 5025)
*actually After Last Night
1985 - {Respectfully Yours} After Last Night / Two Peas In A Pod / Let's Live It Up / Ya Moves Me* / Everybody** / Lover’s Mistake / Your Day Is Coming*** / I'll Never**** (Manhattan LP 5040)
*actually You Moves Me - **actually Everybody Needs Somebody - ***Leonard Lee solo - ****actually I’ll Never Be Free
1986 - {The Imperial Sides 1962/1963} Together We Stand (Divided We Fall) / The Joker / My Last Letter / You Wouldn't / A Little Thing / The Engagement Song* (prev. unrel.) / Don't Stop Now / His Little Boy / Don't Marry Too Soon* / When A Boy Meets A Girl* / When I Fall In Love** / Honey Bee** / Honky Tonk Music / Never Let Me Go / Surf Heaven (prev. unrel.) / Somebody Put A Jukebox In The Study Hall (Imperial LP 1566331)
*actually The Engagement - **Shirley Goodman solo
Unreleased:
1952 - House Party (Aladdin, lost)
1952 - The Real Thing (Aladdin)
1952 - The Reason Why (Aladdin)*
1952 - Korea (Aladdin)*
1953 - Every Fools Has His Day (Aladdin)
1953 - Glad To Be Home (Aladdin, lost)
1953 - Shirley’s Back (alt.)
1953 - So In Love (alt.)
1954 - I Didn’t Want You (Aladdin)
1956 - Everything (When I Saw You) (Aladdin)
1956 - We Will Be Forever Happy (Aladdin)
1957 - Before I Go (Aladdin)*
1957 - Everything (When I Saw You) (Aladdin)
1960 - After Last Night (Warwick)***
1960 - Bewildered (Warwick)**
1960 - Everybody Needs Somebody (Warwick)*
1960 - I'll Never Be Free (Warwick)**
1960 - Shirley Come Back (Warwick)*
1960 - I Was Lucky (Warwick)
1962 - The Engagement (Imperial)***
1962 - You Wouldn’t (Imperial)****
1963 - Honky Tonk Music (Imperial)****
1963 - Surfer's Hangout (Imperial)
1963 - Surf Heaven (Imperial)****
*released on the United Artists LP UA-LA-069-H2 in 1973
**released on the Manhattan LP 5025 in 1985
***released on the Manhattan LP 5040 in 1985
****released on the Imperial LP 1566331 in 1986
The Heart-Throbs
1957 - So Glad* / All The Way Home** (Lamp 2010 / Aladdin 3394)
*Shirley Goodman backed by an unknown male group - **Shirley Goodman and Leonard Lee
Biography:
Shirley Goodman and Leonard Lee, born just ten days apart in 1936, scored three massive R&B hits before either one of them were both 20 years old: "Feel So Good," "Let the Good Times Roll", and "I Feel Good" were all written by the talented young couple.
They were part of a teenage group which harmonized in church and on street corners. The youngsters found out that in exchange for $2 they could make a one-sided demonstration 78 rpm record at Cosimo Matassa's J&M Studio. The kids pooled their allowances and one day after school they recorded a song they'd been rehearsing. A few months later, Aladdin Records' [http://www.bsnpubs.com/aladdin/aladdinstory.html] Eddie Mesner was in New Orleans looking for talent when Matassa played him the kids' tape. Mesner went crazy when he heard Goodman's shrill voice and demanded Matassa locate her. Eventually she was found and returned to the studio where she was paired with Leonard Lee.
L-R Lee Allen, Leonard Lee, Justin Adams, Shirles Goodman at Cosimo Matassa's studioShirley & Lee had one trait in common among their recordings; this New Orleans-based duo almost never sang in harmony, let alone together at all. The duo rarely sang in unison because the range in their voices was so far apart. Shirley had a high voice and Lee's was big and booming, and the contrast between the two gave their act its appeal. Lee usually cooed or posed a question and Shirley answered in sharp innocence. Their contrasting male-female duet style was later influential on early ska and reggae productions from Jamaica. Shirley & Lee recorded extensively for Eddie Messner and Leo Messner's L.A.-based Aladdin label. The Messners - along with former NBC radio executive Lew Chudd's Imperial Records and Art Rupe's Specialty - seemed to have a knack for signing talent straight out of the Crescent City.
Allen Toussaint Justin Adams Earl Palmer
Shirley & Lee's debut single, "I'm Gone," was written and produced by Dave Bartholomew, Imperial's writer/arranger/producer/A&R man and a major contributor to New Orleans-style R&B. (It was Bartholomew's production work with Fats Domino which utilized that talents of a great house band - pianist Allen Toussaint , bassist Frank Fields, guitarist Justin Adams , drummer Earl Palmer , and saxophonists Lee Allen , Red Tyler , and Herb Hardesty - that elevated nearly everything he worked on to "legendary" status.) With their backing "I'm Gone" went on to become a major R&B hit in the fall of 1952. This recording would be deeply influential on the development of ska and reggae.
Frank Fields Herbert Hardesty Red Tyler
Early in their careers, Shirley & Lee became known as "the Sweethearts of the Blues," a nickname given not for their personal relationship, but for their romantic sagas of their songs, which often bordered on telling a fictional soap-opera storyline about two lovers. Their fans would buy the singles simply to keep up with the continuing story of the two sweethearts. The story continued with the very next single, "Shirley Come Back to Me," a heartbreaker released in early 1953, followed by "Shirley's Back," later that year. This happy theme continued through the happy ending for the next single, "The Proposal" b/w "Two Happy People."
By the end of the year, Aladdin was reveling in success of the story of Shirley & Lee. Of course, the couple in the songs had already been apart and were now back together, so they had to shake things up with the next release, called "Lee Goofed," and followed that with "Confessin'" but by now the audience seemed to be tiring of the soap opera, so Shirley & Lee moved on to new lyrical subject matter.
Messner decided to try something new for the duo in May of 1955, issuing a medium-tempo rocker called "Feel So Good." The song featured full vocal group backup (reportedly by the Spiders) and did well, but it was the bluesy B-side, "You'd Be Thinking of Me," that put the duo back on the R&B hit charts. "Lee's Dream" also charted. In early 1956, Aladdin released the duo's slow blues ballad, "A Little Word," which received good airplay, but sales weren't spectacular.
By the middle of 1956, Shirley & Lee were back on top, this time with the biggest hit in their careers. Goodman and Lee borrowed one of New Orleans' most familiar refrains and built a rocking tune around it called "Let the Good Times Roll." The recording was an instant smash and received substantial airplay, climbing up the charts in the process (# 1 R&B). Some DJ’s refused to play it, claiming that it had suggestive lyrics. The song crossed over to the pop charts, where it reached as high as #20. It sold well-over one million copies and for more than 40 years has been a staple of oldies play lists. To date, there are over a hundred cover versions of the song, but most still prefer the original. Aladdin issued a full-length album, Let the Good Times Roll, in December. It was reissued two years later on Score, Aladdin's budget label.
After the death of Eddie Messner the duo's career began to wane, but they continued to work for the Imperial Record Label [http://www.bsnpubs.com/imperial/imperiala.html] (which took over for Aladdin), and the Warwick Imprint Label [http://www.bsnpubs.com/nyc/warwick/warwick.html], where they ended up re-recording "Let the Good Times Roll." Other tunes followed - "I Feel Good" and "The Flirt" among them - but like many acts, Shirley & Lee were never able to recapture the nationwide success of their biggest hit. After a few final singles in 1962-1963, this time for Imperial - Aladdin and Imperial continued their rivalry and tried to one-up each other until Aladdin was acquired by Imperial outright - the "Sweethearts of the Blues" decided to call it a day.
Following this Shirley undertook session chores for the likes of Sonny and Cher, Dr John, The Rolling Stones and Jackie DeShannon. Shirley & Lee were briefly reunited in 1972, after Shirley had recorded with several other artistic partners, including Shirley & Jesse, who recorded the song 'Ivory Tower' in 1966.
In 1974, Shirley Goodman reappeared on the R&B scene, this time paired with studio musicians - they called themselves Shirley and Company - for "Shame, Shame, Shame," released on the Vibration label. (The song also featured Jesus Alvarez supplying lead vocals). The disco-fied hit topped the R&B charts at number one that summer and peaked at number 12 on the pop charts. It was written by producer Sylvia Robinson, who had also been part of a successful '50s duo, Mickey & Sylvia [http://doo-wop.blogg.org/mickey-sylvia-c26503952], with Mickey Baker. Robinson also penned Goodman's less successful follow-up "Cry, Cry, Cry." They issued one more single on Vibration, then dropped out of sight. Leonard Lee passed away on October 23, 1976 at the age of 40, following a heart attack. Shirley Goodman passed away from a stroke on July 5, 2005 at the age of 69.
Sources:
Shirley & Lee biography by Bryan Thomas at All Music
Shirley & Lee biography at Soulwalking
Shirley & Lee biography by Jeff Hannusch
Shirley & Lee biography at Find A Grave
Shirley & Lee biography and discography at Rocky52
Shirley & Lee biography and discography at Hallelujah, Rock’n’Roll!
Shirley & Lee biography by John Charles Marion at Doo Wop Nation
Shirley & Lee biography by Tom Simon
Shirley Goodman biography at Spectropop
Shirley Goodman biography by Jason Ankeny at All Music
Shirley & Lee 78 RPM label scans at 45worlds
Shirley & Lee 45 RPM label scans at 45catShirley & Lee (Part II - Songs & Video)
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Andy MagruderThe Blue Jays (2) (Washington, D.C.)
aka The Five Blue NotesPersonnel
Andy Magruder (Lead)
Waymond Mooney (First Tenor)
Robert Stroud (Second Tenor)
Moise Vaughn (baritone / bass)
Discography :
The Blue Jays (2)
1972 (1953) - Could I Adore You / Sweet Pauline (Roadhouse 1004)The Five Blue Notes
1953 - My Gal Is Gone / Ooh Baby (Sabre 103)
1954 - The Beat Of Our Hearts / You Gotta Go Baby (Sabre 108)
1958 - My Special Prayer / Somethin' Awful (Onda 888)
1959 - My Special Prayer / The Thunderbird (inst by the Jammers) (Onda 888)Andy Mack
1964 - Do You Wanta Go / Later Than You Think (Chess 1910)Biography :
This group was founded by Magruder in 1950, when he was in junior High school. "Could I Adore You" and "Sweet Pauline" were recorded by the Five Blue Notes under their prerecording name, the Blue Jays. These songs were eventually released in 1972 by Les Moss of Roadhouse Records. When these unreleased tunes were originally recorded, the group was only a quartet consisting of Magruder, Waymond Mooney, Robert Stroud, and Moise Vaughan. Jackie Shedrick replaced Mooney, who joined the marines. When lead/tenor Fleming Briscoe was added, the group's name became the Five Blue Notes.
They met William Bosco Boyd, the manager of the Clefs, who suggested that they try to record for a Chicago organization. They spent a month in Chicago before getting a contract to record. The contract was finally reached with Chance Records, and they recorded four songs that were all released on the Chance subsidiary Sabre. Magruder, disappointed that he never heard anything about the recordings, left to join the marines. While he was in the service, "My Gal Is Gone" was finally released by Chance/Sabre. Magruder was discharged in 1958 and found Stroud, Vaughan, Shedrick, and a new tenor, Louis Smalls, performing as the Five Blue Notes. They recorded one record for the Onda label, which went nowhere.
Andy Magruder (left) with the Spaniels at the ApolloThey stayed together for a year and broke up for good in 1960. Magruder then joined a later Spaniels group, and recorded on their last hit, "I Know," in 1961. He stayed with the Spaniels until 1963, when he tried to go it alone as a solo act. Magruder managed to get one record out by himself, under the name of Andy Mack The titles were "Do You Wanta Go" and "Later Than You Think," and he was backed by a young D.C. group, the Carltons. Aside from a few plays in the D.C. area, the record bombed.
http://www.uncamarvy.com/5BlueNotes/5bluenotes.htmlSongs :
(updated by Hans-Joachim)The Blue Jays (2)
Sweet Pauline Could I Adore You
The Five Blue Notes
My Gal Is Gone Ooh Baby The Beat Of Our Hearts
You Gotta Go Baby My Special Prayer Somethin' Awful
Andy Mack
Do You Wanta Go Later Than You Think
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