(Paste up picture)  top : Louis Bradley, James Maddox & Jewel Jones - Bottom : Marvin Smith

The Tempos (2) (Chicago)
aka Those Four El Dorados

Personnel :

Marvin Smith (Lead)

Louis Bradley (Second Tenor)

Jewel Jones (First Tenor)

James Maddox (Baritone)

Discography :

Those Four Eldorados
1958 - A Lonely Boy / Go Little Susie (Academy 8138)

The Tempos
Single :
1958 - Promise Me / Never Let Me Go (Rhythm 121)
Unreleased :
1958 -  Patricia ( (Rhythm)
1958 - To Love Again ( (Rhythm)

Biography :

When Nickens left the El Dorados they soldiered on as a quartet. A few additional singles performed well in certain U.S. cities, but didn't measure up to their prior hit status. Their next single, "Tears on My Pillow" (a different song from Little Anthony and the Imperials' hit record), was the last by all of the original El Dorados; soon after its release, the group and Pirkle Moses Jr. separated over a disagreement on new management. Moses Jr. soon joined another Vee Jay act, the Kool Gents, who had been left without a singer when their frontman, Dee Clark, departed for a solo career. John McCall (tenor), Douglas Brown (second tenor), Teddy Long (second tenor and baritone), and Johnny Carter (bass) of the Kool Gents joined with Moses Jr., to become the New El Dorados.

   
Jewel Jones, Louis Bradley, James Maddox    

During this same time, the remaining El Dorados -- Jones, Bradley, and Maddox -- joined up with new lead singer Marvin Smith. Smith had moved with his family to the west side of Chicago in the late '40s, where he attended Crane High and sang on street corners and in church choirs, before joining the group as their new lead vocalist. To avoid legal problems with Vee Jay, the group's name was changed to Those Four El Dorados for 1958's "A Lonely Boy," Academy Records of Chicago. Jewel Jones' name on the label was spelled J-u-e-l-l (each member's name was listed). Those Four El Dorados' later traveled to the West Coast, and connected with a former NBA basketball star Don Barksdale, who had formed his Rhythm Record Company in Oakland, CA. The group changed monikers again, this time calling themselves the Tempos, but the group faltered again, and returned to Chicago, splitting up in 1961.
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Songs :

(updated by Hans-Joachim) 

The Tempos

  
     Promise Me                                  Never Let Me Go

  
To Love Again                                        Patricia
 
 

Those Four Eldorados

  
A Lonely Boy                                    Go Little Susie

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Vernon Green

The Cameos (1) (Los Angeles)



Personnel :

Vernon Green (Tenor)

Frankie Marshall (Tenor)

Kenneth Williams (Tenor)



Discography :

1955 - Only for You / Craving (Dooto 365)


Discography :

The Medallions were formed by lead singer Vernon Green  in Los Angeles, California, USA, after record company boss Dootsie Williams commented on the quality of his voice as he was walking down the street one day. The rest of the group were built around Green’s strong vocal abilities, and took their collective name from their leader’s fondness for jewellery. They released three singles for Dootone’s Dooto subsidiary between 1956 and 1957 in this manner.

   
                                                                         Dootsie Williams

Green responded by putting together a new group featuring Kenneth Williams and Frank Marshall, issuing "Only For You" b/w "Craving" on Dootone in June 1955. Billed as the Cameos, this formation did not last, however, and Dootsie Williams then placed Green as singer with another of his groups, the Dootones (who shared the name of the label).


Songs :

  
Only for You                                            Craving     



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The Savoys (4) (San Jose, CA)
aka The Savoys's aka Cindy Adams & The Kingsmen (3)

Personnel :

Albert Richie (lead Vocals, Piano)

Beverly Soares (Vocals, Percussion)

Chris Ray (Lead Guitar, Vocals)

Bruce Hird (Rhythm Guitar, Vocals)

Discography :

The Savoys (4)
1959 - The Mortal Monster Man / Watching The Sea ‎(Bella    2212/13-58)
1960 - You're The Beating Of My Heart / You Heartless One (Christy 130)

The Savoy's
1959 - I Love My Baby / You And I (Bella 18)

Marguerite Trina & The Savoys (4)
1959 - The Rocking Tree / The Brat (Bella 19)    

Cindy Adams & The Kingsmen (3)
1960 - You And I / Baby Pie (Shelby 1)

Pat La Rocca & The Savoys (4)
1959 - Rowena / Don't Do Me Wrong (Bella 15)    

Biography :

This group hailed from San Jose, CA and played throughout the bay area during the late 50s and early 60s.. The Savoys were composed by Albert Richie (lead Vocals, Piano), Beverly Soares (Vocals, Percussion), Chris Ray (Lead Guitar, Vocals) and Bruce Hird (Rhythm Guitar, Vocals). In 1959 The Savoys signed a recording contract with Bella Records.  The Bella label was created by John Pusateri out of San Jose, California.  John, a native of Franklin, Louisiana, had moved to San Jose in the 1920s but kept close contact with musicians in south Louisiana.  He produced and created a wealth of great music, mostly doo-wop in the 1950s. He was also a prolific writer and composer for other labels as well.

            John Pusateri                                                                              Pat La Rocca             

The Savoys cut two singles for Bella , "The Mortal Monster Man" b/w "Watching The Sea" and "I Love My Baby" b/w "You And I" and backed Pat La Rocca and Marguerite Trina.  In early 1960, They recorded "You're The Beating Of My Heart" b/w "You Heartless One" at Christy Records of Los Gatos (California). "I Love My Baby" and  "You And I" on Bella Records by The Savoys were released under Cindy Adams (Beverly  Soares) & The Kingsmen on Shelby Records. The Doo Wop intro to "You And I" was removed from this release and "I Love My Baby" was renamed "Baby Pie". Albert Richie married Beverly and formed a new group in the late sixties called Beverly Rich & The Poor Boys with a different lineup.

Songs :
(updated by Hans-Joachim) 

The Savoys (4) / The Savoy's

  
You're The Beating Of My Heart                         You And I                  

  
The Mortal Monster Man                Watching The Sea


Pat La Rocca & The Savoys (4)

  
Rowena                                        Don't Do Me Wrong
 

Marguerite Trina & The Savoys (4)


The Rocking Tree / The Brat (Bella 19)    




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The Short Twins (Hollywood, CA)


Personnel :

Robert Labnon

Ray Labnon



Discography :

1958 - Take A Look / I'm Gonna Love You More And More (Apex 76428 /Eagle 1005)
1960 - Love Is Just A Game To You / We Are In Love (Apex 76652/Jewel 1656)
1961 - Lover Boy / Plymouth Rock (20th Fox 283)


Biography :

Robert Labnon and Ray Labnon, twin brother, were living out in Hollywood, California after Robert had traveled all around out in Hollywood, California. They decided to come back home and visit and go to New York City and audition, audition for the Godfrey. Arthur Godfrey and his whole entourage liked the twin brothers, so they we were on the show. They won the grand prize and performed the first week with two other acts and they won. That entitled the twin brothers to come back three weeks later to compete with the three winning acts and they won that which was the grand prize of five thousand dollars.  They finished that and get a phone call from Jimmy Dean. Jimmy Dean calls them up and says "I would love to have the boys in Washington D.C. on my TV show next Wednesday or whenever, if they can make it.” They “We will Make it. "So they went out there and they had a national hook up with Jimmy Dean's TV show .

So they did that and came back to New York on completion of that and started living in New York City now. they had rented a nice apartment and started going to all the various offices, agents, writers, music writers, and they were looking to try to get some recordings going.  One thing led to another and they met another set of twins in New York. They were from Canada and they said  “Boys why don't you come with us to our Office. They are looking for some talent to record.” So, they went and met these writers , they sang and  auditioned for them. They liked the twins very much and said “OK, we will record you.” . The first record was released in 1958 :  "Take A Look" b/w "I'm Gonna Love You More And More" on Apex.

This was the first record that they put out, and then they went out on a thirty-one day tour with the company sending the Short-Twins to Boston, Chicago, Detroit, New York, New Hampshire, for thirty-‐one days going to all the radio stations, all the disc jockeys getting that record going. They went back to New York and recorded  “Love Is Just A Game To You" b/w "We Are In Love” for Apex. The Short Twins recorded a third single in 1961 for 20th Fox "Lover Boy" b/w "Plymouth Rock". In 1962, Ray met a beautiful lady named Donna, They became Donna & The Short Twins. They used to do songs in French, Italian. They traveled. They got hooked up with the shows in Europe and went to Germany, Italy, France, Turkey, Tripoli entertaining all the military bases, a state‐side contract, all the Military Bases for some years.

Songs :


Love Is Just A Game To You

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The Imperials (2) (Newark, New Jersey)
aka The Gaylords
 

Maybe The Ambassadors (1)

Personnel :

George Copes

Rudy Copes

James Morris

Earl Thomas

Louis Van Dyke

Discography :

The Gaylords
1953 - Get Mad, Baby / Go On, Baby (Savoy 852)

The Imperials (2)
1953 - My Darling / You Should Have Told Me (Savoy 1104)
1954 - Why Did You Leave Me / Hard Workin' Woman (Derby 858)

 The Ambassadors (1)
Single :
1954 - Darling I'm Sorry (I Made You Cry) / Willa Bea (Timely 1001)
Unreleased :
1954 - Calling For love  (Timely)
1954 - Moanin'  (Timely)

Biography :

Vocal group from Newark, New Jersey, The Gaylords consisted of George Copes, Rudy Copes, James Morris, Earl Thomas, Louis Van Dyke. May 23, 1952, the group recorded four sides in the same session : "Get Mad Baby","Go On Baby", "My Darling" and "You Should Have Told Me". Savoy released "Get Mad Baby" b/w "Go On Baby" as the Gaylords (# 852).

Because there was a pop group at mercury also called the Gaylords, Savoy changed this group's name to the Imperials and released " My Darling" b/w "You Should Have Told Me". The same Imperials, in July 1954, had a release on Derby (# 858): "Why Did You Leave Me" b/w "Hard Workin' Woman". Louis Van Dyke was part of the Ambassadors  that recorded for Timely in Sept '53, maybe the imperials became the Ambassadors…???

Songs :
(updated by Hans-Joachim) 

The Gaylords

  
       Go On, Baby                                  Get Mad, Baby      


The Imperials (2)

  
              My Darling                           You Should Have Told Me

  
Why Did You Leave Me                    Hard Workin' Woman


The Ambassadors (1)

  
Willa Bea  / Darling I'm Sorry.....                       Calling For love       


Moanin'

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