Lincoln Fig & The Dates (Brooklyn, N.Y.)

Personnel :

Ivan Lincoln "Fig" Figueroa (Lead)

Steve Aspromonti (First Tenor)

Manuel Banuchi (Second Tenor)

John Giglioni (Baritone)

Edward Cruz (Bass)

Discography :

1958 - Way Up / Kiss Me Tender (Worthy 1006)




Biography :

Vocal group formed in  Williamsburg Brooklyn in 1956, originally calling themselves the Shadows and composed by composed by Ivan Lincoln "Fig" Figueroa, Steve Aspromonti, Manuel Banuchi, John Giglioni and Edward Cruz. At the time of their first recording session, their manager changed their name to Lincoln Fig and the Dates. Their one release on Worthy was not very successful.




Songs :

  
     Way Up                                      Kiss Me Tender

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Ron Treodway, Rich Kenny, Frankie Adams & Mike Grim

The Emperors (3)  (Columbus, OH)
aka The Emporers

Personnel :

Frankie Adams (Lead)

Mike Grim

Ron Treodway

Rich Kenny

Discography :

The Emperors (3)
1963 - Steve Allen / Darlin' In The Moonlight (Olimpic 245)

Lattie Moore bb The Emporers
1962 - Skinnie Minnie Shimmy / You Got Me Woundering (Olimpic 4980)

Caleb & The Playboys (7) bb The Emporers
1963 - I'm Yours / See About Me (Olimpic 4575)

Biography :

Olimpic records was formed by Nick Kurlas and Phil Gary for releasing records by himself and his group, the Catalinas. Kay-Gee was a 'subsidiary' label of Olimpic. Olimpic assembled a studio group called The Emperors for backing solo artist consisted of Mike Grim, Ron Treodway and Rich Kenny. They back up in 1962 country singer Lattie Moore on their Olympic's as The Emporers.

Mike Grim, Frankie Adams, Ron Treodway and Rich Kenny

They Joined recording artist Frankie Adams who wrote The "Steve Allen" song and make up the dance to it, everyone knew these talented boys had their own unique style of singing and dancing. (Note on the Olimpic 245)

Songs :

The Emperors (3)

  
      Steve Allen                              Darlin' In The Moonlight


Lattie Moore bb The Emporers


Skinnie Minnie Shimmy



Caleb & The Playboys (7) bb The Emporers

  
See About Me                                      I'm Yours    


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Shirley, Kay, Lou and Kenny

The Classics (4) (Coraopolis, PA)

Personnel :

Kenny Krease (Lead)

Lou Christie (Lead)

Kay Chick

Shirley Herbert

Discography :

The Classics (4)
1960 - Close Your Eyes / Funny Thing (Starr 508)

Lou Christie & The Classics (4)
1966 - Close Your Eyes / Funny Thing (Alcar 207)
1966 - Tomorrow Will Come / You're With It (Alcar 208)

Biography :

Lou Christie was born as Lugee Alfredo Giovanni Sacco in Glen Willard, PA in 1943.  He studied music and voice at Moon Township High School., where he was the student conductor of the choir. At age 15 Lugee, as a member of the singing group the Crewnecks with future Lions’ Bill Fabec , auditioned for pianist Twyla Herbert.  She offered the Crewnecks a place to rehearse. He sang solos with the choir at the holiday concerts.  His teacher and mentor Frank Cummings wanted him to pursue a career in classical music, but Lugee wanted to cut a record to get on American Bandstand.

Twyla Herbert, Kay, Lou, Shirley and Kenny

He performed with several vocal groups, worked as a session singer, and recorded songs on small Pittsburgh labels between 1959 and 1962. In 1960, Lou Christie with Kenny Krease, Kay Chick & Shirley Herbert (Twyla Herbert's daughter) recorded four sides as the Classics and later re-issued on the Alcar label, in-house label of Rite Records.  Almost certainly recorded by Fee Bee Records owner Joe Averbach in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1960. Two were issued on the Starr label, one of the Fee Bee Records subsidiary label. The two others are likely from the same session(s) and were not issued at the time.

  
                                                                                         Twyla Herbert & Lou Christie

Twyla Herbert was the song writing partner of Lou Christie for 30 years and wrote the four songs. Together they wrote hundreds of songs yielding a dozen hits including the no 1 song "Lightin' Strikes" and the hits "The Gypsy Cried", Two Faces of I", and "Rhapsody in the Rain," and "She Sold Me Magic. Lou Christie call her a genious. Herbert and Christie also composed songs for the girl group the Tammys, including the single "Egyptian Shumba,".In 1961, with Kay Chick, his sister Amy Sacco, and Bill Fabec , he released "The Jury" as "Lugee & The Lions" on Robbee with local airplay and sales.

Songs :

  
Close Your Eyes                        Funny Thing       

  
Tomorrow Will Come                               You're With It      


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The Dulcetones (New York)

Personnel :

Bob Gist

Discography :

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The Clintonian Cubs (Harlem, New York)

Personnel :

Leon Johnson

Donald Sturkley

Alfonzo Johnson

Vernon Smith

Jimmy Sturkley

Discography :

1960 - Confusion / She's Just My Size (My brother's 508/7)


Biography :

By the early 1960’s Jimmy Castor and Johnny Pruitt were getting quite proficient at song writing. One of their first writing assignments was for a very young vocal group called the Clintonian Cubs. The Clintonian Cubs were just some kids, eight and nine years of age from the Lincoln Projects (135th St. and 5th Avenue in Harlem) managed by the astute James Warren Jr. and by a guy named Mr. Johnson (father of two of the kids) .

The Clintonian Cubs needed a song and Castor and Pruitt wrote ‘She’s Just My Size’ for them. They were Leon Johnson, Donald Sturkley, Alfonzo Johnson, Vernon Smith and Jimmy Sturkley. The song was issued on the tiny My Brother’s label. Just how many copies the record sold is unknown.

  
Clintonian Cubs on stage at the Apollo (1959)                                                                                           

The Clintonians appeared on several talent show and on August 4, they appeared at the Apollo, as part of a Dr. Jive show. Others on the show were Larry Williams, the Cadillacs, Little Anthony & the Imperials, the Skyliners, Frankie Lymon, the Hollywood Flames, and Eugene Church.
 

Songs :


Confusion / She's Just My Size

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