clockwise from top : Morrie Marino, Robert A Fortunato, Nick Fortunato, Vinny Gangi & William Schwartz

 
The Alladins  (Greenwich, Connecticut)


Personnel :

Morrie Marino

Robert A Fortunato

William Schwartz

Vinny Gangi

Nick Fortunato

 

Discography :

1960 - Then / Gee (Prism 6001)

 

Biography :

Vocal group from Greenwich (Connecticut) The Aladins (with one L)  was composed  by Morrie Marino, Nick and Robert A. Fortunato, William Schwartz & Vinny Gangi. The Group recorded the Crows’ biggest song "Gee". Prism, a local label, released the single as The Alladins (with two L).

Songs :

    
Then                                               Gee

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The Du-Ettes & The Vanguards

The Du-Ettes (1) (Seattle, Washington)


Personnel :

Bonnie Dee Sloan

Annie Laurie Sloan


Discography :

The Du-Ettes (1)
1960 - Neither You Nor I / Blue Point Drive (Jimmy Phelps) (Mecca 5-6)

The Du-Ettes (1) With The Vanguards
1960 - Donny / Wild (The Vanguards) (Mecca LB 2422/23)

 

Biography :

The Du-ettes,  Bonnie and Annnie Sloan, teenage daughters of longtime Seattle songsmith, Sterling "Bud" Sloan, owner of Mecca Records (920 3rd Avenue Seattle, Washington). In February 1960, they recorded "Neither You Nor I" backed with  "Blue Point Drive" by Jimmy Phelps . For their second single, the Du-ettes added the Vanguards, an instrumental group they performed at teen dances with and recorded “Donny”. The flip, “Wild” is an instrumental by the Vanguards.

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Songs :


Donny


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The Jarmels  (Richmond, Virginia)

 
Personnel :

Paul Burnett (Lead)

Nathaniel Ruff (Tenor)

Earl Christian (Tenor)

Ray Smith (Baritone)

Tommy Eldridge (Bass)

Discography :

Singles:
1961 - Little Lonely One / She Loves To Dance (Laurie 3085)
1961 - A Little Bit Of Soap / The Way You Look Tonight (Laurie 3098)
1961 - I'll Follow You / Gee Oh Gosh (Laurie 3116)
1962 - Red Sails In The Sunset / Loneliness (Laurie 3124)
1962 - One By One / Little Bug (Laurie 3141)
1963 - Come On Girl / Keep Your Mind On Me (Laurie 3174)
Unreleased:
1962 - Why Am I A Fool For You (Laurie)
1962 - You Don't Believe A Word I Say (Laurie)

Discography :

The Jarmels were one of those one-hit wonder groups, responsible for a number 12 single in 1961 entitled "A Little Bit of Soap." If none of their other five singles did remotely as well, that song has lingered in the public consciousness, partly with help from periodic new hit versions by the Exciters in the mid-1960s and Showaddywaddy in England during the 1980s.

The Jarmels came from Richmond, Virginia, where the five members had all begun singing together in church and school. Nathaniel Ruff (b. 1939), Ray Smith (b. 1941), Paul Burnett (b. 1942), Earl Christian (b. 1940), and Tom Eldridge (b. 1941) may have come from Virginia, but the name of the group they formed in the late 1950s came from a street in Harlem. Their manager was Jim Gribble, who also managed the Mystics and the Passions, and brought the Jarmels to Laurie Records in New York in 1961. They were a rather unusual addition to the Laurie roster, for most of the company's artists were white, and sounded more pop than R&B-influenced. The Jarmels combined pop and R&B influences, most notably the sound of the post-1958 Drifters.

Their first single, "Little Lonely One," was a hit in New York but never charted nationally. Their second record, "A Little Bit of Soap," written by future Neil Diamond/Van Morrison manager Bert Berns, (who also produced the Drifters), got to number 12 in America in the summer of 1961 during a six-week run on the charts. This was the Jarmels' first and last chart success, none of their four subsequent singles charting at all. They recorded their last single, "Come on Girl," in 1963, and the group soldiered on for a while into the mid-1960s with numerous personnel changes -- their later membership included Major Harris, who subsequently became part of the Delfonics.
Bruce Eder, All Music Guide

Songs : 

     
Little Lonely One                   She Loves To Dance               A Little Bit Of Soap

     
The Way You Look Tonight             I'll Follow You                        Gee Oh Gosh         

     
Red Sails In The Sunset                    Loneliness                        One By One 

     
            Little Bug                          Come On Girl                    Keep Your Mind On Me

  
    Why Am I A Fool For You      You Don't Believe A Word I Say 

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The Emanons (1) (Brooklyn, New York)
ref : The Sequins (1)


Personnel :

Ronald Coleman (Lead)

Carl White (First Tenor)

Ralph Steely (Second Tenor)

James Dukes (Baritone)

James Hill (Bass)


Discography :

The Emanons (1)
Singles :
1956 - Change of Time / Hindu Baby (Gee 1005)
1956 - Blue Moon / Wish I Had My Baby (Josie 801)
Unreleased :
1956 - Itty Bitty Mama (JOZ/Josie 801)

The Sequins (1)
1956 - Don't Fall In Love / Why Can't You Treat Me Right (Red Robin 140)


Biography :

The Emanons hailed from New York. The group members were Ronald Coleman (Lead), Carl White (First Tenor), Ralph Steely (Second Tenor), James Dukes (Baritone) and James Hill (Bass). Coleman also was the lead voice for the Sequins with Carl White when they recorded "Don't Fall In Love" and "Why Can't You Treat Me Right" who was the last record on the Red Robin label. The Emanons (the No Names spelled backward) recorded "Change of Time" / "Hindu Baby" for Gee Records, a New York-based American record label formed as a subsidiary to George Goldner's Tico Records and Rama Records labels. The same year, they recorded "Blue Moon" and it’s the first time it was performed in an up-tempo fashion, five years before Pittsburgh’s Marcels had a #1 hit with it. The Marcels’ version on Colpix #186 charted nationally on Billboard in April 1961 for 14 weeks reaching #1. It stayed #1 for 3 weeks. "Blue Moon" is one of the classic popular standard songs written by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart in 1934. Through its different lyric changes by Hart, it has been featured in many movies through the years and recorded by many artists. Some artists were: Frank Sinatra, Elvis, Dean Martin, Herb Lance & The Classics, Sam Cooke, Eric Clapton, Rod Stewart, Bobby Vinton, Nat King Cole, Billy Eckstine, Mel Torme, Rosemary Clooney, Jo Stafford - with too many more to list.



Songs :

The Emanons (1)

  
     Blue Moon                                     Wish I Had My Baby

  
Change of Time                                  Hindu Baby


Itty Bitty Mama



The Sequins (1)

  
      Don't Fall In Love                          Why Can't You Treat Me Right


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with CKLW disk Jockey Eddie Chase (L to R) Kris Dorjath. Jack Costello, Jim Beasley and Dick Allman.

The Classmates (4) (Detroit)


Personnel :

Kris Dorjath

Jack Costello

Jim Beasley

Dick Allman


Discography :

The Classmates (4)
1955 - Gotta Go And See My Baby / Washed My Heart Of Love (Silhouette 509/510)
1955 - Little Red Berries / One For The Money (Silhouette 511/512)
1955 - Break Down And Love Me / Two Straws In The Wind (Silhouette 513/514)
1956 - Whose Gonna Take You To The Prom / Return My Heart (Dot 15460)
1956 - Break Down And Love Me / Two Straws In The Wind (Dot 15464)
1956 - Friends / I Want My Love Close By (Dot 15504)
1957 - You Do Something To Me / You Aren't The Only One (Dot 15589)

Jim Beasly & The Charmers
1959 - Caught Roped And Tied / Sweetheart Of Alpha Phi Alpha (Silhouette 519/520)

Jack Costello
1959 - Gotta Go And See My Baby / For Sale One Broken Heart (Silhouette 525/526)
1959 - I'm A Maker Of Dreams / Time Tellin' Mosheen (Silhouette 527/528)



Biography :

The Classmates are Kris Dorjath. Jack Costello, Jim Beasley and Dick Allman. All except Kris were classmates at Bass Tech. Jim is a graduate and attends Wayne University. Kris goes to South Lake High School St. Clair Shores. All four of them sing in the Don Large "Make Way for Youth" Chorus. The Three Detroit boys started singing together privately... were very satisfied with the result... but thought a first tenor was just the note they needed. So Kris became a classmates by adoption.

In Mars 1955, The Classmates cut their first record, "Gotta Go And See My Baby" b/w "Washed My Heart Of Love" on the Silhouette label owned by Robert West. Detroit soul pioneer Robert West was born March 1, 1912, in Montgomery, AL, relocating to the Motor City in 1935. In 1955 he formed Silhouette Records, doubling as manager for the Falcons, a local doo wop group featuring future solo stars Eddie Floyd (West's nephew) and Mack Rice.

Their first record is doing some business in scattered places besides Detroit, Texas, Mississippi, Florida and a place in California. Two more singles will be released by Silhouette Records : "Little Red Berries" b/w "One For The Money" and "Whose Gonna Take You To The Prom" b/w "Return My Heart". In May 1956, with "Break Down And Love Me", The Classmates  are No. 7 in Houston on KXYZ, first released on Silhouette then picked up by Dot Record. Dot Records will sign the band and release three more singles. In 1959, Jack Costello and Jim Beasley return to silhouette records for a new attempt but without success
 

Songs :

(updated by Hans-Joachim) 

The Classmates (4)

  
Gotta Go And See My Baby             Washed My Heart Of Love

  
Break Down And Love Me          Whose Gonna Take You To The Prom

  
             Return My Heart           You Do Something To Me / You Aren't The Only One
 
  
 Friends / I Want My Love Close By           Two Straws In The Wind       


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