Ronnie Booker & The Boardwalkers

(L to R) Lany Ross, Leon Garrison, Andrew Sims, Billy Foster and Ronald Booker

Ronnie Booker & The Boardwalkers (Atlantic City, New Jersey)

Personnel :

Billy Foster (Tenor/Guitar)

Ronald Booker (Lead)

Leon Garrison (Tenor)

Lany Ross (Bass)

Andrew Sims (Baritone)

Discography :

Single :
1957- She Won't Go Steady / What'll I Do? (Rex 103)

Unreleased :
1957 - She's the Girl in My Dreams (Rex)

Biography :

Ronnie Booker & The Boardwalkers were a Vocal group from Atlantic City, N.J. composed by five singer  Ronnie Booker, William Foster, Andrew Sims, Leon Garrison and Lanny Ross. With their truly "resortish” monicker, and with not one member of the group over 23, the localites have cut a recording acclaimed by professional musicians and critics in March 1957.   The disc, "She Won't Go Steady" and “What Will I Do" demonstrates that talent of the versatile vocalists. "Steady" is a ballad involving trials and tribulations of a youth whose best girl won't go steady with him, and "What Will I Do," an up-tempo with a hard driving beat.

Booker is the lyricist and Foster writes the music, Garrison has also penned one of his own, "She's the Girl in My Dreams.” Booker sings lead, and Foster croons tenor and plays guitar. Though voung in years, "The Boardwalkers" have all had ample previous experience in the singing profession, Each boy got his start vocalizing in church choirs.

Songs :

  
She Won't Go Steady                                What'll I Do?     

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