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Par dion1 le 14 January 2012 à 09:50
Sam Hawkins & The Crystals (3) (Harlem, New York)
Personnel :
Sam Hawkins (Lead)
J.R. Bailey (Tenor)
Bobby Spencer (Baritone)
Freddy Barksdale (Bass)
Ronnie Bright (Bass)
Discography :
1958 - King Of Fools / The Whatchamacallit (Gone 5042)
1959 - When Nobody Loves You / She Don't Notice Me (Gone 5054)
1961 - Nobody but You / You're Something Out Of This World (Decca 31160)
1961 - You're The Reason /I'd Be A Fool Again (Decca 31233)
Biography :
Quartet formed out of members of The Cadillacs/Solitaires/Valentines/Crickets .
Fred Barksdale, with old friends Bobby Spencer and J.R. Bailey and with former Valentine and Cadillac Ronnie Bright, formed the Crystals, singing behind Sam Hawkins.
Sam HawkinsHawkins, who had recorded a pair of singles for Gone Records, including the minor 1958 hit, "King of Fools", was a regular in New York nightclubs. For about a year, Hawkins and the Crystals sang together.
The Crystals (3) (paste-up picture) Left to right : Barksdale, Bailey, Spencer, BrightThey sang in clubs, like the Baby Grand on St. Nicholas and 125th with Nipsey Russell, appeared at the Apollo, and recorded two singles for Decca in 1961.
Songs :
Nobody but You King Of Fools
You're The Reason I'd Be A Fool Again
You're Something Out Of This World She Don't Notice Me
The Whatchamacallit When Nobody Loves You (Come To Me)Cds :
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