• (L to R) : Melvin Wright, Salome Bey and Ike Smith  

    The Daytons (Philadelphia)

    Aka The Three Jokers
    Aka The Three Strangers
    Aka The Thieves

     

    Personnel :

    Salome Bey (Lead)

    Heywood Royster (First Tenor)

    Ike Smith (Second Tenor)

    Jack “Buck” McLauglin (Baritone)

    Melvin Wright (Bass)

     

    Discography :

    The Daytons
    Single:
    1958 - King of  Broken Hearts / Friday Better Come (Norgolde 101)
    Unreleased :
    1958 - Yum Yum

    The Three Jokers
    Single:
    1963 -  He’s A Bum / Hi Diddle Diddle (Mercury 72345)
    Unreleased :
    1963 - Faith In A Young Man's Heart

    The Three Strangers
    1966 -  Little Boy Blue / I’ll Be Alright (Paramount 10774)
    1966 -  Find My Baby - Part 1 / Find My Baby (Inst) (Frantics 201)

    The Thieves
    Single:
    1966 - Why Did You Do It To Me / I’m Not The One (Broadway 405)
    Unreleased :
    1966 - Run To My Lovin Arms
    1966 - Please Believe

     

    Biography :

    Salome Bey began his journey in music entertainment as a singer at a young age in South Philly where he grew up and went to school. In the late Nineteen Fifties, Salome along with Ike Smith, Melvin Wright, Heywood Royster and John “Buck” McLauglin sang together and formed The Daytons.  The Daytons, a name lifted from a popular shoe style of the late 1950’s, were ready to take on all comers.

     

                                                                                       (L to R) : Ike Smith, Salome Bey and Melvin Wright

    They began their career doing house parties. They practiced at the Marian Anderson Recreation Center and competed at the recreation center and South Philly HS in “sing- offs”.  They competed with home turf rivals – Chubby Checker’s confab – The Quantrells, Bunny Sigler’s boys – The Opals and later, Pat and the Blenders.  Plus they sang along side these guys at talent shows in many of the same venues.

       (L to R) : Ike Smith, Leon Huff, Melvin Wright, ??? & Salome Bey... Seated Billy Ward

    Salome with the Daytons went on to record King of  Broken hearts for the NORGOLDE record label.  Live appearances ensued, including one at the ever popular televised Summer Time at the Pier with Grady & Hurst in glitzy Atlantic City.  All this transpired while Salome and the others were still attending Barrett Junior High School.  The popularity of  King of Broken Hearts and the Daytons subsided. The group took stock of their options and enrolled in high school. Salome attended Bok High and escorted Patty Labelle to the Junior/Senior Prom (11/27/59).

      

      With Bobby Eli On Guitar                                                                                                           
     
    Later, Salome was off singing with Bunny Sigler and his crew.  In 1963 Melvin and Ike reunited with Salome forming The Three Jokers and waxed a two-sider for Mercury Records entitled, He’s A Bum/ Hi Diddle Diddle.  Salome, Melvin and Ike changed their name to the Three Strangers and recorded with ABC – Paramount and Frantic Records, and later with Broadway Records as The Thieves.  Salome was in the early R&B mix and worked with such music greats as Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff and Tommy Bell.
    http://www.andre-cafe.com/salome.htm

     

    Songs :

    The Daytons

      
    King of  Broken Hearts               Friday Better Come 

     

    The Three Strangers

      
    I’ll Be Alright                    Find My Baby

     

    The Thieves  

      
    Why Did You Do It To Me                     I’m Not The One


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