• The Fabulous Flames (1)  aka The Fabulous Five Flames

    The Fabulous Flames (1) (Cleveland, Ohio)
    aka The Fabulous Five Flames

     

    Personnel :

    Otis Carter

    Harvey Hall

    David McPhatter

    Richard Fisher

    Ernest Smith

     

    Discography:

    The Fabulous Flames  (1)
    1958 - Josephine / My Joan (Rex 3000)

    The Fabulous Five Flames
    1960 - Lonely Lover / No More Tears (Time 1023)

     

    Biography :

    The Fabulous Five Flames were a vocal group from Cleveland. The group included  J. C. Tatum, Otis Carter, David McFadden, Ernest Smith, and Harvey Hall. The group was known as the Fabulous Flames, but added the Five to prevent confusion with other groups with that name. The group started while some of the members were students at East Technical High School. The group performed at local clubs, and in Detroit. The Flames recorded two 45s. The first one was a local production, done for the short lived Rex label. Bill Jacocks, a local entrepreneur, wrote the songs and helped get the record released, he was not a member of the group. Jacocks later became known as Cleveland's first African-American TV news anchor, along with producting some records in the mid 1970s. The group released a second 45 on the NYC Time label. Richard Fisher replaced J. C. Tatum. The group was credited as the Fabulous Five Flames. Richard Fisher was the brother of Jesse Fisher. He wasn't with the group for long as he left for New York where he ended up joining the Jive Five. Art Blakey replaced him, not long before the group disbanded, Harvey Hall - later known as Harvey Nickerson-Hall - went on to lead Harvey and the Phenomenals.

     

    Songs :

    The Fabulous Flames  (1)

      
    Josephine                                             My Joan

    The Fabulous Five Flames

      
    Lonely Lover                                    No More Tears

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