The Flints

Left to right: James Benett, Len Garret, Harold Montgomery, S.L. McMullen, Dave Burns.

The Flints  (Flint, Michigan)


Personnel :

Dave Burns

Len Garrett

Jimmy Jackson

S.L. McMullen

Harold Montgomery  

Discography :

The Flints
1959 - Over The Ocean / Chickie Chop Chop (Petite 101) (Fev 59)
1959 - Skippin' And A-Jumpin' / People Say (OKeh 7126) (Nov 59)

The Flint's
1961 - Why Did You Go / When Summer Gets Back (Heart 100)

Biography :

Very fine vocal group from Flint, Michigan composed by James Benett, Len Garret, Harold Montgomery, S.L. McMullen and Dave Burns. The group is managed by Herb Barnes and occurs locally in Michigan area. In 1958, The Flints performed at the Apollo Theater amateur contest in Harlem. The Flints make an enormous impression, as much by their accuracy as by their professionalism.

1958 - Apollo Theater (L to R) Harold Montgomery, Dave Burns, S.L. McMullen, Jimmy Jackson, Len Garrett, Herb Barnes (manager).

Following this performance, The group went on to record under the Petite records label in New York. Two songs were recorded : "Over The Ocean" b/w "Chickie Chop Chop".  The single was released in Fev 59. The group gained success with their single and in Nov 59, the group signed a recording contract for the New York R&B label Okeh .

Okey released their second single : "Skippin' And A-Jumpin'" b/w "People Say". in 1962, their last single "Why Did You Go" b/w "When Summer Gets Back" was released on Heart Records, a Detroit label.



Songs :
(updated by Hans-Joachim) 

  
Over The Ocean                                Why Did You Go

  
     People Say                                Skippin' And A-Jumpin'

  
       Why Did You Go                        When Summer Gets Back

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