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The Darts (2) (New York)
Personnel :
Bobby Spencer
J. R. Bailey
Discography :
1958 - Sweet little Baby / Gee-Ver-Men-Nee-Vers (Dot 15752)
Biography :
J.R. Bailey, born James Bailey, is an R&B singer and songwriter. He was a member of the Cadillacs from 1956 to 1972 and scored five R&B singles hits under his own name between 1968 and 1975, the biggest of which was "After Hours" (number 29, 1973).
The Cadillacs in the 1959 Alan Freed movie “Go, Johnny, Go”: J.R. Bailey, Bobby Spencer, Earl Carroll and Bobby PhillipsIn 1957, differences in opinion caused the Cadillacs to split. The new Cadillacs consisted of J. R. Bailey, Bobby Spencer (of the HARPTONES on Rama and the Crickets on Jay Dee), Bill Lindsey (of the Starlings on Josie and the Twilighters on MGM) and Champ Rollow.
From the Cadillacs, J. R. Bailey and Bobby Spencer cut "Sweet little Baby" b/w "Gee-Ver-Men-Nee-Vers" for Dot in 1958 as the Darts .Songs :
Sweet Little Baby Gee-Ver-Men-Nee-Vers....
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(Standing) Leon Taylor, Joey Daniels, Bernard Palmer & Daniel Jackson - (Seated) Anna Mae Jackson & Leon DanielsThe El Venos (Pittsburgh, PA)
Personnel :
Leon Daniels (Lead)
Daniel Jackson (First Tenor)
Anna Mae Jackson (Lead)
Leon Taylor (Second Tenor)
Joey Daniels (Baritone)
Bernard Palmer (Bass)
Discography :
The El Venos
Singles :
1956 - Geraldine / Now We're Together (Groove 4G-0170)
1957 - My Heart Beats Faster / You Must Be True (Vik 4X-0305/RCA 8303)
Unreleased :
1956 - Are you An Angel? (Groove)
1957 - You're Gonna Be My Girl (Vik)
1957 - Oui, Monsieur (Vik)
1958 - Pretty Knees (AMP-3)
1960 - It's The Little Things (Calico)
1960 - Stereophonic (Calico)Anne Keith (Anna Mae Jackson)
1959 - (I Am Just A) Lonely Girl (bb El Venos)/ Lover's Prayer (bb the Altairs) (Memo M3)Biography :
Formed as a sextet, they stayed that way through the release of their two singles. The members were Leon Daniels (lead), Daniel Jackson (first tenor), Anna Mae Jackson (lead, Daniel's sister). Leon Taylor (second tenor), Joey Daniels (baritone, Leon's brother), and Bernard Palmer (bass). Raised in the Penn Hills and Duquesne area outside Pittsburgh, the six 16- year- olds started hitting street-corner harmonies during 1955.They came to the attention of WILY radio jock Bill Powell who arranged for a record deal with RCA. In 1956 the group was packed off to New York City to record five songs, issuing the Leon Taylor-penned "Geraldine" on RCA's Groove subsidiary by late fall.
Leon Daniels, Daniel Jackson, Anna Mae Jackson, Bernard Palmer, Leon Taylor (Joey Daniels not on the picture)Geraldine" got immediate play on Dick Clark's "American Bandstand," but when Bill Powell (now their manager) arranged for a live appearance on that program the boys couldn't raise the money from their parents for the Pittsburgh to Philadelphia trek. With no finances to tour or do anything but local TV, the strong radio play of " Geraldine" (from New England to New Orleans) couldn't keep the record happening.
Bill PowellStill, the El Venos performed locally with many hit acts that were passing through Pittsburgh on one-nighters, The Turbans and The Heartbeats among them. Their next single, "You Must Be True" (1957), was issued on another RCA affiliate , Vik Records, but saw even less activity. Two years passed while the group raised money to audition in New York for Calico Records. Auditioning the same day was another Pittsburgh group, The Skyliners. Doo wop folklore says the El Venos were actually favored by Calico on that fateful day, but the Skyliners' unique sound afforded them the first recording opportunity, subsequently yielding the now standard "Since I Don't Have You."
KQV deejay Al Nobel at tented the Skyliners recording Session for "Since I Don't Have You"The El Venos did get to do two sides for Calico, but they never saw the light of day. On yet another New York trip, the group managed to cut two more songs for Mercury's Amp 3 division, but these also remained in the can. On her return to Pittsburgh, Anna Mae Jackson left the El Venos. Bill Powell, meanwhile, was busy putting the voices of his new group The Altairs on the El Venos Amp 3 tracks, leaving only Anna's lead vocal. He also dubbed in Altairs lead George Benson's guitar work. Though Powell pumped the record on his show, Amp 3 wasn't impressed enough to release it. Around this time, Ms. Jackson changed her name to Anne Keith and recorded " Lover's Prayer" backed by the Altairs and released on Memo Records in mid- 1959. They soon went their separate ways.
https://www.uncamarvy.com/ElVenos/elvenos.htmlSongs :
The El Venos
Geraldine Now We're Together My Heart Beats Faster
You Must Be True Are you An Angel? You're Gonna Be My GirlOui, Monsieur
Anne Keith (bb The El Venos) Anne Keith (bb the Altairs)
(I Am Just A) Lonely Girl Lover's Prayer
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The Daps (Kalamazoo, MI)
Thanks to LiamPersonnel :
Charles Clark
Jim Pierson
Earl Jones
Willie Walker
Floyd Smith
Henry Dungey
Discography :
The Daps
Single :
1956 - When You're Alone / Down and Out (Marterry 5249)
Unreleased :
1956 - Love Your Lovin' Ways (Chess)Charles Clark
1958 - Row Your Boat / Hidden Charms (Artistic 1500)
1959 - Another Chance / Hope For A Miracle (Argo 5332)Biography :
The Marterry label will be Chess & Checker pop subsidiary to cover their R&B hits. The plan was to name the new brand after Leonard Chess's son Marshall and Phil's son Terry. So after just two Marterry singles from the original batch, the name was changed to Argo. The first release on Marterry was by a doo-wop group called The Daps. The Daps were formed at Kalamazoo Central High School and consisting of Charles Clark, Jim Pierson, Earl Jones, Willie Walker, Floyd Smith and Henry Dungey, signed with Chicago's Chess Records
In December 1955, The Daps recorded "When You're Alone", "Down and Out" released in January 1956. Marterry 5249 was released in February 1956. Leonard Chess was talking it up in Cash Box for February 26 and taking out a full-page ad for it in the same issue. Another ad ran on March 3. On March 17, Cash Box noted that the Daps had appeared on Howard Miller's TV show. In April 1956 the Daps appeared in a package show at the Madison Rink (2560 West Madison) put on by DJ Sam Evans; Ray Charles and the Diablos were the headliners.
Charles ClarkThe group did not record again. A third track from the same session "Love Your Lovin' Ways," surfaced in 1994 on the Chess Rhythm & Roll box set. in 1958, Charles Clark made a single for Artistic Records with "Row Your Boat" and "Hidden Charms " and another single in 1959 with "Another Chance" and "Hope For A Miracle" For Argo.
Songs :
The Daps
Down and Out When You're Alone
Love Your Lovin' WaysCharles Clark
Row Your Boat Hidden Charms
Another Chance Hope For A Miracle
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The Incredible Upsetters (Sandusky, Ohio)Personnel :
John Lawrence Dickerson
(Brother) Dickerson
Gene T. Armstrong
Waudell Hinton
Rex Robertson
Disography :
1960 - Only A Dream / Baby I'm Your Man / Oo-Wah-Cha-Wah / My Life, My Loved One (Audio Lab 2)
Biography :
John Dickerson, a graduate of the 1948 class of Sandusky High School, formed the Incredible Upsetters with his brother and a few high school friends, Gene Armstrong, Waudell Hinton and Rex Robertson. The Incredible Upsetters were soon performing all over Ohio with Dickerson as the front man. The Incredible Upsetters hired a drummer who could also assist with vocals, a musician just starting out by the name of Marvin Gaye. In 1959, The Incredible Upsetters Recorded four excellent songs (Released in 1960) for Audio Lab. Audio Lab was formed as a budget label subsidiary to Cincinnati, Ohio based King Records. Dickerson's father acted as manager, chauffeur and took the group to Detroit to meet Barry Gordy with Motown Records. At Hitsville, U.S.A., John met the 'Motown Family' including The Temptations, The Supremes, Marvin Gaye and the Vanguards to name a few. Dickerson later sang bass at live shows for The Temptations, The Del Vikings, The Clovers and The Coasters. Later, he played and sang with jazz greats Jimmy Smith, Jack McDuff, Wes Montgomery and Stanley Turrentine. From 1968 through 1970 he toured with R&B singers Jerry Butler and Bettye Swann
Songs :
Only A Dream Oo-Wah-Cha-Wah
My Life, My Loved One Baby I'm Your Man
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Horace Little (bb The Five Satins) (New haven, CT.)
Aka Ben HigginsPersonnel :
Horace Little (Ben Higgins) (Lead)
The Five Satins
Fred Parris (Lead)
Wes Forbes (Tenor!
Richie Freeman (Second Tenor)
Lou Peebles (Baritone)
Sylvester Hopkins (Bass)
Discography :
Horace Little (bb The Five Satins)
1962 - 500 Years / Texas Stomp (Ascot 2102)Ben Higgins (bb The Five Satins)
1962 - A Whole Lot O'Lovin' / Really Paradise (Jamie 1217)Biography :
In 1960, after three years with Ember Record, The Five Satins were signed by Cub, a pop subsidiary of the mighty M-G-M label which was enjoying a hot spell on the charts. Though expectations were high, M-G-M were unable to break the Group, and when the Five Satins heard they were to be dropped by the label. It was at this moment that Fred Parris teamed up with Sam Goldman. they wrote songs for the group released as The New Yorkers on Wall records and the Wildwoods on Caprice Records before reverting to their original name on some later records.
The Five SatinsIn 1962, Fred Parris and Sam Goldman wrote four (Excellent) songs for Horace Little, a young man from New Haven, Connecticut. The first two "500 Years" and "Texas Stomp" backed by The Five Satins will be released in March 1962 on Ascot, a United Artists subsidiary as Horace Little. Shortly afterward he also made the two other sides "A Whole Lot O'Lovin'" and "Really Paradise" for Jamie Records. He couldn’t record for two companies under the same name, So, Ben Higgins was picked for the second company.
Songs :
Horace Little (bb The Five Satins)
500 Years Texas Stomp
Ben Higgins (bb The Five Satins)
A Whole Lot O'Lovin' Really Paradise
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