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The Arrows (Los Angeles)
aka The Convincers aka The Appeggios
Personnel :Leroy Bishop (Lead)
Mel Alexander (Second Tenor)
Frank Alexander (Bass)
Frank Dixon (High Tenor)
Malvin Perkins (Baritone)
Discography :The Arrows
Singles :
1958 - Indian Bop Hop / Annie Mae (Flash 132)The Convincers
Singles :
1962 - Rejected Love / Go BacK Baby (Movin' 100)
Demos :
1959 - Betty
1959 - Sufferin With The Blues
1959 - My Baby Don't Love Me
1959 - What Did I doThe Appeggios
Singles :
1963 - Mary / I'll Be Singing (Aries 01)
Demos :
1956 - Rejected Love
1956 - We Belong Together
1956 - She's Not Bad
1956 - Lonely
1956 - Baby Let Me Come To Your House Tonight
Biography :
The group begin as the Arpeggios in New Orleans and sang strictly gospel, switching to the Arrows to sang R&B. The Original members are Mel Alexander (Second Tenor), Frank Alexander (Bass), Leroy Bishop (Lead), Frank Dixon (High Tenor) & Sidney Jones (Baritone).
Mel AlexanderOne by one the Arpeggios came out to California. The Arrows composed of Mel Alexander, Frank Alexander, Leroy Bishop, Frank Dixon & Malvin Perkins signed a contract with Charlie 'Flash' Reynolds of Flash record on 29th July,1958. Two months later "Indian Bop Hop" backed with "Annie Mae" hit the Streets.
The Appeggios with Mel Alexander on lead (Los Angeles, 1957)They Changed their name from the Arrows to the Convincers. The Convincers were made up of Mel, his brother, Jones, Dixon and Willie Gibson on lead. The Group recorded the Beautifull "Rejected Love" spliced with "Go BacK Baby" for Movin' Records. In 1963, Mel & his quarter Friends, now renamed the Arpeggios (Misspelled Appeggios) with the Convincers' Line-up recorded "Mary" backed with "I'll Be Singing" for the Tiny Los Angeles based Aries label.
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The Arrows
Indian Bop Hop Annie Mae
The Appeggios
I'll Be Singing Mary Baby Let Me Come To Your House Tonight
Lonely She's Not Bad Rejected Love
We Belong Together
The Convincers
Rejected Love What Did I do Go BacK Baby
My Baby Don't Love Me Betty.....
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The Debonairs (1) (Long Beach, CA)
aka The Debonaires (2) aka The Jades (4)Personnel :
Arthur Holly (Lead)
David Kelly
Joe Sprewell (Tenor , Piano)
Willie "Hootie" Melvin
Bobby Miles (Bass)
Discography :
The Debonairs (1)
Singles :
1957 - Why Can't We Be As Other Lovers Are / The Bill Collector (Combo 129)
1957 - Cause Of A Bad Romance / For The Woman I Love (Combo 149)
Unreleased :
1957 - In My Memories (Combo)
1957 - Christmas Time (Combo)
1957 - Crazy Santa Claus (Combo)
1957 - Nita (Combo)The Debonaires (2)
Singles :
1959 - Every Once In A While / Mama Don't Care (Dore 526)
1961 - Every Once In A While / Gert's Skirt (Dore 592/702/795)
1962 - Hold Back The Dawn / Mama Don't Care (Dore 654)
1964 - Everybody's Movin' / Mama Don't Care (Dore 712)
Unreleased :
1959 - Dorothy (Dowley)
1959 - Laura (Dowley)
1959 - Fare Thee Well (Dowley)The Jades (4)
1963 - Hold Back The Dawn / Mama Don't Care (Dore 687)Biography :
The Debonairs from Long Beach, California, evolved through numerous line-up changes into an accomplished amateur vocal group in the early 50s. They recorded some material for Johnny Otis' Dig label in 1956 and for Dootsie Williams in 1957 but this was shelved.Jake Porter
Jake Porter was one of the select group of independent record company owners who gave us the best of West Coast R&B and doo-wop music. Starting in the early 50s and persevering until the early 70s, Jake recorded numerous groups, duos and R&B outfits for his Los Angeles-based Combo label. Jake Porter recorded the Debonairs and released "Why Can't We Be As Other Lovers Are" b/w "The Bill Collector" and "Cause Of A Bad Romance" b/w "For The Woman I Love". When these failed to sell, they split up.
Reforming in 1959 with different personnel, the Debonaires laid down some tunes for the Downey label, run from a record store in the LA suburb of that name but, yet none of this was issued. Their next stop, a session for Dore on 17 June 1959, 'Every In A While', an outstanding ballad featuring Joe Sprewell on lead. It became such a favourite of Bedell's that he issued it four times between 1959 and 1967. In an attempt to update the arrangement, some extraneous overdubs including strings were added to the 1967 pressing .Songs :
The Debonairs (1)
Cause Of A Bad Romance The Bill Collector
Why Can't We Be As Other Lovers Are For The Woman I Love
Crazy Santa Claus Christmas Time
Nita In My MemoriesThe Debonaires (2)
Doroyhy Every Once In A While / Gert's Skirt
Hold Back The Dawn Mama Don't Care
Everybody's Movin'…
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Paste Up Picture : Karl White, Billy Mann, Rene BeardThe Glens (2) (Los Angeles)
aka The Gladiators (1) aka The FeathersPersonnel :
Billy Mann (Tenor)
Rene Beard (Second Tenor)
Karl White (Baritone)
Cleo White (Bass)
Discography :
The Gladiators (1)
1957 - Girl Of My Heart / My Baby Doll (Dig 135)The Glens (2)
1960 - A Little Less Talk / Cherish My Love (Laitini 6666/Sudden 104)Biography :
In 1957, The Feathers with out Johnny Staton (Rene Beard, Karl White, Cleo White, and Roy Allen) then became the Gladiators, releasing "My Baby Doll"/"Girl Of My Heart" on Johnny Otis' Dig label in March 1957 . In 1960, with second tenor Billy Mann in place of Roy Allen, they recorded as the Glens for Laitini ("Cherish My Love"/"A Little Less Talk". That record was re-released on Sudden in the following year.
http://www.uncamarvy.com/Feathers/feathers.html
Songs :
The Gladiators (1)
Girl Of My Heart / My Baby Doll
The Glens (2)
Cherish My Love A Little Less Talk...
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From top : Turner, Akens, Russel, EvansTerry & The Tyrants (Los Angeles)
aka The Rainbows (4) aka The Turn-AroundsPersonnel :
Terry Evans
Jewel Akens
Jimmy Russell
Thomas Turner
Discography :
The Rainbows (4)
1963 - Till Tomorrow / Mama, Take Your Daughter Back (Gramo 5508)Terry Evans
1963 - Just 'Cause / So Nice To Be Loved (Kayo 5102)Terry & The Tyrants
Single :
1964 - Weep No More /Yea, Yea, Yea, Yea, Yea, Yea (Kent 399)
Unreleased :
1964 - Say It Baby (Kent)
1964 - Love Me To Death (Kent)The Turn-Arounds
Single :
1964 - Run Away And Hide / Ain't Nothin' Shakin' (Era 3137)
Unreleased :
1964 - Tic Tac Toe (Era)Biography :
Terry & The Tyrants, a foursome that also recorded as The Rainbows in 1963 and as The Turn Arounds in 1964, included Jewel Akens, Terry Evans, Jimmy Russell & Thomas Turner. The grand tradition of RnB vocal groups,Terry & The Tyrants start out with a ballad and then proceed to romp up a bit on the flip. Only, these guys are singing soul rather than doo-wop, and a terrific, churchy, deep soul at that.
Jewel AkensJewel Akens recorded with Eddie Daniels as Jewel and Eddie on the Silver Records label in 1960. A number of his recordings featured Eddie Cochran on guitar. Jewell was part of the Four Dots, a group led by Albert ("Jerry") Stone, formerly of the Fascinators, who had recorded for Dootone. He later went solo and recorded "The Birds And The Bees" in 1965, on the Era Records label. The single went to Number 3 in the Billboard Hot 100 chart that year, and Number 2 on the Cash Box chart.
Songs :
Terry & The Tyrants
Weep No More Yea, Yea, Yea, Yea, Yea, Yea
Say It Baby
The Rainbows (4)
Till Tomorrow Mama, Take Your Daughter Back
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Themes Pappas (Manager) & Buddy Gibson with the Vanguards behind.
Buddy Gibson & The Vanguards (3) (Ventura, Ca.)
aka The Jesters (2)Personnel :
Leroy (Buddy) Gibson (Lead Singer & Pianist)
Don Johnson (Vocal)
Dave Johnson (Guitar & Vocal)
Ron Perry (Pianist & vocal)
Corky Wilke (Saxophone & vocal)
Yvonne Gallegos (Vocal)
Joyce Gallegos (Vocal)
Discography :
Buddy Gibson & The Jesters (2)
1958 - To Be Or Not To Be / Meet The Beat (inst) (Spy 118)Buddy Gibson & The Vanguards (3)
1959 - Just A Game / The Session (Swingin’615)Biography :
Vocal group from Ventura, California, The Jesters aka The Vanguards were composed by Buddy Gibson, singer and Piano player and a group of young people from Ventura Colllege, Oxnard High School, Ventura High School and Oxnard Air Force Base. They were Ron Perry : Pianist and vocalist. In the Air Force. He is 19 and come from Washington.D.C., Don Johnson, Vocalist, The oldest member of the group at 22. Also in the Air Force, from Columbus., Dave Johnson, Plays the electric guitar and sings. He is a 17 year old senior at Ventura High, Corky Wilke, 16, Plays saxophone and sings. He is a Junior at Ventura High, Drummer Mike Flaherty, a former VC student, a psychiatric technician trainee at Camarillo State Hospital.
When he was five Buddy made appearances with his sister Betty as a dancing team before numerous lodges and service clubs.
Two Oxnard girls, Yvonne, 19, and Joyce, 17, Gallegos joined the band on their second single as a vocal duet. Yvonne attends VC. Joyce is a senior at Oxnard High. In 1959, Buddy with the Vanguards (aka the Jesters) made two records (Four songs) records of tunes written by Gibson, One "To Be Or Not To Be" made the Top 20. His other recording songs are "Just A Game", "The Session" and "Meet The Beat" an instrumental with the band in which Buddy plays the piano.Songs :
Buddy Gibson & The Jesters (2)
To Be Or Not To Be
Buddy Gibson & The Vanguards (3)
Just A Game
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