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John Lee "Johnny" Williams
The Embraceables (Mobile, Alabama)
aka The Implacables
Personnel :
John Lee "Johnny" Williams
Herman Bracey
Lorenza Bracy
Discography :The Embraceables Featuring Herman Bracey
1959 - From Someone Who Loves You / Gotta Pretty Little Baby (Sandy 1025)The Embraceables
1962 - My Foolish Pride / Don't Call For Me (Cy 1004)
1962 - Sam (The 8th Of May) / (There's A) Wall Between Us (Dover 4100)
1962 - Destiny / Come Back (Dover 4101)The Implacables
1962 - My Foolish Pride / Don't Call For Me (Kain 1004)Lorenza Bracy bb The Embraceables
1961 - Miss You Gallion / These Things You Do To Me (Sandy 1038)
Biography :After an approximate two year stint with the Drifters in 1959 & '60, John Lee "Johnny" Williams went back home to Mobile, Alabama. In 1961 he joined the Embraceables with Herman Bracey and Lorenza Bracy who have recorded in 1959 (feat. Herman Bracey) “From Someone Who Loves You” and “Gotta Pretty Little Baby“ on Sandy Records 1025. The group backed Lorenza (male) Bracy on “These Things You Do To Me” and ”Miss You Gallion”on Sandy Records 1038. With John Lee "Johnny" Williams on lead, the Embraceables, recording two sides for CY Records "My Foolish Pride" and "Don't Call For Me". Around that time, it was also issued as Kain 1004, credited to the Implacables. From 1962 on Dover Records, Johnny Williams leads the Embraceables for their two singles.
Songs :
The Embraceables Featuring Herman Bracey
From Someone Who Loves You / Gotta Pretty Little Baby
The Embraceables
Don't Call For Me / My Foolish Pride (There's A) Wall Between Us
Destiny Come Back
Lorenza Bracy bb The Embraceables
These Things You Do To Me...
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The Lions : David Cobb, Horace "Pookie" Wooten and James Warren
The Lions (1) (Los Angeles)
aka The Resonics
Personnel:
Horace "Pookie" Wooten (Second Tenor/Baritone)
Charles Jackson (Tenor)
Jerome Evans (Baritone)
James Warren (Bass)
...Charles Everidge (Baritone)
David Cobb (Second Tenor)
Tony Allen (First Tenor)
Discography :
The Lions (1)
1960 - Two Timing Lover / The Feast Of The Beasts (Rendezvous 116)
1960 - The Yokel (He Went To Town) / Hickory Dickory (Imperial 5678)
1960 - No One / Giggles (Everest 19388/MACK IV 1/2)
1961 - Til The 13th Month / Girl Of The World (MACK IV 104)
The Resonics
1963 - Pepe La Phew / Split Personality (Unity 101)
1964 - It Won't Be Long / With Your Love To Guide Me (Lil-Larry 1005)
1964 - I'm Really In Love / Think Right (Lucky Token 108)
Biography :
James Warren was part of the Youngsters and the Shields Touring Group and promote "You Cheated" Which had become a national smash. In 1960, James Warren went on to join a group called the Lions. The original members were: Horace "Pookie" Wooten (second tenor/baritone), Charles Jackson (tenor) [both Wooten and Jackson had been in the "Zindy Lou" Chimes], baritone Jerome Evans, and bass James Warren.
The Lions (Paste up picture) : From Top James Warren, David Cobb and Horace "Pookie" WootenThey recorded "Two Timing Lover"/"The Feast Of The Beasts" for Rendezvous and "The Yokel (He Went To Town)"/"Hickory Dickory" for Imperial. In the summer of 1960, when Charles Everidge (the Youngsters) got out of the service, he replaced Jerome Evans. For their next session they added second tenor David Cobb (another former member of the Chimes) and first tenor Tony Allen (who had recorded "Night Owl" with the Chimes behind him [as the "Champs").
Tony AllenThe Lions then recorded "No One" (led by David Cobb)/"Giggles" (fronted by Tony Allen); these were released on the Everest label in September 1960. The next month they were re-issued on James McEachin's Mack IV label. Their last record was also on Mack IV: "Til The 13th Month"/"Girl Of The World." The Lions Broke up in 1961 and re-formed in 1963, with Ray Daughtery, Charles Jackson, James Warren, and Horace Wooten. Calling themselves the Resonics, they recorded three records (one each for Unity, Lil-Larry, and Lucky Token).
http://www.uncamarvy.com/Youngsters/youngsters.html
Songs :
(updated by Hans-Joachim)
The Lions (1)
Two Timing Lover No One
Giggles Til The 13th Month
Girl Of The World The Feast Of The Beast
The Yokel (He Went To Town) Hickory Dickory
The Resonics
Split Personality With Your Love To Guide Me
I'm Really In Love Pepe La Phew
It Won't Be Long...
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The Pearls 1956 from left to right Rosco, Howard, Max, Derek, Baby CortezThe Pearls (1) (Detroit)
aka The Five Pearls aka Howie & The Sapphires (2)
Personnel :Howard 'Howie' Guyton (Lead)
Dave 'Baby Cortez' Clowney (Tenor/Pianno)
Derek Martin (Tenor)
George Torrence (Baritone)
Coley Washington (Bass)
Max (High Tenor)
Rosco
Discography :The Five Pearls
1954 - Please Let Me Know / Real Humdinger (Aladdin 3265)The Pearls (1)
1955 - Shadows Of Love / Yum Yummy (Atco 6057)
1956 - Bells Of Love / Come On Home (Atco 6066)
1956 - Let’s You And I Go Steady / Zippidy Zippidy Zoom (Onyx 503)
1956 - Tree In The Meadow / My Oh My (Onyx 506)
1957 - Your Cheatin’ Heart / I Sure Need You (Onyx 510)
1957 - Ice Cream Baby / Yuz-A-Ma-Tuz (Onyx 511)
1957 - It’s Love, Love, Love / The Wheel Of Love (Onyx 516)
1959 - Ugly Face / Band of Angels (On The Square 320)Howie & The Sapphires (2)
1959 - More than the day before / Rockin' horse (Okeh 7112)
Biography :
A doo-wop group called the Pearls was at different times and in various line-ups also known as the Fabulous Pearls, the Five Pearls and to a degree even Howie & the Sapphires. Out of the "Motor City", Detroit, Michigan comes the Pearls. Managed at that point by Don Angelo, “Five Pearls” was discovered by Aladdin’s Leo Mesner at the Apollo Theater talent contest. The Pearls originally signed with Aladdin Records of Los Angeles in 1954 and had one release as the Five Pearls. The group picked Derek Martin up when stopping over in Detroit on their tour. Derek became one of their tenor singers, and the other members of the line-up those days included Howard Guyton (lead), David Cortez Clowney (tenor), George Wilson Torrence, Jr. – spelt also Torrance - (baritone), Coley Washington (bass and tenor!) and a high tenor called Max. Besides Howard, David, Derek and Max, in the very first line-up there was also a singer named Rosco. Similarly to Derek Martin, also David Cortez was born in 1938 in Detroit, Michigan.
He is Howard Guyton’s cousin, and after about two years with the Pearls, he joined first the Valentines in 1956, then the Jesters, until finally making his mark with two memorable instrumental hits, The Happy Organ on Clock in 1959 (# 1-pop) and Rinky Dink on Julia/Chess in 1962 (# 10-pop). From there in 1955 the signed with the Atlantic Records subsidiary Atco for a couple of singles. This time on the label it reads simply “the Pearls”, instead of “Five Pearls” as on their debut. Unfortunately, none of these three Pearls singles charted on a national level. The group switched labels, to Onyx Records. The next five singles by the group in 1956 and ’57 were all released on Onyx Records out of New York. Onyx was Jerry Winston’s label and during its two years plus existence it put out twenty singles by the Velours and the Miller Sisters, among others, but the Pearls was their main act. By this time David Cortez Clowney had left the group, but he came back later.
Derek Martin David CortezThe arranger Sammy Lowe and his orchestra are featured on these Onyx sides, which mostly are uptempo dancers. "It’s Love, Love, Love" and "Yuz-A-Ma-Tuz" are quite poppy ones, whereas "Zippidy Zippidy Zoom" and "My oh My" worked best on stage. Also Hank Williams’ "Your Cheatin’ Heart" is turned into a swinging mid-tempo number. "The Wheel of Love" and "Tree in the Meadow" are the only ballads, and the latter one was first recorded in 1948 by Billy Reid’s Orchestra with Dorothy Squires as vocalist.
Even more, Howard was the lead vocalist on Howie & the Sapphires’ 1959 single, "More than the Day Before" b/w "Rockin’ Horse", on Okeh 7112. The Pearls did come back together for one more single, though. Even David Cortez Clowney joined them, in spite of his spring hit in 1959, The Happy Organ. The Pearls released on E. Duke Pilgrim’s On the Square label out of New York a Coasters type of a novelty number called "Ugly Face", backed with a big-voiced ballad titled "Band of Angels". The single flopped, and there were no more releases on the label, neither by the Pearls, nor anybody else.
Songs :
The Five Pearls
Please Let Me Know Real Humdinger
The Pearls (1)
Shadows Of Love Yum Yummy Bells Of Love
Come On Home Let’s You And I Go Steady Zippidy Zippidy Zoom
Tree In The Meadow Your Cheatin’ Heart I Sure Need You
Ice Cream Baby Yuz-A-Ma-Tuz It’s Love, Love, Love
The Wheel Of Love Ugly Face Band of Angels
My Oh My
Howie & The Sapphires (2)
More Than The Day Before Rockin' Horse
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Planets, Rockets, Rocketeers, Magic-Tones :( L to R) Billy Steward, Jimmy Brunsen, Vince House & Woody JohnsonThe Planets (1) (Chicago)
aka The Magic Notes
aka The Rockets (3)
aka The Rocketeers (2)
aka The Rhythm AcesPersonnel :
Billy Steward (First Tenor)
Woody Johnson (Second Tenor)
Jimmy Brunsen (Tenor)
Vince House (Baritone/Bass)
Discography :
The Rhythm Aces
Singles :
1954 - I Wonder Why / Get Lost (Vee Jay 124)
1955 - Whisper To Me / Olly, Olly, Atsen Free (Vee Jay 138)
1955 - That's My Sugar / Flippety Flop (Vee Jay 160)
Unreleased :
1954- I Realize Now (Vee Jay)The Rockets (3)
1956 - You Are The First One / Be Lovey Dovey (Modern 992)Jimmy Beasley & The Rockets (3)
1957 - Johnny's House Party, Part 1 / Part 2 (Modern 1021)The Rocketeers (2)
1956 - Talk It Over Baby / Hey Rube (Modern 999)
1958 - My Reckless Heart / They Turned The Party Out At Bessie's House (M-J-C 501)Darla Hood & The Rocketeers (2)
1957 - No Secret Now / Jody (Encino 1007)The Magic Notes
1957 - The Wrong Door / Never Again (Era 1035)The Planets (1)
1957 - Stand There Mountain / Never Again (Era 1038)
1957 - Be Sure / Wild Leaves (Era 1049)
Biography :R&B harmony group the Rhythm Aces formed in 1950 comprising first tenor Billy Steward, second tenor Chuck Rowan, baritone Clyde Rhymes, and bass Vince House; all were members of the U.S. Army's Special Services division stationed in Germany at the time of the quartet's formation, ultimately winning the "All-Army Soldier Singing Contest" and landing an appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show as a result. Following their 1954 discharge, the Rhythm Aces returned to the U.S. and mounted a tour of the Midwest -- their performance at Chicago's Crown Propeller Lounge proved such a hit that the club named the group its regular headline act, firing former marquee act the Moonglows in the process.
The Rhythm Aces : Billy Steward, Chuck Rowan, Clyde Rhymes & Vince HouseVee-Jay Records exec Ewart Abner soon caught the Rhythm Aces' act and arranged an audition with label owners Vivian and Jimmy Carter, who immediately extended a contract offer. Their debut single "I Wonder Why" followed in late 1954, but the group's sharp, sophisticated harmonies made few inroads at radio or retail. Vee-Jay issued the Rhythm Aces' luminous sophomore effort "Whisper to Me" in the spring of 1955, but it too failed to attract much attention, and when a similar fate befell their third single, "That's My Sugar," the label terminated the group's contract.
After adding guitarist Sam Alexander and installing Rowan on piano, the Rhythm Aces toured Canada in late 1955, but during a break from the road Rhymes wed while Steward and Alexander spent the holidays in their native Detroit, when only Rowan and House turned up for a scheduled gig in New York City, the group dissolved. After the Vee Jay Rhythm Aces broke up late in 1955, they all returned home. It is not known when or where, but Lloyd McCraw ( Jacks/Cadets) had previously met Vince House.
Jimmy BeasleyIn 1956, he communicated with House, asking him to assemble a group and come west to record for his organization. House rounded up Steward and Rowan and picked up Jimmy Brunsen, they were now "the Rockets. McCraw got them a contract and session with Modern Records . When their Modern disc failed, Rowan left for good, rejoining the service. He was replaced in the group by Brunsen's friend Woody Johnson. Modern then changed the group's name to Rocketeers late in 1956 and released a new single.
Johnny Otis ShowNothing happened with the name change or the Modern release, and the group moved to Era, where House's name was changed to Vince Howard. The Group cut three singles, as the Planets & The Magic Tones. One disc that the Planets released on Era, "Stand There Mountain," became their biggest hit. At this point they hooked up with Johnny Otis and became part of his touring "Johnny Otis Show" (once again as the Rockets). In early 1958, they became the "Rocketeers" again, for a single recording as backup for Willie Davis.
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Songs :
(updated by Hans-Joachim)
The Rhythm Aces
I Wonder Why Get Lost That's My Sugar
Flippety Flop Whisper To Me I Realize Now
Olly, Olly, Atsen, FreeThe Rockets (3)
You Are The First One Be Lovey Dovey
Jimmy Beasley & The Rockets (3)
Johnny's House Party, Part 1 / Part 2
The Rocketeers (2)
Talk It Over Baby Hey Rube
My Reckless Heart / They Turned The Party Out At Bessie's House
Darla Hood & The Rocketeers (2)
No Secret Now Jody
The Magic Notes
Never Again
The Planets (1)
Stand There Mountain Never Again Be Sure
Wild Leaves
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Seated : Jerry Crutchfield . Standing : Gerald Nelson, Jan Crutchfield and Olin Bryant.
The Escorts (2) (Paducah, Kentucky)
aka The Country Gentlemen (2)Personnel :
Jerry Crutchfield (Lead)
Gerald Nelson (Tenor)
Jan Crutchfield (Baritone)
Olin Bryant (Bass)
Discography :
The Country Gentlemen (2)
1956 - A Rose And A Baby Ruth / Why Did You Go (RCA Victor 47-6673)
1956 - My Heart's Desire / Right Around The Corner (RCA Victor EP 47-6764)George Hamilton IV & The Country Gentlemen (2)
1956 - A Rose And A Baby Ruth / If You Don't Know (George Hamilton IV) (Colonial 420)The Escorts (2)
Singles :
1957 - Arrow Two Hearts / Misty Eyes (OJ 1010)
1960 - I Will Be Home Again / Leaky Heart And His Red Go-Kart (Scarlet 4005)
1961 - Snow Dreams / Misty Eyes (De'voice 777)
Unreleased :
1957 - Tragedy (OJ)Bobby Chandler & The Escorts (2)
1958 - Winter Time / Junior Prom (OJ 1012)Biography :
Gerald Nelson, the tenor, is a senior 8t Murray Stats College. Jerry Crutchfield , who sings the lead, is another Murray senior, Jan Crutchfield , baritone, is a senior at Tilghman High School in Paducah and Olin Bryant, is a sophomore in the University of Kentucky College of Engineering. Jerry and Jan Crutchfield are brothers. All four are natives of Paducah, hey started singing together since 1952. In those early days, they were Gospel singers, and were known at various times as the "Melody Masters" and the "Jubilaires." Gospel singing wasn't productive in the money department, but it was good experience. Later, when they left. Paducah and enrolled, at Murray, Jerry Crutchfield, Gerald Nelson and Olin Bryant branched out into popular singing, and worked with Jimmy Cooper in a quartet called the "Four Winds." They also started working parttime when Radio Station WCBL opened in Benton. On the side, however, they continued to sing with the original quartet. In 1955, the Four Winds won the annual gospel-quartet-singing competition.
1955 - The Four Winds From left, Jimmy Cooper, Jerry Crutchfield, Gerald Nelson, Olin Bryant
Jerry Crutchfield began to get in touch with recording companies about an audition. The break came in 1956, after one of his periodic visits, Jerry Crutchfield was told by a man at Victor's office in Nashville that the group should work out a distinctive style of singing. They had a style, the Victor spokesman said, but it was too similar to that of the "Four Freshmen," a current top quartet. There might be a demand for change-of-pace singing group, one with a style that sort of combines rock'n'roll with straight harmony, they were told. With that encouragement, the four altered their style once again. In August 1956, they made four test recordings for Victor; and a contract followed almost immediately. The contract calls for a minimum of four records in six months.
George Hamilton IV
The first record offered "A Rose and A Baby Ruth" on one side and "Why Did You Go?", written by Jerry Crutchfield, on the other. "A Rose and A Baby Ruth" was Issued 2 month after the first press by George Hamilton IV and The group on Colonial # 420 (pressed by RCA). The second record combines "My Heart's Desire" and "Right Around The Corner." The name Country Gentlemen almost proved a disastrous stumbling block. When their first record was released, many radio disc jockeys didn't give it a play because, judging from the name, they thought the group was a hillbilly outfit. RCA issued two singles by them before they were renamed "The Escorts" early in 1957.
1957 - The Escorts : Gerald Nelson, Jerry and Jan Crutchfield, and Olin Bryant
In 1957, The Escorts Won the Arthur Godfrey "Talent Scouts' award Monday on Channel 11 and has been appearing many week on the Godfrey show. With these appearances the group sign a recording contract with OJ records. OJ RECORDS was the manufacturing arm of Old Judge Music Publishing whose offices were locate at 1018 North Watkins Street in Memphis, Tennessee. The label seems to have begun operations sometime in 1956 or 1957 under the supervision of Bill Biggs and C. J. (Red) Matthews. The Escorts had two release on O.J., "Misty Eyes"/"Arrow Two Heart" (OJ 1010), there's also Bobby Chandler & The Escorts: "Winter Time"/"Junior Prom" (OJ 1012).
Bobby Chandler Gerald NelsonThe Escorts had records issued on Scarlett "I Will Be Home Again" b/w "Leaky Heart And His Red Go-Kart" and on the De'Voice label "Snow Dreams" b/w "Misty Eyes". Gerald Nelson had co-written the song 'Tragedy' with Fred Burch and had recorded the original version with The Escorts. Nelson brought this song to the attention of Scotty Moore who decided that it suited the vocal stylings of Thomas Wayne. With Scotty playing the guitar fills and Bill Black on bass plus vocal backing by The De-Lons , the song was recorded along with 'Saturday Date' at Hi's Royalty Studio and released on Fernwood 109 in September 1958.
At Station WCBL, in Benton, Seated is Jerry Crutchfield and standing are Gerald Nelson, Jan Crutchfield and Olin Bryant.At first 'Saturday Date' was plugged as the main side but in the spring of 1959, a disc jockey in Kentucky played the flip 'Tragedy' and the disc took off. It eventually peaked at #5 on the national charts and sold over a million copies along the way. Gerald & Fred were songwriters and they wrote many songs for Elvis including "The Love Machine", "Great Shakin' Fever" for Dorsey Burnette, "That's All Right With Me" for Ral Donner.
Songs :
(updated by Hans-Joachim)The Country Gentlemen (2)
Why Did You Go Right Around The Corner
My Heart's DesireGeorge Hamilton IV & The Country Gentlemen
A Rose And A Baby Ruth
The Escorts (2)
Misty Eyes Arrow Two Hearts
I Will Be Home Again Leaky Heart And His Red Go-Kart
Bobby Chandler & The Escorts (2)
Junior Prom Winter Time
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