Cecil Gentry (Freshman year) 

The Chessmen (2) (Washington, DC)

Personnel :

Alan Johnson (Lead)

Willie Hardman (First Tenor)

Robert Brown (Second Tenor)

Cecil Gentry (Bass)


Discography :

1961 - Lola / I believe (Pac 100)


Biography :

Vocal group from Washington DC composed by Alan Johnson (Lead Tenor), Willie Hardman (First Tenor), Robert Brown (Second Tenor) and Cecil Gentry (Bass).

The Chessmen cut only one single "Lola" b/w "I believe" at a local studio (Rodel) for the local Label Pac. They are not the Chessmen on Mirasonic who was also known as The Prelude 5. Previously Willie Hardman sang with the Dippers Quintet in 1955 and recorded "Look What I Found" b/w "Almost Christmas" on the Flayr Label .




Songs :

  
lola                                    I believe




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