Daniel Hood, Roland Clements, Donald Clements- Bottom Major Brooks
 

The Sophomores (1) (Boston)

Personnel :

Major "Eddie" Brooks (Tenor, Lead)

Roland "Rolly" Clements (Tenor)

Donald Clements (Baritone)

Daniel Hood (Bass)

Discography :

Singles :
1956 - Cool Cool Baby / Every Night About This Time (Dawn 216)
1956 - I Get A Thrill / Linda (Dawn 218)
1956 - I Left My Sugar Standing In The Rain / Ocean Blue (Mountain Green) (Dawn 223)
1957 - Is There Someone For Me / Everybody Loves Me (Dawn 225)
1957 - I Just Can’t Keep The Tears From Tumbling Down / If I Should Lose Your Love (Dawn 228)
1957 - Charades / What Can I Do (Chord 1302/Epic 9259)
1958 - Checkers / Each Time I Hold You (Dawn 237)

Lp :
1959 - The Sophomores (SEECO  CELP-451)
Linda / If I Should Lose Your Love / Cool, Cool Baby / Is There Someone For Me / Everybody Loves Me / Every Nite About This Time / Ocean Blue (Mountain Green) / I Get A Thrill / I Just Can't Keep The Tears From Tumbling Down : I Left My Sugar Standing In The Rain

Biography :

This group started in 1954 in the Roxbury section of Boston, initially calling them selves The Five Stars of Love. They practiced endlessly and appeared at many local nightspots. At one of these nightspots, the Show Bar, Al Chambers walked off the stage during an appearance swearing that he would leave show business. He was replaced by Roland Clements, Donald's brother, who formerly had been with the Dappers on Peacock.

    
The Five Stars of Love                                                                                                      

In 1955, the group named itself the Sophomores and soon caught the interest of Jack Darwin of Dawn Records. Darwin set up a recording date in New York City. Following the recording, they continued with their appearances at local clubs. They recorded more singles and cut an album.

   
Donald, Roland, Daniel  - Bottom Major "Eddie" Brooks                                           On Stage at Mechanics Building                          

Late in 1957, they left the Dawn/Seeco organization. Roland Clements went into the service and was replaced by Johnny Mack. The new foursome recorded one song for Chord Records in New York. They recorded nothing else after Chord. They continued to appear locally at clubs and nightspots, despite the discouragement brought about by their unsuccessful attempt for a hit record. They stayed together until the late 1960s and then disbanded.
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Songs :
(updated by Hans-Joachim) 

  
Cool Cool Baby /Every Night About This Time                       I Get A Thrill / Linda                    

  
           I Left My Sugar Standing In The Rain             Everybody Loves Me / Is There Someone For Me  

I Just Can’t Keep The Tears From Tumbling Down / If I Should Lose Your Love

  
   Charades / What Can I Do            Each Time I Hold You / Checkers

  
Ocean Blue (Mountain Green)           Every Night About This Time  

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