(L to R) Jerry Jack Terrell , Charles Jester,and Eddy Jester

The Team Mates (1) (Fort Worth, Texas)
aka The Kilts (2)

 

Personnel :

Charles Jester

Eddy Jester

Jerry Jack Terrell


Discography : 

The Team Mates (1)
1959 - Sooner Or Later / I Just Might (Le Cam 701)
1959 - I Just Might / If Only I Had Known (Le Cam 701)
1959 - Sooner Or Later / If Only I Had Known (Le Cam 706)
1959 - If Only I Had Known / You Must Pay (Le Cam 706/ ABC 10760 ’65’)
1960 - Come On Baby / In My Dreams (Twinkle 354)
1961 - Once There Was A Time / Never Believed In Love (Le Cam 960 / Philips 40029)
1961 - Just A Dream/ Please Believe Me (Le Cam 966)
1965 - Most Of All / Please, Please Me (Paula 220 / Soft 104)

Charlie Jester
1960 - Come On Baby / In My Dreams (Le Cam 981)
1960 - Come On Baby / Don't Let It End This Way (Le Cam 981)

Charles Jester
1960 - All For The Love Of A Girl / Once There Was A Time (Le Cam 707)

Charlie Jester & The Team Mates (1)
1962 - Sincerely Your Friend / Crazy Baby (Instr.) (Lanar 102)

Charlie Jester & The Kilts (2)
1961 - Sylvia / If Only I Had Known (Le Cam 722)

The Kilts (2)
1961 - Sylvia / If Only I Had Known (Le Cam 722)


Biography :

William Arthur “Major Bill” Smith was a Fort Worth record producer and music impresario who had several hit records in the early 1960.  Smith was a relentless self-promoter who seemed disinclined to let the facts get in the way of a good story, making the accounts of his life he told to various interviewers of somewhat dubious veracity. His bombastic manner earned him a reputation as a con man and hustler, but his savvy marketing instincts also made him a notable force in the recording industry.

    
Sometimes four? (Cash Box)                                                                                                 

Smith had regional hits with such local acts as the Team-Mates, Ace Dinning, and the Straightjackets, led by a youthful Delbert McClinton. He also claimed to have turned down a singer named John Deutschendorf, who later changed his name to John Denver. Smith’s first national success came in 1962, however, with “Hey! Baby” by Bruce Channel. The Team Mates are  three handsome Texas football stars consisted by  Charles Jester, Jerry Terrell and Eddy Jester. Between 1959 and 1961, they recorded a good number of songs. The Cam released many singles, sometimes with the same music associated with others.

 

Songs :
(updated by Hans-Joachim) 

The Team Mates (1)

  
Sooner Or Later                                   I Just Might

  
If Only I Had Known                                You Must Pay    

  
Come On Baby                               In My Dream

  
Once There Was A Time                    Never Believed In Love 

Charlie Jester & The Team Mates (1)

 Sincerely Your Friend
 

Charles Jester


All For The Love Of A Girl

Charlie Jester & The Kilts (2)

  
           Sylvia                                        If Only I Had Known

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