(L to R) - J.B.Bingham, Walter (Simtec) Simmons, Mathew Whitfield, Ronnie Simmons ( guitar).

The Vermacharms (Chicago)



Personnel :

J.B.Bingham

Walter Simmons

Mathew Whitfield

Ronnie Simmons




Biography :

J.B.Bingham  was born on the 1st of September I945 in Chicago. As a teenager JB cut his teeth singing lead vocals and playing guitar with several neighbourhood groups. One group in particular under the unlikely name of “The Vermacharms” also featured Walter (Simtec ) Simmons, his brother Ronnie Simmons, Mathew Whitfield and JB J.B. Bingham . In 1970, J.B.Bingham and his group "Five Flights Up" had a hit with the song "Do What You Wanna Do"

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