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The Tri-Tones (Bell Buckle, Tennessee)
(updated by Hans-Joachim) 

Personnel :

Sandra Cathey

Emily Gilmore

Marcia Manley




Biography :

Three belles of Bell Buckle known as the Tri-Tones. made some mighty fine music for several years. Individually they are Sandra Cathey, Emily Gilmore, and Marcia Manley. All claim the romantic age of 18 In 1959. They were invited to New York to sing on one of the Sunday Nite variety/talent shows. Besides friendship and money, music has brought the Tri-Tones national fame.

Their biggest achievement was the Arthur Godfrey Talent Scout Show. They were declared the winners and appeared on Arthur Godfrey's daytime show for a week. In 1959, Emily Gilmore join Delores Dinning, Darrell McCall and Hurshel Wigintin to form The Little Dippers.

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The  Four Winds (Chicago)

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The Dartones

The Dartonettes

1957 - L to R : Donald Trotter, Edward Wallace, Donald Burg, Houston Rice & William Keller

 

The Five Wings (Dyess AFB, Abilene, TX)




Personnel :

Donald Trotter (Lead)

William Keller (First Tenor)

Donald Burg (Second Tenor)

Houston Rice (Baritone)

Edward Wallace (Bass)




Biography :

Dyess AFB Vocal group, In Juin 1956, The boys got together and discovered that all had singing experience, several with professional groups. They began practice shortly after, and have sung many engagements both on and off base since. it is composed of Houston Rice, Edward Wallace, Donald Burgs, Donald Trotter and William Keller. Keller, first tenor of the group sand formally with the recording stars Five Keys, Trotter, lead tenor was with the Five Coins, a group out of Bakersfield, Calif. Burgs, second tenor, sang with the Selectones, when that Air Force group was on the AF show "Top In Blue" In 1955. Wallace, Bass, sang with the university's glee club, while Reece, the Baritone, sang in his high school chorus. Burgs is the Writer of the group, The Wings do his own special arrangement of "Hound Dog" and also sing a tune he wrote called "Paradise Hill" plus other compositions. They sang on the March of Dimes telethon, KRBC-TV and also sung over KRBC radio.





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