Doo Wop - Rhythm & Blues

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Posted on January 31 2008 by dion1

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*FABULAIRES (1)
FABULONS (1)
*FABULONS (2)
*FABULOUS BLENDS
*FABULOUS DIALS
*FABULOUS FABULIERS
*FABULOUS FIVE FLAMES
*FABULOUS FLAMES (2)
*FABULOUS FOUR
*FABULOUS PEARL DEVINES
*FABULOUS PLAYBOYS
*FABULOUS WINDS (JOE BOOT & THE)
FAIRLANES (4) (CHARLES PENNYWELL & HIS)
*FAIRMONTS
*FALCONS (3)
*FALCONS (4)
*FALCONS (5)
*FANTASTICS (1)
*FANTASYS
*FASCINATIONS (1)
FASCINATIONS (2) (JORDAN & THE)
*FASCINATIONS (3)
*FASCINATORS (1)
*FASCINATORS (3)
*FASHIONS (1)
*FAUNS
*FAYETTES (HATTIE LITTLES & THE)
*FEDERALS
*FELLOWS (EUGENE CHURCH & THE)
FI DELLS QUARTET
*FIDELITYS
*FIESTAS
*FIREFLIES
*FIRESIDERS
FI-TONES
*FIVE BELL AIRES
*FIVE BIRDS (WILLIE HEADEN & THE)
*FIVE BOPS
*FIVE CAMPBELLS
*FIVE CHANELS
*FIVE SHARPS
FIVE CHANCES
*FIVE CHESTNUTS
*FIVE CHIMES
*FIVE CHORDS
FIVE CROWNS (1)
*FIVE CROWNS (2) (CHUCK EDWARDS & THE)
*FIVE C'S (1)
*FIVE DAPPS
*FIVE DELIGHTS
*FIVE DISCS
FIVE DOLLARS
*FIVE DOTS
*FIVE DREAMERS (2)
FIVE ECHOES
*FIVE EMBERS (2)
*FIVE EMERALDS
*FIVE GENTS (1)
FIVE JETS (1)
*FIVE JOYS (JUANITA ROGERS & THE)
*FIVE KEYS (PART 1)
*FIVE KEYS (PART 2)
*FIVE LORDS
*FIVE NOTES (2)
*FIVE MASKS
*FIVE PENNIES
*FIVE PLAYBOYS
*FIVE QUAILS
*FIVE ROVERS
FIVE ROYALES
*FIVE SATINS
*FIVE SECRETS
*FIVE SEQUINS (GARY HAINES & THE)
FIVE SHARKS
*FIVE SOUNDS
*FIVE STARS (2)
*FIVE STARS (3)
*FIVE SUPERIORS
*FIVE SWANS
*FIVE THRILLS
*FIVE TINOS
FLAIRS (1)
FLAIRS (1) SHIRLEY GUNTER & THE)
*FLAIRS (2)
FLAMES (1)
*FLAMES (3)
FLAMES (5) (FARRELL & THE)
FLAMINGOS
FLARES
*FLEAS
*FLEETWOODS
*FLIPS (4) (LITTLE JOEY & THE)
FOREVERS
*FORTUNE COOKIES
*FORTUNES (2)
*FOUR AFTER FIVES
*FOUR AIMS
*FOUR ARCS
FOUR BARS (1 & 2)
*FOUR BEL-AIRES (1)
*FOUR BEL-AIRES (2) (LARRY LEE & THE)
*FOUR BROTHERS (RICHARD GRAY & THE)
FOUR BUDDIES (1)
*FOUR BUDDIES (2)
*FOUR CAL-QUETTES
*FOUR CHAPS (2)
*FOUR CHECKERS
*FOUR CHEERS
*FOUR CHIMES
*FOUR CLEFS
*FOUR COQUETTES
*FOUR COUNTS (2)
*FOUR COUNTS (4)
*FOUR DATES
*FOUR DEANS
FOUR DEUCES
*FOUR DIMENSIONS
*FOUR DIRECTIONS
*FOUR DO-MATICS (CURTIS WARE & THE)
*FOUR DOTS (1)
FOUR EPICS
*FOUR ESQUIRES
*FOUR-EVERS (1)
*FOUR EVERS (2)
*FOUR FELLOWS (1)
FOUR FELLOWS (2)
*FOUR FELLOWS (3)
FOUR FIFTHS
*FOUR FLICKERS
*FOUR FRIENDS (1)
*FOUR GENTS (1)
FOUR GRADUATES
*FOUR GUYS (1)
*FOUR HAVEN KNIGHTS
*FOUR HITS
*FOUR IMPERIALS
*FOUR INTRUDERS
*FOUR JEWELS
*FOUR J'S (1)
*FOUR JOKERS
*FOUR JOES
*FOUR KINGS (2)
*FOUR LARKS (1)
*FOUR LOVERS
*FOUR MINTS
*FOUR MOTIONS
*FOUR NATURALS
*FOUR NOTES (1)
*FOUR OF A KIND
*FOUR PAGES
*FOUR PALMS
FOUR PALS (1)
*FOUR PEARLS
FOUR PHARAOHS
*FOUR PLAYBOYS
FOUR SEASONS
*FOUR SOUNDS (2)
*FOUR STARS (2)
*FOUR TEMPTATIONS
*FOUR TOPS (1)
*FOUR TROYS
*FOUR UNIQUES
*FOUR VANNS
FOUR VIBES
*FOUR VOICES
*FOUR WINDS (3)
*FOUR WINDS (6)
FOUR YOUNG MEN
FRONTIERS (2)
FURYS (2)

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The Clefs (1) aka Scotty Mann & The Masters (1)

Posted on January 31 2008 by dion1

The Clefs : (L to R) Fred Council, Frank Newman, Scotty Mansfield & Pavel Bess (top) Frank Motley (Bot.) Leo Carter

The Clefs (1) (Arlington, Va)
aka Scotty Mann & The Masters (1)

Personnel :

George Henry "Scotty" Mansfield (Lead Tenor)

Frank Newman (Tenor)

Fred Council (Baritone)

Pavel Bess (Bass)

Discography :

The Clefs (1)
Singles :
1952 - We Three / Ride On (Chess 1521)
1954 - I'll Be Waiting / Please Don't Leave Me (Peacock 1643)
^{Unreleased :}
1952 - Sorry (Chess)
1954 - What Did I Do (Peacock)
1954 - I'm Wondering (Peacock)  

Scotty Mann & The Masters (1)
Singles :
1956 - The Mystery Man / Just A Little Bit Of Loving (Peacock 1665)
Unreleased :
1956 - Your Memory (Peacock)
1956 - Goodness Gracious Baby (Peacock)  
1956 - I'll Be Waiting (Peacock)

Biography :

The Clefs had their beginnings during late 1950 in the greater Washington D. C. area. The members of the original group were Scott Mansfield on lead, tenors Pavel Bess and Frank Newman, baritone Fred Council, and bass Gerald Bullock. They performed at various gigs in and around their home area and put in plenty of time on their harmony and musical presentation. By the spring of 1952 Leroy Flack had replaced Bullock on bass. Soon The Clefs had the opportunity to record a demo record which was heard by Lillian Clairborn, a D. C. music scout and manager. The demo was shopped to Chess Records in Chicago and soon the group had a session in the studio for the label. By late October Chess Records released two tunes by the group with the Frank Motley combo. The songs were "We Three", and a 'B' side jump tune called "Ride On".

Chess # 1521 got a decent review in the trade press and so The Clefs had their first recorded effort on the street. Radio airplay was limited mostly to the Chicago area, and in their home city of Washington D.C., there wasn't much of a ripple for the group's record. For the next year and a half the group kept at it until in 1954. By then they were a foursome as Leroy Flack had left and Bess became the new bass for the group. Somehow, even though there was some interest from Vee-Jay, they were subsequently hooked up with Don Robey in Houston Texas and his Peacock label. The group had a record on Peacock by the end of the year : "I'll Be Waiting" and "Please Don't Leave Me" released on # 1643. When that single by the group did not do much in sales or airplay, the group changed their name to Scotty Mann & The Masters. With their new identity the group had one release for Peacock on # 1665 : "The Mystery Man" and "Just A Little Bit Of Loving". As with their previous attempts, this one was not successful.

http://www.uncamarvy.com/Clefs/clefs.html
http://myweb.clemson.edu/~campber/chess1.html
http://home.earthlink.net/~v1tiger/clefs.html

Songs :

The Clefs (1)

We Three Ride On

I'll Be Waiting / Please Don't Leave Me

Scotty Mann & The Masters (1)

The Mystery Man Just A Little Bit Of Loving

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The Magic Notes aka The Rhythm Aces aka The Rockets (3) aka The Rocketeers (2) aka The Planets (1)

Posted on January 31 2008 by dion1

Planets, Rockets, Rocketeers, Magic-Tones :( L to R) Billy Steward, Jimmy Brunsen, Vince House & Woody Johnson

The Planets (1) (Chicago)

aka The Magic Notes
aka The Rockets (3)
aka The Rocketeers (2)
aka The Rhythm Aces

Personnel :

Billy Steward (First Tenor)

Woody Johnson (Second Tenor)

Jimmy Brunsen (Tenor)

Vince House (Baritone/Bass)

Discography :

The Rhythm Aces
Singles :
1954 - I Wonder Why / Get Lost (Vee Jay 124)
1955 - Whisper To Me / Olly, Olly, Atsen Free (Vee Jay 138)
1955 - That's My Sugar / Flippety Flop (Vee Jay 160)
Unreleased :
1954- I Realize Now (Vee Jay)

The Rockets (3)
1956 - You Are The First One / Be Lovey Dovey (Modern 992)

Jimmy Beasley & The Rockets (3)
1957 - Johnny's House Party, Part 1 / Part 2 (Modern 1021)

The Rocketeers (2)
1956 - Talk It Over Baby / Hey Rube (Modern 999)
1958 - My Reckless Heart / They Turned The Party Out At Bessie's House (M-J-C 501)

Darla Hood & The Rocketeers (2)
1957 - No Secret Now / Jody (Encino 1007)

The Magic Notes
1957 - The Wrong Door / Never Again (Era 1035)

The Planets (1)
1957 - Stand There Mountain / Never Again (Era 1038)
1957 - Be Sure / Wild Leaves (Era 1049)

Biography :

R&B harmony group the Rhythm Aces formed in 1950 comprising first tenor Billy Steward, second tenor Chuck Rowan, baritone Clyde Rhymes, and bass Vince House; all were members of the U.S. Army's Special Services division stationed in Germany at the time of the quartet's formation, ultimately winning the "All-Army Soldier Singing Contest" and landing an appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show as a result. Following their 1954 discharge, the Rhythm Aces returned to the U.S. and mounted a tour of the Midwest -- their performance at Chicago's Crown Propeller Lounge proved such a hit that the club named the group its regular headline act, firing former marquee act the Moonglows in the process.

The Rhythm Aces : Billy Steward, Chuck Rowan, Clyde Rhymes & Vince House

Vee-Jay Records exec Ewart Abner soon caught the Rhythm Aces' act and arranged an audition with label owners Vivian and Jimmy Carter, who immediately extended a contract offer. Their debut single "I Wonder Why" followed in late 1954, but the group's sharp, sophisticated harmonies made few inroads at radio or retail. Vee-Jay issued the Rhythm Aces' luminous sophomore effort "Whisper to Me" in the spring of 1955, but it too failed to attract much attention, and when a similar fate befell their third single, "That's My Sugar," the label terminated the group's contract.

After adding guitarist Sam Alexander and installing Rowan on piano, the Rhythm Aces toured Canada in late 1955, but during a break from the road Rhymes wed while Steward and Alexander spent the holidays in their native Detroit, when only Rowan and House turned up for a scheduled gig in New York City, the group dissolved. After the Vee Jay Rhythm Aces broke up late in 1955, they all returned home. It is not known when or where, but Lloyd McCraw ( Jacks/Cadets) had previously met Vince House.

Jimmy Beasley

In 1956, he communicated with House, asking him to assemble a group and come west to record for his organization. House rounded up Steward and Rowan and picked up Jimmy Brunsen, they were now "the Rockets. McCraw got them a contract and session with Modern Records . When their Modern disc failed, Rowan left for good, rejoining the service. He was replaced in the group by Brunsen's friend Woody Johnson. Modern then changed the group's name to Rocketeers late in 1956 and released a new single.

Johnny Otis Show

Nothing happened with the name change or the Modern release, and the group moved to Era, where House's name was changed to Vince Howard. The Group cut three singles, as the Planets & The Magic Tones. One disc that the Planets released on Era, "Stand There Mountain," became their biggest hit. At this point they hooked up with Johnny Otis and became part of his touring "Johnny Otis Show" (once again as the Rockets). In early 1958, they became the "Rocketeers" again, for a single recording as backup for Willie Davis.
http://www.uncamarvy.com/RhythmAces/rhythmaces.html

Songs :
(updated by Hans-Joachim)

The Rhythm Aces

I Wonder Why                        Get Lost                     That's My Sugar


Flippety Flop                         Whisper To Me                         I Realize Now

Olly, Olly, Atsen, Free

The Rockets (3)

You Are The First One Be Lovey Dovey

Jimmy Beasley & The Rockets (3)

Johnny's House Party, Part 1 / Part 2

The Rocketeers (2)


Talk It Over Baby                   Hey Rube

My Reckless Heart / They Turned The Party Out At Bessie's House

Darla Hood & The Rocketeers (2)


No Secret Now                                      Jody

The Magic Notes

Never Again

The Planets (1)

Stand There Mountain Never Again Be Sure

Wild Leaves

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The Playmates (2) aka The Three Playmates

Posted on January 30 2008 by dion1

The Playmates (2) aka The Three Playmates

The Playmates (2) (Newark, NJ.)
aka The Three Playmates

Personnel :

Gwen Brooks

Lucille Beatty

Alma Beatty

Discography :

The Playmates (2)
1957 - It Must Be Love / Giddy-Up-A-Ding-Dong ‎(Savoy 1523)

The Three Playmates
1957 - Sugah Wooga / Lovey Dovey Pair (Savoy 1528)
1958 - Give Your Love To Me / (Do-oo, Do-oo) I Dreamed (Savoy 1537)

Biography :

The 3 girls from Newark, New Jersey (sisters Lucille and Alma Beatty and Gwen Brooks) only ever had 3 singles released in the late 1950s for Savoy Records, a label launched in Newark in 1942 by Herman Lubinsky, and had just one of them make any of the national charts. Their first release was the summer 1957 Giddy-Up-A-Ding-Dong (not the same song as one released with that title in 1956 by Freddie Bell & The Bell Boys for Mercury's Wing subsidiary) b/w It Must Be Love on Savoy 1523 billed as The Playmates (Alma, Gwen, Lucille). It failed to chart, although Savoy arranger Ernie Wilkins certainly provided them with quality backing, using tenor saxophonists Jerome Richardson and George Barrow, baritone saxophonist Budd Johnson, guitarist Kenny Burrell, pianist Sam Price, bassist Joe Benjamin and drummer Bobb Donaldson. They appeared on Savoy at the same time Roulette's guys put out their first single.

The Playmates (2) aka The Three Playmates

For their follow-up Sugah Wooga the label assembled tenor saxophonist Buddy Lucas, organist Bobby Banks, bassist Leonard Gaskin and an unidentified orchestra and this time, to avoid record store/juke box label confusion with the all-male quartet The Playmates, they were billed as The Three Playmates (Lucille, Alma, Gwen) and in March 1958 it peaked at # 89 Billboard Pop Top 100 on Savoy 1528 b/w Lovey Dovey Pair. For some reason, however, it made no impact whatsoever on the R&B charts despite the facts Savoy was designed mainly to appeal to that market and the arrangement was so close to that of the 1957 R&B/Pop smash Little Bitty Pretty One by Thurston Harris. Their only other single, also billed as The Three Playmates (Alma, Lucille, Gwen), was (Do-Oo, Do-Oo) I Dreamed b/w Give Your Love To Me on Savoy 1537 later in 1958 and, with the same backing musicians as their first effort (it was actually recorded in July 1957), it failed to chart.

Songs :
(updated by Hans-Joachim)

The Playmates (2)

Giddy-Up-A-Ding-Dong It Must Be Love

The Three Playmates


Lovey Dovey Pair                               Sugah Wooga


Give Your Love To Me                                  I Dreamed

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The Five Discs aka The Boyfriends (3)

Posted on January 29 2008 by dion1

Top : Andrew Jackson, Mario DeAndrade & Paul Albano. Bottom : Joe Barselona & Tony Basile

The Five Discs (Brooklyn, New York)
aka The Boyfriends (3)

Personnel :

Mario DeAndrade（Lead）

Paul Albano（First Tenor）

Tony Basile（Second Tenor）

Joe Barselona（Baritone）

Andrew Jackson（Bass）  

Discography :

The Five Discs

Singles :
1958 - I Remember / The World Is A Beautifull Place（Emge 1004/Vik 0327/Rust 5027）
1959 - Roses / My Chinese Girl（Dwain 803/6072）
1961 - I Don't Know / Come On Baby（Yale-243） 
1961 - Adios / My Baby Loves Me（Calo 202） 
1962 - Never Let You Go / That Was The Time (Cheer 1000)

Unreleased :
1959 - No more fooling Around
1961 - It's Christmas Time
1961 - You Belong To Me
1962 - Unchained Melody
1963 - This Love Of Ours
1963 - To The Fair

Adrienne Allen & The Five Discs
1961 - When love Comes Knocking / Go-Go (Yale 240)

The Boyfriends (3)
1964 - Let's Fall In Love / Oh Lana (Kapp 569)

Biography :

The Five Discs were one of several doo-wop groups (Carollons, Chips, etc.) to trace their origins to the Bedford-Stuyvesant district of Brooklyn, New York, USA. They were formed in 1954 by Joe Brocco (lead), Joe Barsalona (baritone), Paul Albano (first tenor) and Tony Basile (second tenor). Composed of Italian-descended young men and originally titled the Flames, they subsequently shuffled the pack by adding black singers Mario deAndrade and Andrew Jackson from the Love Notes.

Andrew Jackson, Joe Barselona, Mario DeAndrade, Tony Basile & Paul Albano

This produced a new line-up of DeAndrade (lead), Jackson (bass), Albano (first tenor), Basile (second tenor) and Barsalona (baritone), though membership remained fluid over ensuing years. After recording demos at Bell Sound studios in New York the group started to offer these to interested parties. There were no takers until songwriter Billy Martin introduced them to the proprietors of the Emge Records label. They were still titled the Flames when they recorded deAndrade’s song ‘I Remember’, but when it was released they had chosen a new name, the Five Discs.

Andrew Jackson, Joe Barselona, Mario DeAndrade, Tony Basile & Paul Albano

Despite achieving strong popularity in the local New York and Boston markets, the group felt dissatisfied with the label’s promotion of the single, and looked elsewhere. ‘My Chinese Girl’, released on Dwain Records in 1959, failed to improve their standing. Jackson and DeAndrade then left, and were replaced by Lenny Hutter of the Chalets on lead and John Russell on bass. ‘Come On Baby’ emerged to little fanfare in 1961, and Hutter left immediately, to be replaced by John Carbone. Calo Records took over the promotion of Carbone’s debut on ‘Adios’, an old deAndrade song.

However, the band moved on again, this time to Cher Records, with Russell replaced by Charlie DiBella. ‘Never Let You Go’ was the last single to feature Carbone, as Eddie Parducci of the Delvons took his place. It was their most successful project for some time, but still failed to breach the national charts.

Russell Johnson, Paul Albano, Tony Basile, Joe Barselona & Johnny Carbone (Calo & Cheer records)

As a result the group changed tack to become the Boyfriends, releasing a solitary single on Kapp Records titled ‘Let’s Fall In Love’. Numerous line-up changes ensued before the group became Dawn in 1968 (not of ‘Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree’ fame), their sole release under this guise being a cover version of Sam Cooke’s ‘Bring It On Home To Me’. Ironically, the last Five Discs record would see them return to the Schwarz brothers and Laurie Records for 1972’s ‘Rock & Roll Revival’, though throughout the 70s several archive singles were also released as interest in 50s doo-wop escalated. A typically ad hoc line-up reunited in 1991 for the Doo-wop Society Show.
http://www.oldies.com/artist-biography/The-Five-Discs.html

The Five Discs


I Remember            The World Is A Beautifull Place                 Roses


My Chinese Girl          I Don't Know / Come On Baby                Adios

My Baby Loves Me               Never Let You Go                That Was The Time


Unchained Melody                 It's Christmas Time                You Belong To Me


This Love Of Ours               No More Fooling Around        To The Fair

Adrienne Allen & The Five Discs

When love Comes Knocking Go-Go

The Boyfriends (3)

Let's Fall In Love Oh Lana

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Ze Majestiks aka Ze-Majestics aka The Trends

Posted on January 29 2008 by dion1

The Spaniels
The Trends (From left to right) Eddie Dunn, Ralph O'Neil, Jerrone Johnson, Emmett Gardner

Ze Majestiks (Chicago, IL.)
aka Ze-Majestics aka The Trends

Personnel :

Eddie Dunn (Lead)

Jeronne "Jerry" Johnson

Ralph O'Neill

Emmett Garner Jr

Discography :

Ze-Majestics
1959 - Garlens Mambo / Bobbi Ann (Fox 5014)

Ze Majestiks
1962 - Sapphire (Part 1) / Sapphire (Part 2) (ABC 10318/Sign 84533)

Biography :

The Trends were one of the Chicago soul vocal groups signed to ABC-Paramount through arranger/producer Johnny Pate. Pate produced hits for the label on Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions. Hailing from the city's west side, its members were Emmett Gardner Jr., Jerome Johnson, Eddie Dunn, and Ralph O' Neal. Before recording for Smash in 1964 as the Trends, they recorded "Garlens Mambo" b/w "Bobbi Ann" for Fox Records under the name Ze-Majestics in 1959.

The Spaniels

Three years later, the Group, now renamed Ze Majestiks, recorded "Sapphire" b/w "Part 2" release on Sign prior to be picked up by ABC Paramount. After the two singles for Smash in 1964 as the Trends, a Mercury Records imprint, Pate signed the Trends and they put out seven singles including "Big Parade" b/w "Soul Clap," "Don't Drop Out of School," "Never Too Young to Cry," and "Check My Tears." They never had any nationally charting singles.

Songs :

Ze-Majestics

Bobbi Ann Garlens Mambo

Ze Majestiks

Sapphire

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The Champs (1) aka The Chimes (3)

Posted on January 28 2008 by dion1

The Champs (1) aka The Chimes (3)

The Chimes (3) (Los Angeles)
aka The Champs (1)
ref: The Wonders (4) aka The Wanderers (3)

Personnel :

Horace "Pookie" Wooten (Tenor)

David Cobb (Second Tenor)

Charles Jackson (Tenor)

Booker Jones (Baritone)

Talbert Walton (Bass)

Discography :

The Chimes (3)
Singles :
1955 - Zindy Lou / Tears On My Pillow (Specialty 555)
1956 - Chop Chop / Pretty Little Girl (Specialty 574)
Unreleased :
1956 - The Chimes Ring Out (Specialty)

Tony Allen & The Chimes (3)
1956 - Especially / Check Yourself, Baby (Specialty 570)

Tony Allen & The Champs (1)
1955 - Nite Owl / I (Specialty 560)

The Wonders (4)
1958 - Be My Love Be My Love / Tell Me (Forward 601)

Tony Allen & The Wonders (4)
1958 - Be My Love, Be My Love / Tell Me (Tampa 157)
1959 - Loving You / Lookin' For My Baby (Jamie 1119)

Bobby Starr (Tony Allen & The Wonders (4))
1959 - Sweet Man / Please Give Me A Chance (Radio 120)

Tony Allen & The Wanderers (3)
1961 - Everybody's Somebody's Fool / If Love Was Money (Kent 356)

Biography :

In August 1955, The Chimes from South Central, Los Angeles, under band leader Horace "Pookie" Whooten signed a contract with Specialty Records. The group consists of Horace "Pookie" Wooten (Tenor), David Cobb (Second Tenor), Charles Jackson (Tenor), Booker Jones (Baritone) and Talbert Walton (Bass) . In September, they released "Zindy Lou" and "Tears on My Pillow" their first single, the A-side with influences of African rhythm and a hypnotic singing in Los Angeles and Philadelphia, the local charts reached, but without nationwide reactions.

The Chimes (3) aka The Champs (1)
Tony Allen

Robert Alexander "Bumps" Blackwell songwriter and arranger at Specialty Records make session With Tony Allen, held at Master recorders in Hollywood on 12 August 1955 with The Chimes singing behind him even though they were billed on the Record as The Champs. The Chimes backed everybody on Specialty. They were properly named on Allen's sequel Single Especially. The back of Especially was improvised in the studio based on an idea by Charles Jackson "Check Yourself, Baby". The collaboration as a session musician with Allen was abruptly terminated by its breach with Specialty. Then the band released again in April 1956 under their own name "Pretty Little Girl" and "Chop Chop".

The Chimes (3) aka The Champs (1) The Champs (1) aka The Chimes (3)
David Cobb & Horace "Pookie" Wooten

The record career of the Chimes was already finished in 1956, but the connection to Tony Allen was maintained: So supported him Horace "Pookie" Wooten, Charles Jackson & David Cobb as "The Wonders" and "The Wanderers" repeatedly in various publications. Horace "Pookie" Wooten, Charles Jackson & David Cobb would go on to form The Lions in 1960, and later reformed as The Resonics.

Songs :

The Chimes (3)


Zindy Lou                Tears On My Pillow                        Chop Chop


Pretty Little Girl                   The Chimes Ring Out

Tony Allen & The Chimes (3)


       Especially                  Check Yourself, Baby

Tony Allen & The Champs (1)


Nite Owl                                             I

The Wonders (4)


Be My Love Be My Love                   Tell Me

Tony Allen & The Wonders (4)


       Loving You                      Lookin' For My Baby

Bobby Starr (Tony Allen & The Wonders (4))


      Sweet Man                     Please Give Me A Chance

Tony Allen & The Wanderers (3)

Everybody's Somebody's Fool / If Love Was Money

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The Delroys aka The Del-Roys

Posted on January 28 2008 by dion1

Reggie Walker, John Blount, Robert Coleman & Ronald Coleman

The Delroys (Queens, New-York)
aka The Del-Roys

Personnel :

Reggie Walker (Bass, Lead)

John Blount (First Tenor)

Ronald Coleman (Second Tenor)

Robert Coleman ( Baritone)

Discography :

The Delroys
Singles:
1957 - Bermuda Shorts / Time (Milton Sparks) (Apollo 514)
1959 - Wise Old Owl / Strange Land (Sparkell 102)

The Del-Roys
Singles :
1961 - Love Me Tenderly / Pleasing You (Carol 4113)
Unreleased:
1961 - Happy Life (Carol)
1961 - Mexico (Carol)

Lps :
1964 - Al Browne Presents Dyno Sounds (MOON AB 1)
Alimony

Biography :

Long Island, NY-based doo wop quartet the Delroys formed in the city's Queensbridge Projects in 1956 -- according to Marv Goldberg's profile in the July 1989 issue of Record Collectors' Monthly, brothers Ronald (first tenor) and Robert Coleman (baritone) lured away bass Reggie Walker from a rival group, and with the subsequent addition of lead John Blount, the lineup was complete. Named in honor of the acrobatic troupe the Five Flying Delroys, the teens were soon introduced to manager Ernest Kelly, who in early 1957 secured a deal with Apollo Records that also included another of his clients, soloist Milton Sparks. Thus, the Delroys' debut single, "Bermuda Shorts," featured Sparks' "Time" on the flip side -- when the Walker-penned tune began earning interest at radio, Apollo vice president Charlie Merenstein partnered with stations across the U.S. to launch contests promising winners copies of the record as well as gift certificates for their own "Bermuda shorts."

The Del-Roys aka The Delroys
Reggie Walker, John Blount, Ronald Coleman & Robert Coleman

Although the Delroys scored a major hit in markets including Baltimore, Chicago, Pittsburgh, and New York City, spotty distribution hampered the momentum of "Bermuda Shorts" and the single failed to crack the national pop charts; moreover, when Apollo withheld payment from the group, their parents balked at future recording sessions, bringing their tenure with the label to an abrupt halt. The Delroys continued touring, however, at each date performing in Bermuda shorts of their own -- a frustrated Blount resigned from duty in 1958, prompting the additions of two new members, lead Bobby Taylor and second tenor Junior Talbot. When Kelly and Sparks co-founded their own Sparkell label in 1959, the Delroys entered the studio to cut their second single, "Wise Owl" -- when it failed to generate the interest of "Bermuda Shorts," the lineup began to splinter, with several members called for military duty.

In 1961, Ronald Coleman assembled a new Delroys lineup featuring lead Ray Paine, second tenor Norman Baquie, and baritone Cliff Davis, cutting "Love Me Tenderly" for the Carol label and scoring a minor hit in the New York market. A second Carol single remained on the shelf, however, and the new group dissolved as well. However, in 1964 Coleman reunited with Reggie Walker to form yet another iteration of the Delroys, this one with second tenor Walter Pope. Their lone recording, "Alimony," appeared on the compilation LP Al Browne Presents Dyno Sounds. The Coleman brothers joined forces with Walker again in 1970, adopting the name the First Three for their lone Deep label effort, "Don't Get Caught Faking." After more than a decade of inactivity, the trio re-formed as the Delroys in 1982, becoming a staple of the oldies revue and corporate events circuits.
http://www.uncamarvy.com/Delroys/delroys.html

Songs :

The Delroys

Bermuda Shorts Time

Strange Land

The Del-Roys

Love Me Tenderly Pleasing You

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The Four Fellows (3) aka The Companions (2)

Posted on January 22 2008 by dion1

The Four Fellows (3) (Brooklyn, New York)
aka The Companions (2)

Personnel:

Milton Bennett (Lead)

Albert Williams Jr (Bass)

Pringle Sims (Tenor)

Larry Banks (Baritone)

Discography :

The Companions (2)
1959 - Why, Oh Why Baby / I Didn't Know (Brook's 100/Federal 12397)
1959 - Falling / Oh What A Feeling! (Dove 240)

The Four Fellows (3)
1962 - That's Why I Pray / The City (Pop-Line 0208)

Biography :

Bessie White (Banks) sung with a quartet called Three Guys and a Doll, who subsequently became the Four Fellows without her; while a member of the group, she met bass/baritone singer Larry Banks, who was the de facto leader of the group, and married him on stage at the Royal Theatre in Baltimore. Larry Banks was a New York-born baritone/bass singer (and songwriter) who helped organize and lead the quartet. They survived well enough, even making some television appearances, and scored a hit with "Soldier Boy".

Albert Williams, Milton Bennet, Pringle Sims & Larry Banks

Larry and most of the original members had left and Larry & Bessie next turned up on the Brooks label in 1959, singing as the Companions. Larry's sister Harriette joined the couple in the group and close friend and soon to be writing partner Milton Bennett, his cousin Al Williams and Pringle Sims who has just left The Strangers. Larry wrote both sides of the single 'Why Oh Why Baby' / 'I Didn't Know (You Got Married)'. It was then picked up by Federal for national release in 1960.

Bessie Banks
The group have another record on the Dove Label. In 1960, Milton Bennett, Albert Williams Jr, Pringle Sims and Larry Banks perform on the Ted Mack Amateur Hour as the Companions. In 1962, the same four guys cut "That's Why I Pray" b/w "The City" on the Pop-Line Label under their new name or old name : The Four Fellows…
Thanks to Marv Goldberg

Videos :

The Companions - Albert Williams, Milton Bennet, Pringle Sims & Larry Banks on the Ted Mack Amateur Hour

Songs :
(updated by Hans-Joachim)

The Companions (2)


Why, Oh Why Baby                 I Didn't Know                    Falling

Oh What A Feeling!

The Four Fellows (3)


That's Why I Pray                         The City

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The Deans (2) aka The Four Playboys / Four Deans

Posted on January 20 2008 by dion1

The Deans (2) (Brooklyn, New York)
aka The Four Playboys / The Four Deans

 Personnel :

 Joe Macaluso (Tenor)

 Tom Cori (Baritone)

 Fred Khoury (Bass)

  Discography :  

The Deans (2)

Singles :
1960 - My Heart Is Low / I'll Love You Forever (Mohawk 114)
1960 - Humpty Dumpty / Le Chiam (Goodluck) (Mohawk 119)
1961 - It's You / I Don't Want To Wait (Just For Saturday Night) (Mohawk 126)
1961 - Little White Gardenia / I Don't Want To Wait (Just For Saturday Night) (Laurie 3114)
1963 - I'm Gonna Love You / Don't Let Her Cry Tonight (Tin Pan Alley 316)
1963 - Pretty Nola / Ricky Rocky Poo-Poo-Poo (Honeywell Jackson) (Tin Pan Alley 319)
Unreleased :
1960 - Walk With Me (Mohawk)
1960 - Carol (Mohawk)
1960 - Little Girl (Mohawk)
1960 - Come On (Mohawk)

 The Four Deans (The Four Playboys)
1992 (Recorded 58) - So Very Wrong / Mr Echo (Park Ave.7)

 Biography :

The Deans formed in 1956-1957 and went on to record for Mohawk records. Originally, calling themselves The Four Playboys : Ralph Maffei (Lead) , Tom Cori (Baritone), Fred Khoury (Bass)and Joe Macaluso (Tenor) and eventualy lead on all recordings, when Ralph Maffei left the group to get married. The 3-man group liked Dean Martin and for awhile called themselves the Dino’s, eventually settling on the Deans. They auditioned live in 1960 for Irv Spice.

The Four Playboys

Irv Spice owner of Mohawk Records, was a musician who engulfed most of his productions with strings and full orchestration. He is probably best known releasing Dion & The Belmonts and The Dimensions’ first discs, two groups who went on to national fame. Mohawk Records and it’s subsidiaries Wizz, Abel, dragon, Dee and Hawk have been involved in many recordings both released and unreleased.

The Deans

Irv Spice quickly signed them to a contract, their outstanding "Blend and Sound" made them sound like a 5-man group. The group started recording at Dick Charles Studios, and cut three singles from 1960 to 1961 before joining Laurie records for one single: "Little White Gardenia" b/w "I Don't Want To Wait (Just For Saturday Night)". Despite two other records on the Tin Pan Alley Labels in 1963, they never achieved great success.

The Four Playboys Aka The Four Deans aka The Deans (2)

In the early 1990, Park Avenue released "So Very Much" and "Mr. Echo" recorded in 1958 by the original group, the Four Playboys, with Ralph Maffei on lead. The single was released under the name of The Four Deans .

Songs :

The Deans (2)

My Heart Is Low                 I'll Love You Forever                       Humpty Dumpty


          Le Chiam             It's You                I Don't Want To Wait


Little White Gardenia              I'm Gonna Love You              Don't Let Her Cry Tonight


Pretty Nola                        Walk With Me                                     Carol


Little Girl                           Come On

 The Four Deans / The Four Playboys 

So Very Wrong Mr Echo

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