Doo Wop - Rhythm & Blues

The Biscaynes aka The Viscaynes aka The Vi-Tones (1)

Posted on April 28 2008 by dion1

The Biscaynes aka The Viscaynes aka The V-Tones (1)

The Biscaynes (Vallejo, CA)
aka The Viscaynes aka The V-Tones (1)

Personnel :

Sylvester Stewart "Sly Stone"

Frank Arellano

Charlie Gebhardt

Vern Gebhardt

Charlene Imhoff

Maria Boldway

Discography :

The Viscaynes
Singles:
1960 - Stop What You are Doing / I Guess I'll Be (Tropo 101) 
1961 - Yellow Moon / Heavenly Angel (VPM 1006)
Unreleased:
1961 - Just a Fool For Your Love
1961 - You're My Only Love
1961 - Maybe I'm Wrong

The Vi-Tones (1)
1961 - Stop What You Are Doing / I Guess I'll Be (Arleen 1007)

The Biscaynes
1961 - Yellow Moon / Uncle Sam Needs You (My Friend) (VPM 1006)

Jasper Woods (BB Viscaynes)
1962 - I’m Coming Home / Hully Gully Papa (VMP 1009)

Sly Stone & The Biscaynes
1976 - Oh What A Nite / You've Forgotten Me (Subarro 489)

Danny (Sly) Stewart
1961 - A Long Time Alone / I'm Just A Fool (Luke 1008)

Sylvester Stewart
1961 - A Long Time Alone / Help Me With My Broken Heart ( G&P 901)

Biography :

Sylvester Stewart was the second of five children. After the family moved from Dallas, Texas to Vallejo, California (near San Francisco), he and his brother Freddie and their sisters Rose and Vaetta formed "The Stewart Four" as children, performing gospel music in the Church of God in Christ and even recording a single in 1952.

All of the Stewart children except oldest sister Loretta would later adopt the surname "Stone" and become members of Sly & the Family Stone. Jon Turk a Childhood friend, had watched Sly Perform in Church and in 1958 noticed him playing guitar and keyboards in San Francisco club with local acts like the Webs and Jimmy Terrel. He Got him to join his own band, the Royal Aces.

L-R: Frank Arellano, Charlie Gebhardt, Charlene Imhoff, Ria Boldway, Vern Gebhardt and Sylvester Stewart.

During the same period Sly managed to talk his way into holding down a weekly job as regular fixture on a San Francisco-based television pop show, the Dick Stewart Show.Slay Briefly changed his name to Danny Stewart and tried his luck as a gospel- pop crooner; releasing a song entitled " A long Time Alone" that enjoyed mild popularity within the Bay Area but not enough to convince him to keep the new name.

Sylvester Stewart "Sly Stone" ca.1959 Sylvester Stewart "Sly Stone" ca.1961

The same year he reverted to his given name, Sylvester Stewart, and released another single, "Help Me With My Broken Heart", that also vanished quickly. Then he joined high school bands The Vicounts. The Vicounts were a Vallejo singing group that was very unique because it was an integrated band. they had a Filipino. Sly was the Afro. There were girls and boys and all different colors. Sly had a hell of a time back because he was having an affair with one of the white girl in the band - the most beautiful girl - and they had to keep it secret. When they started recording, the group had to change the name to Viscaynes, because the Vicount name was registered to another group.

Left to right: Charlie Gebhardt, Jim Kozier, Sly, Frank Arellano, Mike Stevens, Art Bigornia and Tom Recknagel
The two Gal's are Charlene Imhoff, and Maria Boldway.

They recorded "Stop What You are Doing" for the Trop label in 1960. it xas fooled by "Yellow Moon" and "Heavenly Angel" for VPM in 1961. There was a typographical error on their third record and The Viscaynes was misspelled the Byscanes for "Uncle Sam Needs You". "Yellow moon wasn't a big hit but it got him the attention of Bob Mitchell and Tom Donahue (San Francisco's two most important disc jockeys of the sixties), who hired him to work at Autumn records. In 1961, Arteen Records released "Stop What You are Doing" b/w "I Guess I'll Be " under the name of The Vi-Tones. Then in 1963 he wrote "The Swim" for the black R'n'B singer Bobby Freeman and had his first gold record.

http://www.soulfulkindamusic.net/sstone.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sly_Stone_discography
http://www.associatepublisher.com/e/s/sl/sly_stone.htm

Songs :

The Viscaynes


Yellow Moon                   Heavenly Angel                  Stop What You are Doing


I Guess I'll Be                Just a Fool For Your Love You're My Only Love

Maybe I'm Wrong Uncle Sam Needs You Help Me With My Broken Heart

The Biscaynes

Yellow Moon

Jasper Woods (BB Viscaynes)

I’m Coming Home Hully Gully Papa

Sly Stone & The Biscaynes

You've Forgotten Me Oh What A Nite

Danny (Sly) Stewart

A Long Time Alone

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The Exciting Invictas

Posted on April 24 2008 by dion1

L to R : Donny Humble, Bill Brumbaugh, Ron Brennan, Jimmy Noonin, John Stehman, Jim Hurst and Emmett Smith

The Exciting Invictas (Middletown, PA)

Personnel :

Jimmy Noonin (Lead)

Donny Humble

Bill Brumbaugh

Ron Brennan

John Stehman (Tenor Sax)

Jim Hurst (Drums)

Emmett Smith (Organ)  

Discography :

1962 - I Don't Care / Not Again (Kingston 427)

Biography :

The Exciting Invicta's group was formed in 1960 and based out of Middletown, PA. They played throughout PA and NJ at many places including: White Oaks Park in York, PA - a really great place for dancing to rock'n'roll, VFW's, American Legion Posts, colleges, the Hershey Ballroom, etc....They had a strong following of fans and especially enjoyed being in 'battle of the bands' events with other contemporary groups like the Endells and Thundering Century.

The Exciting Invictas

In 1962, they were discovered by Jamie Rowley, representing the Kingston record label out of Reading, PA and were asked to consider cutting a record. Emmett Smith wrote the music and lyrics to 'I Don't Care'. The flip side of the record was a cha-cha titled 'Not Again' and it was very popular because of the compelling dance beat. The Exciting Invictas also served as backup for several well-known groups including the Drifters and another popular local group from Hanover, PA - named the Pixies Three (hit song was 'Birthday Party').

Songs :

I Don't Care Not Again

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The Viceroys (2) aka The Penguins ref : The Minor-Tones aka The Classics (1)

Posted on April 10 2008 by dion1

The Viceroys (2) (Los Angeles)
aka The Penguins
ref : The Minor-Tones aka The Classics (1)

Personnel :

James/Jimmy Conwell (Lead)

Oliver Williams

Jack

Steve

Discography :

The Minor-Tones
1956 - Burning Desire / Gonna Tell The World (Cholly 7094)

The Classics (1)
1959 - Je Vous Aime / Burning Desire (Ro-Ann 1002)

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The Viceroys (2)
1961 - Uncle Sam Needs You / I'm So Sorry (It's Ending With You) (Little Star 107/ Smash 1716)
1961 - Dreamy Eyes / Ball N' Chain (Original Sound 15)

The Penguins
1963 - Memories Of El Monte / Be Mine (Original Sound 27)

Biography :

James/Jimmy Conwell had been doo-wopping since 1953, when with Oliver Williams, Jack and Steve, he formed the Minor Tones at Carver Junior High School in L.A. (Jesse Belvin was an early mentor). The group debuted on the Cholly label with the street corner ballad “Burning Desire,” then recut it in 1959 as the Classics for producer H.B. Barnum and Ro-Ann Records.

The Minor-Tones aka The Classics (1) ref : The Viceroys (2) - ref : The Penguins

The Group broke up some time later, but Jimmy Conwell and Oliver Williams along with three friends, Andrew Jack White, Charles Jones and Herbert White formed a new group, The Viceroys. They cut a Coasters-influenced “Uncle Sam Needs You” for Barnum in ‘61. First out on the Little Star logo, it was picked up by Mercury’s Smash imprint for national consumption.

The Minor-Tones aka The Classics (1) ref : The Viceroys (2) - ref : The Penguins
Cleve Duncan The Exits with James Conwell

The group also waxed “Dreamy Eyes” for local deejay Art Laboe’s Original Sound logo the same year and subbed as the Penguins just long enough to back Cleve Duncan on “Memories Of El Monte” in ’63 for Laboe’s logo. Later, Jimmy Conwell went onto to record throughout the late 1960's as a solo artist and with The Exits, The New Group, The Trips and The Light Drivers.

Songs :
(updated by Hans-Joachim)

The Minor-Tones

Burning Desire / Gonna Tell The World

The Classics (1)

Je Vous Aime / Burning Desire

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The Viceroys (2)

I'm So Sorry / Uncle Sam Needs You

Dreamy Eyes Ball N' Chain

The Penguins

Memories Of El Monte Be Mine

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The Videls (2)

Posted on April 9 2008 by dion1

The Videls (2) (Rhode Island)

Personnel :

Norman Marzano

Peter "Anders" Andreoli

Vincent Poncia

Bobby Calitri

Herbert Rickey

Discography :

1959 - Be My Girl / A place In My Heart (Rhody 2000/Medieval 203)
1960 - Mr Lonely / I'll Forget You (JDS 504)
1960 - Now That Summer Is Here / She's Not Coming Home (Tic Tac Toe/JDS 5005)
1960 - I'll Keep On Waiting / Street OfLove (Kapp 361)
1961 - A Letter From Anne / This Year's Mister New (Kapp 405)
1963 - We Belong Together / It's All Over (Musicnote 117)

Biography :

In 1956, While a student at Mount Pleasant High School, Peter Anders replaces Donald Baker as the lead singer in the original Videls, joining Norman Marzano, Bobby Calitri, Maurice “Jimmy Boo” Bouchard, Dino Amaral and guitarist John Corsi in the group. Their sound is based on the classic five-part harmonies of the popular doo-wop groups.

The original Videls 1957 : John Corsi, Bobby Calitri, Dino Amaral, Frank Bianchini, Norman Marzano, Peter Andreoli

Jimmy Bouchard soon steps aside assuming a managerial role and relinquishing his place to Frank Bianchini. The group makes quick headway into the local music scene and within the year, Peter convinces his friend and on-the-side collaborator, Vini Poncia, to join The Videls as vocalist, musical director and guitarist replacing Corsi. Bianchini departs shortly after that leaving the group in its classic five-piece lineup.

The Videls 1960: Norman Marzano, Peter Anders, Vini Poncia, Bobby Calitri, Herbert Rickey

The Videls steadily increase their fan base and make fast progress musically. They become one of the top acts on the Rhode Island teen scene performing at school dances and proms, CYO (Catholic Youth Organization) gatherings, private functions and occasionally (though underaged) in nightclubs.

The Videls (2)

It was around this time that Peter adopts the anglicized version of his surname as his stage name: Peter Anders. In the summer of 1958, the group’s manager, Jimmy Bouchard, secures a record deal with a local label, Rhody Records, run by building contractor Joe Criscione. Their first record, “Place In My Heart” backed with “Be My Girl , becomes a local smash selling over 5000 copies and reaching #1 on the local charts toward the end of the year.

The Videls become the area’s top attraction performing at larger and larger venues to bigger and bigger crowds. They continue to progress musically and it was during this time that Peter and Vini form their song writing partnership. At this point, Dino Amaral leaves the group to join another local doo-wop group, The Corals, with the Mancini Brothers (Joe and Richard) and Louie Camp (later one of the area’s top saxophonists). He was replaced by Herbert Rickey.

The Videls "road" group: Norman Marzano, Bobby Calitri & Joe Mancini (left to right), Richard Mancini (seated)

This final Videls lineup lasts until the breakup of the group. Encouraged by the Rhode Island-based hit songwriter Jimmie Crane and armed with a connection to Lucky Carle, a Rhode Island native then working for the large music publishing firm Peer-Southern in New York, the boys begin to make frequent forays into the city to hawk their wares as performers and writers. This quickly pays off in the form of a contract with JDS Records, a division of the powerful Kapp Records empire.

Their first national release, “Mr. Lonely”, an Anders & Poncia original, becomes a big hit while Vini is still in high school and the group is whisked off directly after his graduation ceremony to join Dick Clark’s Caravan Of Stars tour which includes an appearance on American Bandstand. The Videls never charted another single, but two of their members became reasonably successful songwriters and charted regularly for much of the rest of the '60s. Andreoli, who changed his last name to Anders, and Poncia, found much greater success during the early '60s as songwriters in association with Phil Spector, co-authoring such future classics by the Ronettes as "Do I Love You?" and "(The Best Part Of) Breaking Up."

The Tradewinds

This led to their signing to Red Bird, where they scored under the alias the Tradewinds, with "New York's a Lonely Town," which made the top 40. They later hit again in a small way as the Tradewinds with the single "Mind Excursion," and even got a full LP release out of it on the fledgeling Kama Sutra label.
http://peteranders.net/timeline/

Songs :

Be My Girl                        A Place In My Heart                    Mr Lonely

I'll Forget You                Now That Summer Is Here       She's Not Coming Home

I'll Keep On Waiting                   Street Of Love               A Letter From Anne

We Belong Together              It's All Over

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The Val-Tones aka The Baltineers

Posted on April 9 2008 by dion1

The Baltineers (Baltimore, Maryland)
aka The Val-Tone

Personnel :

Percy Cosby (Lead)

William Kennedy

Thomas Smith

Joseph Wiggins

Discography :

The Val-Tones
1955 - Tender Darling / Siam Sam (DeLuxe 6084)

The Baltineers
1956 - Moments Like This / New Love (Teenage 1000)
1956 - Tears In My Eyes / Joe's Calypso (Teenage 1002)

Biography :

Originally from Baltimore, Maryland, The Val-Tones were discovered by Henry Stone, DeLuxe A&R man while they were working a club in Miami, Florida. The members Were Percy Cosby (Lead), William Kennedy, Thomas Smith, And Joseph Wiggins. The Act has been together for about three years and have been touring the country from border to border and coast to coast. The Quartet cut "Tender Darling" b/w "Siam Sam" for the Deluxe Label.

The Val-tones change their name to the Baltineers and recorded four sides for The Teenage Label owned by Bill "Bass" Gordon and Ben Smith . Bill "Bass" Gordon, recorded with the Colonials for the Gee label in 1954. He began the Teenage label in New York in 1955. The label, Black-owned and operated, was one of the rarities among the independant labels in the mid-1950s.
Thanks to Marv Goldberg

Songs :

The Val-Tones


Tender Darling                              Siam Sam

The Baltineers


Moments Like This                                New Love

Tears In My Eyes / Joe's Calypso

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The Seniors (5) aka The Angelenos ? and The Angeiinos ?

Posted on April 8 2008 by dion1

The Seniors (5) aka The Angelenos ?

The Seniors (5) (Los Angeles, CA.)
aka The Angelenos ?
aka The Angeiinos ?

Personnel :

Rudy Ray Moore

?

Discography :

The Seniors (5)
1960 ~ Hully Gully Fever (And The Flu Bug Too) / Pitter Patter Heart (Kent 342)
1960 - My Soul / Emily (The Turks) (Ball 001)

The Angelinos
1961 - On An Island / As Long As I Have You (Peepers 2824( (first pressing)

The Angelenos
1961 – Don’t Cry Baby / As Long As I Have You (Peepers 2824) (second pressing)
1961 - Hully Gully Fever / Come On Baby (Peepers 2827) (first pressing)

Bobby Lawrence & The Angelenos
1962 - Hully Gully Fever / Come On Baby (Peepers 2827) (second pressing)

Biography :

Rudy Ray Moore born March 17, 1937 in Fort Smith, Arkansas recorded some songs for Federal Records in the early 1950s. The most famous of these recording sessions is "Step it up and go." Although Moore's singing career didn't hit the big time, he did deliver some truly great soulful rock n' roll songs in a similar vein of Richard Berry. Moore moved to Los Angeles, California in 1959. Several more singles were released by various labels, including his own Vermont Records, with Moore performing either as a solo artist or with other vocal groups like The Seniors.

The Seniors (5) aka The Angelenos ?
Rudy Ray Moore

In 1960, with The Seniors Rudy Ray Moore recorded "Hully Gully Fever (And The Flu Bug Too)" b/w "Pitter Patter Heart" On Kent records and "My Soul" on Ball. In 1961 we find the same version of "Hully Gully Fever" by The Angelenos also from los angeles. It may be possible that this is the same group with Rudy Ray Moore replaced by Bobby Lawrence...

Songs :
(updated by Hans-Joachim)

The Seniors (5)

Hully Gully Fever My Soul

Pitter Patter Heart

The Angelinos

On An Island

The Angelenos


Hully Gully Fever                          Don't Cry Baby


As Long As I Have You                 Come On Baby

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The Inspirators (1) aka The Five Stars (1)

Posted on April 7 2008 by dion1

The Inspirators (1) aka The Five Stars (1)

The Inspirators (1) (Brooklyn, New York)
aka The Five Stars (1)

Personnel :

Cleo Perry (Lead)

William Massey (First tenor)

Clifton Johnson (Second Tenor)

Barney Fields (Baritone)

Buster Boyce (Bass)

Discography :

The Inspirators (1)
1955 - If Loving You Is Wrong / Three Sixty (Treat 502)
1958 - Starlight Tonight / Oh What A Feeling (Old Town 1053)

The Five Stars (1)
1955 - We Danced In The Moonlight / Let's Fall In Love [as the 5 Stars] (Treat 505)

Biography :

The Inspirators were among the myriad doo wop groups to emerge from Brooklyn's Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood. According to Marv Goldberg's profile in the March 1997 issue of Discoveries, lead Cleo Perry, first tenor William Massey, second tenor Clifton Johnson, baritone Barney Fields, and bass Buster Boyce were all high-school students when they began their collaboration in 1949. Inspired by local heroes including the Velours and the Strangers, the Inspirators were a regular presence on the Brooklyn club circuit and placed second during their lone appearance at the Apollo Theater's renowned amateur showcase, but their career remained stuck in neutral until the mid-'50s, when they became fixtures of the neighborhood surrounding New York's famed songwriting capital the Brill Building. While harmonizing on the street corner, the quintet captured the attention of Treat Records general manager Larry Newton, who extended a contract offer.

The Inspirators (1) aka The Five Stars (1)

The Inspirators' debut single, "If Loving You Is Wrong," hit retail in April 1955 but attracted little attention. For reasons unknown, Newton credited the follow-up, "Let's Fall in Love," to the Five Stars, but it too failed to catch on at radio. The Inspirators returned to Treat to cut several additional sessions, all of which remain unreleased. Newton finally terminated the group's contract in early 1958, and at mid-year their final single, "Starlight Tonight," appeared on the Old Town label. Its failure essentially spelled the Inspirators' demise, although Perry later toured clubs and the Catskills as a solo act, cutting singles for Dot under the aliases Lee Perry and Perry Lee. ~ Jason Ankeny

Songs :

The Inspirators (1)


If Loving You Is Wrong                                Three Sixty


Starlight Tonight                             Oh What A Feeling

The Five Stars (1)

We Danced In The Moonlight Let's Fall In Love

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The Modern Ink Spots aka The Cardinals (4) aka The Equadors

Posted on April 3 2008 by dion1

The Cardinals (4) aka The Equadors aka aka The Modern Ink Spots

Top : O.Drummond, B.Davis, M.Robinson & R. Grant -   Bottom : R.Foreman, A.Turner & L. Thomas

The Modern Ink Spots (Philadelphia, PA)
aka The Cardinals (4) aka The Equadors

Personnel :

Al Turner (Lead)

Oscar Drummond (First Tenor)

Rilly Foreman (Second Tenor)

Lynn Thomas (Baritone)

Reginald Grant (Bass)

Mitchell Robinson (Guitar)

Billy Davis (Drums)

Discography :

The Equadors

Single:
1958 - Sputnik Dance / A Vision (RCA EPA 4286)
Ep :
1958 - Sputnik Dance / I'll Be The One / A Vision / Stay A Little Longer (RCA EPA 4286)

The Modern Ink Spots
1962 - Spotlight Dance / Together (In Your Arms) (Rust 5052)

The Cardinals (4)
1963 - Why Don't You Write Me / Sh-Boom (Rose 835)

Biography :

Philadelphia R&B group the Equadors formed in 1955. According to Marv Goldberg's profile in the February 1999 issue of Discoveries, lead Al Turner, first tenor Oscar Drummond, second tenor Rilly Foreman, baritone Lynn Thomas, and bass Reginald Grant were all high-school friends born and raised in the same North Philly neighborhood. Originally dubbed the Chants, the quartet typically performed alongside accompanists Mitchell Robinson on guitar and Billy Davis on drums, eventually making them full-time members of the roster. Local real estate salesman Larry Kerrin soon agreed to manage the Chants, landing them a plum gig in New Jersey opening for Ray Charles and Pigmeat Markham. The exposure nevertheless failed to launch the group to the next level, and in mid-1956 they began appearing as the Equadors, replacing Kerrin with WHAT DJ Lloyd "Fatman" Smith. Upon signing with the Jolly Joyce Booking Agency, the group landed a record deal with RCA Victor, and in early 1958 traveled to New York City to record a four-song session issued in full a month later.

The Cardinals (4) aka The Equadors aka aka The Modern Ink Spots
King Curtis

The EP format actually hampered the Equadors' chances at radio, where the conventional single reigned supreme, and although the lead track, "Sputnik Dance" (featuring the great King Curtis on saxophone), was subsequently reissued with flip side "A Vision," the damage was done. The Equadors nevertheless performed the single on American Bandstand, and toured the East Coast on a bill with Frankie Lymon and Paul Anka. In early 1960 Jolly Joyce execs rechristened the Equadors the Modern Ink Spots in a scheme to position the group for the supper-club circuit. The ploy was a success, with gigs at upper-crust nightspots like the famed Peppermint Lounge soon to follow. Although their repertoire now consisted of the usual ballads and standards, the Modern Ink Spots gradually worked some of their old R&B material back into their sets.

The Cardinals (4) aka The Equadors aka aka The Modern Ink Spots

Baritone/tenor Gary Evans joined the lineup in 1962, around the same time drummer Davis left the group. His replacement, Claude Higgs, signed on in time to cut the lone Modern Ink Spots single, the Rust release "Spotlight Dance." Prior to a 1963 booking in Quebec, the Modern Ink Spots learned of a rival group with the same name already touring Canada -- after another quick change, they traveled north as the Cardinals, and under that moniker recorded "Why Don't You Write Me" for the Rose imprint. In the final months of their career they again performed as the Modern Ink Spots, but split in 1965 when Turner signed on with the Philadelphia Police Department.
http://www.uncamarvy.com/Equadors/equadors.html

Songs :

The Equadors


Sputnik Dance                           I'll Be The One


        A Vision                       Stay A Little Longer

 The Modern Ink Spots 

Spotlight Dance Together (In Your Arms) 

 The Cardinals (4) 

Why Don't You Write Me Sh-Boom 

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The Five Dapps aka The Dapps

Posted on April 3 2008 by dion1

The Dapps (Detroit)
aka The Five Dapps

Personnel :

Johnnie Mae Matthews (Lead)

James Bennett (Lead)

George Wooden

Emry Franklin (Guitarist)

Albert Williams

Discography :

The Five Dapps
1958 - You're So Unfaithful / Do Wop A Do (Brax 208)

Johnnie Mae Matthews & The Dapps
1959 - Dreamer / Indian Joe (Northern 3727 )
1959 - Mr Fine / Some Day (Chet Oliver) (Northern 3729)

Biography :

Celebrated as the "Godmother of Detroit Soul," Johnnie Mae Matthews was born December 31, 1922, in Bessemer, AL. When she was 12 the family relocated to New Jersey, and in 1947 Matthews alone moved to Detroit, where she married and raised a family, largely limiting her musical aspirations to singing and playing piano at home. In 1957 she joined a local quintet called the Five Dapps and eventually recorded her first 45 in 1958. It was released on the Brax label, a short lived enterprise funded by local realtor George Braxton.

Songwriter James Bennett sang lead on Do Wop A Do - a Chuck Berry styled Rock n' Roll number complete with guitar breaks. Johnnie Mae took over on the slower flip side, a jazzy-blues song titled You're So Unfaithful. The other three Dapps were George Wooden, guitarist Emry Franklin and Albert Williams, who had the soubriquet, "Fruit". Later in 1958, Matthews formed her own record label, dubbed the Northern Recording Company, so named in honor of the popular brand of toilet tissue. Headquartered in an office at 2608 Blaine, just a few blocks from her home, she launched the imprint on just $85 borrowed from her husband's paycheck from the Ford Motor Company, in the process becoming one of the very first African-American women to own and operate her own label.

The Distants

With sessions typically recorded at either nearby Special Studio or radio station WCHB, Northern launched largely as a vehicle for Matthews' own performing career. Its premiere release, 1959's "Dreamer," was credited to Johnnie Mae Matthews & the Dapps, while the follow-up, "Mr. Fine," featured as its flip side "Someday," a solo turn by local singer Chet Oliver. She went on to manage the "The Distants" who were later renamed "The Temptations", Northern Recording Company later issued their debut single "Come On".

Songs :
(updated by Hans-Joachim)

The Five Dapps

You're So Unfaithful Do Wop A Do

Johnnie Mae Matthews & The Dapps

Mr. Fine / Some Day

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