Doo Wop - Rhythm & Blues

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Posted on July 31 2008 by dion1

V

*V-8'S
*VACELS (RICKY & THE)
*VALADIERS
*VALAIRES
*VAL-AIRES
*VAL-MONTS (TOMMY SENA & THE)
VALENTINES (1)
*VALENTINES (2)
VALIANTS (1)
*VALIANTS (2) (PUBLIO & THE)
*VALIANTS (3)
*VALIDS
VALRAYS
*VAL-TONES
*VALUES
*VAN DYKES (2)
*VAN DYKES (4)
*VARSITY MEN
*V-EIGHTS
*VEL-AIRES (DONALD WOODS & THE)
*VELLS (2)
VELOURS
*VELQUINS
*VEL-QUIN SINGERS
*VELTONES
*VEL-TONES (1)
*VEL-TONES (2)
*VEL TONES (3)
*VELVATONES (3)
VELVEDEERS
*VELVETEENS (1)
*VELVET KEYS
*VELVETONES (2)
*VELVETONES (5)
*VELVETS (2)
*VELVITONES
*VENAIRS
VENEERS
*VENETIANS (NICK MARCO & THE)
*VERDICTS (1)
VERSAILLES
*VERSALETTES
*VERSATILES (2)
*VERSATILES (4)
VERSATONES (1)
VESPERS
*VIBES (1)
*VIBES (3)
VIBRAHARPS (2)
*VIBRANAIRES
VIBRATIONS
*VIBRA-TONES (1) (SABBY LEWIS & THE)
*VIBRA-TONES (2)
*VICE-ROYS (2)
VICTORIALS
*VICTORS (2) (LITTLE MAN & THE)
*VIDELS (2)
*VILONS
*VIOLINAIRES
*VISCAYNES
*VISCOUNTS (1) (SAMMY HAGAN)
*VISIONS (1) (CONNIE MCGILL & THE)
*VISIONS (2)
VISIONS (3)
VISUALS (1)
VISUALS (2)
*VITAMINS
*VOCAL KINGS
*VOCAL LORDS
VOCALEERS
*VOGUES
*VOICES (1)
*VOICES FIVE (BUD JOHNSON & THE)
*VOLUMES (3)
*VON GAYLES
*VONNAIR SISTERS
*VOWS (2)
*VOXPOPPERS (1)

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The Five Notes (2) aka The Five Stars (3) aka The Five Masks

Posted on July 31 2008 by dion1

The Five Stars (3) (Dallas, Texas)
aka The Five Notes (2) aka The Five Masks

Personnel :

Al Bragg (Lead)

Cal Valentine (Lead)

Robert Lee Valentine

Jesse Floyd

Billie Fred Thomas

Discography :

The Five Notes (2)
1955 - Show Me The Way / Park Your Love (Chess 1614)

The Five Stars (3)
1957 - Hey, Juanita / So Lonely Baby (Blues Boys Kingdom 106)

The Five Masks
1958 - Forever And A Day / Polly Molly (Jan 101)

Biography :

While at school, Cal met up with another youngster who shared his love of music, Al ’TNT’ Bragg who was also to make a name for himself on the R&B scene in the sixties and seventies. Together with several more of their friends they formed The Five Notes.

Al ’TNT’ Bragg The Five Stars

The group entered a local talent contest which they duly won, rapidly becoming one of the hottest groups in the Dallas area. The Five Notes were signed up by agent Mike Coggs and appeared on shows with groups like The Five Keys and The Spaniels, and in 1955 they made their recording debut on the Chess label with the release of the single Park Your Love/Show Me The Way (Chess 1614).

A change of name to The Five Masks and another single on the Jan label, Polly Molly/Forever And A Day (Jan 101) were to follow before the group, now called The Five Stars, signed for B.B. Kings short lived Blues Boy Kingdom label.

Although a single was released, Hey Juanita/So Lonely Baby (Blues Boy Kingdom 106), B.B.s discovery by the white blues market and the subsequent upsurge in his popularity led to the demise of the label and the groups eventual return to Dallas where their popularity guaranteed them regular work and even an outstanding performance in the 1957 movie, Rock Baby, Rock It, along with Roscoe Gordon.

Videos :

The Five Stars (3)

Hey, Juanita (Rock Baby, Rock It)

Your Love Is All I Need (Rock Baby, Rock It)

Songs :

The Five Notes (2)


Show Me The Way                             Park Your Love

The Five Stars (3)

So Lonely Baby & Hey, Juanita

The Five Masks


Polly Molly                                   Forever And A Day

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Johnny Blake & The Clippers (2)

Posted on July 31 2008 by dion1

Donald "Razor" Raysor

Johnny Blake & The Clippers (2) (New York)

Personnel :

Johnny Blake (Lead)

Donald "Razor" Raysor

Leon Briggs

Discography :

Johnny Blake & The Clippers / The Clippers
1957 - Bella Marie / I’m Yours (Gee 1027)

Biography :

The Clippers were a New York City group with one release "Bella Marie" b/w "I’m Yours" (Gee 1027) issues in January 1957. The Group included Donald "Razor" Raysor (formerly of The Velvets on Red Robin & The Valentines on Old Town), Leon Briggs (who teamed with Razor as the Velvets on Fury) and Johnny Blake (Lead Vocalist on "Bella Marie")

Johnny Blake & The Clippers (2)

Songs :

Johnny Blake & The Clippers The Clippers

Bella Marie I'm Yours

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The Intentions (2)

Posted on July 29 2008 by dion1

The Intentions (2)
The Intentions : Al DiPrietro, Tony Avicol, Charlie Votta and Eddie Sachetti (seated)

The Intentions (2) (Philadelphia, Pa.)
ref : Chip & The Quartertones

Personnel :

Eddie Sachetti (Lead/First Tenor)

Albert DiPrieto (Baritone)

Charlie Votta (First Tenor)

Chip Kopaczewski (Lead)

Tony Galantino (Baritone/Bass)

Discography :

Chip & The Quartertones
Single :
1964 - Simple Simon / You Were My Baby (Carlton 604)
Unreleased :
1964 - He's In Love With Sandra (Carlton)
1964 - She Walked Away (Carlton)

The Intentions (2)
1964 - I'm In Love With A Go Go Girl / Wonderful Girl (Melron 5014)

Biography :

Chip Kopaczewski first recorded with the Quartertones in 1964. That group didn't last as long as the list of its original members: Chip Kopaczewski (lead), Tony Galantino (baritone/bass), Jimmy Murkens (1st/2nd tenor), Dick Curry (baritone/2nd tenor) and Jimmy Gleason (1st tenor). They practice and singing locally when signed Bill Fredericks as their manager who connected the group with LeRoy Lovett a record executive.

The Intentions (2)
Chip & The Quartertones : Chip Kopaczewski, Tony Galantino, Dick Curry & Jimmy Murkens

In the fall of 1964 LeRoy Lovett send the group at the Sound Plus Studio on Kensington Av. in Philadelphia to cut "Simple Simon" and "You Were My Baby" .The single will be released released on the Carlton label in New York owned by Jack Carlton. "Simple Simon" and "You Were My Baby" Which came to be the entire catalogue of singles released by the group, it abandoned in the summer of '65 as Chip Kopaczewski and fellow member, Tony Galantino, joined the Intentions. Before the arrivals of Chip & Tony, the Intentions is composed by Eddie Sachetti (lead/1st tenor), Albert DiPrieto (baritone), Charlie Votta (1st tenor) & Tony Avicol.

The Intentions (2)
Chip & The Quartertones : Chip Kopaczewiki, Dick Curry, Jimmy Murkens & Tony Galantino

The new intentions, Eddie Sachetti, Albert DiPrieto, Charlie Votta, Tony Galantino and Chip Kopaczewski released "I'm In Love With a Go Go Girl" b/w "Wonderful Girl" in 1965. One side is an original composition by the group, and the flip side is an exceptional version of the Five Satins song. The same year their musical venture was finished. Kopaczewski, Galantino and Votta then attended Cheney University in Pennsylvania together, not to enter into the music business again.

Songs :

Chip & The Quartertones


Simple Simon                           You Were My Baby


He's In Love With Sandra                  She Walked Away

The Intentions (2)


I'm In Love With A Go Go Girl                       Wonderful Girl

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The Turbans (1) aka The Sharp Tones

Posted on July 29 2008 by dion1

The Turbans (2) aka The Sharp Tones
Harry "Little" Caesar

The Turbans (1) (Oakland, CA)
aka The Sharp Tones

Personnel :

Harry "Little" Caesar (Lead)

Al Williams (First Tenor)

Burl Carpenter Second Tenor)

Willie Roland (Baritone)

Andre Goodwin (Bass)

Charles Fitzpatrick (Tenor)

Discography :

The Turbans (1)
1955 - No No Cherry / Tick Tock-A-Woo (Money 209)
1955 - The Goose Is Gone (But The Nest Is Warm) / Tick Tock-A-Woo (Money 209)
1955 - When I Return / Emily (The Turks)   (Money 211)

The Sharp Tones
1955 - Made To Love / Since I Fell For You (Post 2009)

Biography :

Record shop owner ("Dolphin's of Hollywood"), John Dolphin founded Money Records in 1954, after having sold his Recorded in Hollywood Records label masters. In 1955, Money Records released "No, No Cherry" b/w "Tick Tock A-Woo" by The Turbans out of Los Angeles. These are not the same Turbans (from Philadelphia) who recorded for the Herald label ("When You Dance)", but a group from Oakland, California. The Turbans from Oakland were a sextet, led by Harry Caesar . Born Horace Caesar, 18 February 1928 in Pittsburgh, Pa. During his recording career Harry "Little" Caesar was based in Oakland, California. He sounded enough like Percy Mayfield that the Modern label withheld his 1951 session from release. He enjoyed one hit in 1952, "Goodby Baby".

The Turbans (2) aka The Sharp Tones
Harry "Little" Caesar

The other Turbans were Al Williams (1st tenor), Burl Carpenter (2nd tenor), Charles Fitzpatrick (tenor), Willie Roland (Baritone) and Andre Goodwin (Bass). The same year, also appears on Money "The Nest Is Warm (But The Goose Is Gone)" b/w "Tick Tock-A-Woo " same record number (Money 209) . The Group have a third single with "When I Return" coupled with Emily by The Turks on Money 211. The California Turbans had recorded months before their East Coast namesakes However the group ended up changing their name to the Sharp Tones and recording for the Post label (a subsidiary of Imperial) "Made To Love" b/w "Since I Fell For You". Although Caesar is undoubtedly best known for his ‘story’ songs, he was recorded by his producers in a variety of different styles on different label (Modern, Dolphin, Downey). He recorded as Little Caesar before he made his acting debut in 1969 on an episode of Diahann Carroll's TV series JULIA, as Herb the Handy(man). He became known for his low, gravely voice and under-his-breath delivery.

Songs :
(updated by Hans-Joachim)

The Turbans (1)


When I Return                                 No No Cherry


   Tick Tock-A-Woo             The Goose Is Gone (But The Nest Is Warm)

The Sharp Tones

Made To Love / Since I Fell For You

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The Rendezvous

Posted on July 29 2008 by dion1

The Rendezvous (Brooklyn, New-York)

Personnel :

Benny Rotolo

Sal Nastasi

John Herbert

Charlie DaBella

Ralph Minichino

Discography :

The Rendezvous
Singles :
1961 - It Breaks My Heart / Take A Break (Rust 5041)
1962 - Congratulations Baby / Faithfully (Reprise 20089)
Unreleased :
1962 - Twistin'Stead Of Listenin (Rust)
1962 - Always Means Forever (Rust)
1962 - The Flip (Rust)

Jimmmy Wilde bb The Rendezvous
1962 - Bonnie Bonnie / Crazy Eyes For You (Chelsea 1006)

Wilmar Walker bb The Rendezvous
1962 - Stompin' Roaches / Somebody Will (Philips 40030)

Emmy Oro bb The Rendezvous
1962 - Some Of These Days / Is It A Sin (Chelsea 1005)

Biography :

Group from Brooklyn, consisted of Benny Rotolo, Sal Nastasi, John Herbert, Charlie DaBella and Ralph Minichino. In 1961,the group recorded on Laurie's Rust Records subsidiary the sides "It Breaks My Heart" and "Take A Break".

The Rendezvous

In 1962, the group have another single for Reprise Records with "Congratulations Baby" and "Faithfully". Reprise Records was formed in 1960 by Frank Sinatra in order to allow more artistic freedom for his own recordings. Hence, he garnered the nickname "The Chairman of the Board." Having left Capitol/EMI, and after trying to buy Norman Granz's Verve Records.

The same year, The Rendezvous backed some artists like Jimmy Wilde, Emy Oro (Jimmy Wilde's aunt) and Wilmar Walker.

The Rendezvous

Songs :

(updated by Hans-Joachim)

The Rendezvous

It Breaks My Heart Congratulations Baby

Faithfully Take A Break

Twistin' Stead Of Listenin' / The Flip / Always Means Forever

Jimmmy Wilde bb The Rendezvous

Bonnie Bonnie Crazy Eyes For You

Emmy Oro bb The Rendezvous

Some Of These Days Is It A Sin

Wilmar Walker bb The Rendezvous

Stompin' Roaches / Somebody Will

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The Sweethearts (3) aka Barbara J. & The Silver Slippers aka The Lovables

Posted on July 28 2008 by dion1

The Sweethearts (3) aka Barbara J. & The Silver Slippers

(L to R) Kim Lewis, Barbara Sullivan and Shirley Sullivan

The Sweethearts (3) (New York)
aka Barbara J. & The Silver Slippers aka The Lovables

Personnel :

Barbara Sullivan

Shirley Sullivan

Kim Lewis

Discography :

Barbara J. & The Silver Slippers
1961 - Laughing At Me / Love Is The Thing (Lescay 3001)

The Sweethearts (3)
1962 - In Between Kisses / (He's My) Superman (Brunswick 55237)
1963 - What Did I Do? (What Did I Say?) / He's A Yankee (Brunswick 55240)
1963 - What Will Mother Say / Everybody I Know (Brunswick 55255)
1964 - Have You Ever Fell In Love / No No (I Won't Break My Lover's Heart) (Brunswick 55265)

The Lovables
1967 - We Got A Need For Each Other / You Can’t Dress Up A Broken Heart (Toot 600)
1967 - Just Beyond My Fingertips / Anyman (Toot 604)
1967 - You’re The Cause Of It / Beautiful Idea (Toot 605)
1968 - Take Me For A Little While / You Know That I Love You (Toot 608)

Biography :

Barbara J. & The Silver Slippers were Barbara Sullivan, her younger sister Shirley and Kim Lewis. Barbara were originally from Augusta, GA, but moved to New York when she was two. As the Sullivans they sang in church, including Shirley Sullivan and four brothers. Kim Lewis, a close friend of the Sullivan sisters sang in her church's choir, and spent a year singing with the The Gospel Twilights, who included her sister and cousin. In junior high school she sang with The Ronettes for two years before the group became famous. In 1961 Barbera, Shirley and Kim cut 'Laughing At Me' / 'Love Is The Thing' on Lescay 3001 as Barbara J & The Silver Slippers.

The Sweethearts (3) aka Barbara J. & The Silver Slippers

The Lovables (1967)

Now renamed The Sweethearts in 1963 they turned up on Brunswick 55237 for 'In Between Kisses' b/w 'Superman' and followed up with the Barbara Sullivan /William Leo McCorkle penned song 'What Did I Do (What Did I Say) ' b /w ' He's a Yankee' on Brunswick 55240. The follow up released in December 1963 on Brunswick 55255 is 'Everybody I Know' b/w 'What Will Mother Say' and their fourth and final Brunswick release from 1964 is 'Have You Ever Fell In Love' b/w 'No, No, I Won't Break Your Heart'. In 1967, as the Loveables, the girls cut four singles on Toot Records. Shirley went on to marry Cuba Gooding Sr (singer from The Main Ingredient) and their son is Cuba Gooding Jr (The actor).
http://www.sirshambling.com/artists_2012/L/lovables/index.php

Songs :
(updated by Hans-Joachim)

Barbara J. & The Silver Slippers


Love Is The Thing / Laughing At Me

The Sweethearts (3)


In Between Kisses                (He's My) Superman                 He's A Yankee


What Did I Do? (What Did I Say?) Everybody I Know Have You Ever Fell In Love


No No (I Won't Break My Lover's Heart) What Will Mother Say

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The Jumping Jacks (1) aka The Romeos (1)

Posted on July 28 2008 by dion1

The Romeos (1) (Winston-Salem, NC)
aka The Jumping Jacks (1)

Personnel:

Eli Spillman (Tenor)

James Little (Baritone)

Frank Wilson (Baritone)

Daniel McGill (Bass)

Discography :

The Jumping Jacks (1)
Single :
1953 - Do Let That Dream Come True / Why Oh Why (Lloyds 101)
Unreleased :
1953 - Julocka-Jolly (Lloyds)
1953 - Long-Haired Raggedy Rascal (Lloyds)

The Romeos (1)
Single :
1954 - I Beg You Please / Love Me (Apollo 461)
Unreleased :
1954 - Somebody's Been Plowing My Mule (Apollo)
1954 - Oh Baby Oh (Apollo)

Biography :

This Jumping Jacks group formed in North Carolina in 1942. They practiced for quite some time before making local appearances. More than ten years passed before they made a recording for the Apollo subsidiary label, Lloyds. It should also be noted that they were from the same neighborhood as the Five Royales. This group called themselves the Jumping Jacks because of their exuberance on stage. This was a very demonstrative and dramatic quartet.

They recorded four songs in April 1953 but only two sides were released.Unfortunately, neither of the two released songs did well and the group obviously felt that changing their name to the Romeos might change their luck.
Mitch Rosalsky
http://www.uncamarvy.com/JumpingJacks/jumpingjacks.html

Songs :
(By Hans-Joachim)

The Romeos (1)


              I Beg You Please                      Love Me              Somebody's Been Plowing My Mule

Oh Baby Oh

The Jumping Jacks (1)


Why Oh Why              Long-Haired Raggedy Rascal               Julocka Jolly

Do Let That Dream Come True

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The Avons (1)

Posted on July 28 2008 by dion1

The Avons (1) (Englewood, NJ)

Personnel :

Bob Lea (Lead)

Wendell Lea (Second Tenor)

Bill Lea (Baritone)

Irvin Watson (First Tenor)

Curtis Norris (Bass)

Discography :

Singles :
1956 - Our Love Will Never End / I'm Sending S.O.S.(Hull 717)
1957 - Baby / Bonnie (Hull 722)
1957 - You Are So Close To Me / Gonna Catch You Nappin' (Hull 726)
1958 - What Will I Do / Please Come Back To Me (Hull 728)
1959 - What Love Can Do / On The Island (Hull 731)
1961 - Whisper (Softly) / If I Just (Had My Way) (Hull 744)
1962 - The Grass Is Greener On The Other Side / A Girl To Call My Own (Hull 754)

Lps :
1962 - The Avons (Hull LP 1000)
What Love Can Do / Baby / What Will I Do / Someone For Everyone / Bonnie / A Girl To Call My Own / On The Island / Once Upon A Time / You Are So Close To Me / Our Love Will Never End / Fairy Tales / Gonna Catch You Nappin'

Biography :

Formed in high school in Englewood, New Jersey, the group consisted of Bob Lea (lead), his brothers Bill (baritone) and Wendel (second tenor), Curtis Norris (bass) and Ervin Watson (first tenor). When they first got together in 1954, they called themselves the Robins. But once they learned of the West Coast group by that name, they started looking for a different name for the group.



While Bill was doing his homework on Shakespeare one day, he read about the river Avon in England and the name "clicked." In 1955 they went to New York City to see Blanche "Bea" Kaslin, owner of Hull Records, and they auditioned right in her office. Liking what she heard, she signed the Avons to her label. Before their second rel ease (Baby, 1957), bass Curtis Norris joined the army and was replaced by Franklin Cole. Cole enlisted after their third release (You Are So Close to Me, 1958) to be replaced by bass George Coleman, who went into the army two records later.By 1962, baritone Bill Lea went to Uncle Sam and was replaced by Sunny Harley for the Avons' last record, A Girl to Call My Own. Soon after this song's release, the group brokeup.

Songs :


Our Love Will Never End / I'm Sending S.O.S          Baby / Bonnie


You Are So Close To Me / Gonna Catch You Nappin'         What Will I Do / Please Come Back To Me


What Love Can Do                     On The Island


Whisper (Softly) / If I Just (Had My Way) A Girl To Call My Own / The Grass Is Greener ....


Fairy Tales                    Someone For Everyone                Once Upon A Time

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The Sparks Of Rhythm

Posted on July 23 2008 by dion1

The Sparks Of Rhythm (New York)

Personnel :

Jimmy Jones (Lead)

Floyd Edmonds (Bariton)

Andrew Barksdale (Bass)

Willie Peebles

Johnny Peebles

Discography :

Singles:
1955 - Don't Love You Anymore / Woman, Woman, Woman (Apollo 479)
1955 - Stars Are In The Sky / Hurry Home (Apollo 481)
1960 - Handy Man / Everybody Rock (Apollo 541)

Unreleased :
N/A - Somewhere (Apollo)
N/A - Cry On My Shoulder (Apollo)

Biography :

When Jimmy Jones was around twelve years old he moved from his native Birmingham, Alabama, to New York City. At that time he was already an accomplished tap dancer, but singing was equally important to him. Role models were Louis Jordan and the Ink Spots and later especially Clyde McPhatter and Jackie Wilson.

Early in 1955 he joined a vocal group, the Sparks of Rhythm (originally the Berliners), who landed a recording contract with Apollo Records in July 1955. Four songs were recorded at their first session, three of them led by Jimmy. When the two resulting singles went nowhere, Jones left the Sparks of Rhythm to form his own group, the Savoys, soon renamed the Pretenders. The Sparks Of Rhythm, now without Jimmy, recorded four songs for Apollo, among them Jones's composition "Handy Man".
http://www.uncamarvy.com/JimmyJones/jimmyjones.html

Songs :


Don't Love You Anymore / Woman, Woman, Woman     Stars Are In The Sky / Hurry Home

Handy Man / Everybody Rock And Go


Cry On My Shoulder                      Somewhere

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