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The Tangents aka The Twilighters (4) aka The Twiliters (3)

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The Tangents aka The Twilighters (4) aka The Twiliters (3)
The Tangents from 59 - 60. Bill Redd (Billy Thedford) top right

The Tangents (Pacoima, Ca)
aka The Twilighters (4)
aka The Twiliters (3)
Thanks to  Liam

 

Personnel :

Billy Thedford (Lead)

Jodell Base

Howard Hogains

Willie Marshall

Leonard H.

 

Discography :

The Tangents
1960 - Send Me Something / I Can't Live Alone (Fresh 1)

Horace Wooten & The Tangents
1961 - That Lucky Old Sun / Never Leave Again (Fresh 2274)

The Twilighters (4)
1961 - Nothin’/ Do You Believe (Eldo 115)

Ron Holden & The Twiliters (3)
1962 - Things Don't Happen That Way / Ya Got That Lovin' Touch (Baronet 3)


Biography :

Vocal Group from Pacoima, Ca. in the San Fernando Valley.  The group consisted of Billy Thedford (Lead), Jodell Base, Howard Hogains, Willie Marshall and Leonard H..In 1960, The Tangents recorded "Send Me Something" and "I Can't Live Alone" released in may 1960 on the Fresh Label owned by Danny Sanford Coggins. For their next record on the label, Horace Wooten joined the group .Horace "Pookie" Wooten has been part of many Los Angeles groups like The Chimes, The Shields (The Touring Group), The Lions, The Wonders, The Wanderers and probably others. With Horace Wooten on lead, they recorded "That Lucky Old Sun" and "Never Leave Again".

The Tangents aka The Twilighters (4) aka The Twiliters (3)    The Tangents aka The Twilighters (4) aka The Twiliters (3)
Horace "Pookie" Wooten                                                                  Ron Holden                     

With almost the same team, but under a new name, The Twilighters, they recorded the fantastic doo wop "Nothin’" and "Do You Believe". The disc will be released by Eldo record founded by Johnny Otis. After the success of 'Love You So" Ron Holden, moved to Los Angeles and met the Group when he recorded "I'll Be Happy" and "I'll Always Have You" at Eldo Records. For their last single The group backed Ron Holden as the Twiliters on "Things Don't Happen That Way" and "You Got That Lovin' Touch" Released on Baronet..

 

Songs :
(updated by Hans-Joachim) 

The Tangents

  
Send Me Something                              I Can't Live Alone   


Never Leave Again


Horace Wooten & The Tangents


That Lucky Old Sun

The Twilighters (4)

  
Nothin'                                         Do You Believe

Ron Holden & The Twiliters (3)

  
Things Don't Happen That Way           Ya Got That Lovin' Touch      

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The Marigolds aka The Solotones

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The Marigolds aka The Solotones

 The Marigolds  (Nashville, Tennessee)
 aka The Solotones  
(By Hans-Joachim)

 

 

 

Personnel:

Johnny Bragg (Lead Tenor)

Edward Lee Thurmon (Tenor)

William Stewart (Baritone)

John Edward Drue (Tenor)

Harold Hebb (Tenor)

Willie Wilson (Bass)

 

 


Discography

The Marigolds
Singles :
1955 - Rollin' Stone / Why Don't You (Excello 2057)
1955 - Two Strangers/ Love You - Love You - Love You (Excello 2061)
Unreleased :
1955 - Don't Say Tomorrow  (Excello)
1955 - Rollin’ Stone (alt. take)  (Excello)

Johnny Bragg & The Marigolds
1956 - It's You Darling, It's You / Juke Box Rock And Roll (Excello 2091)

The Solotones
1955 - Pork And Beans / Front Page Blues (Excello 2060)

Johnny Bragg (solo)
1956 - Foolish Me! / Beyond The Clouds (Excello 2078)

 

 

Biography:

The Prisonaires, as the name suggests, were a group of inmates led by Johnny Bragg, at the State Penitentiary in Tennessee who were in for a variety of reasons but, through their singing, were touted as evidence of the prison’s successful rehab program.  Sam Phillips took notice and brought the group to record at Sun where the group cut “Walking In The Rain” written by member Robert Riley and Johnny Bragg, which was a sizable hit even being covered by Johnny Ray. 

The Marigolds aka The Solotones    The Marigolds aka The Solotones

The group was allowed day passes to tour, even becoming a favorite of the Governor while continuing to record during their imprisonment.  After the third single, several members of the group were paroled, so Bragg formed a new Prisonaires renamed the Sunbeams that included Harold Hebb  (brother of Bobby Hebb, "Sunny," #2 Pop, #3 R&B, 1966), William Stewart, Willy Wilson, and Henry "Dishrag" Jones .


Henry Dishrag Jones (piano) Harold Hebb, Johnny Bragg, John Drue, L.B. McCollough(guitar), Alfred Brooks, Willy Wilson

 Meanwhile, in July 1954, Sun issued the last Prisonaires single "There Is Love In You," which Billboard described as a "pretty ballad sung skillfully, sparked by a baritone lead. This is one of the group's best to date."  Al Brooks joined the group later, replacing William Stewart. In 1955 the Sunbeams became the Marigolds and recorded in Nashville for Excello Records.

The Marigolds aka The Solotones    The Marigolds aka The Solotones

The Excello-released "Rollin' Stone" became a number eight R&B hit while the group was still based in the Tennessee penitentiary.   After the Marigolds Bragg changed names again recording the Solotones and then under his own name before spending some additional time in prison for parole violations eventually hanging up his recording career though he continued to sing, as do many, in church.
http://www.vocalgroupharmony.com/ROWNEW/RollinSt.htm

 

 

Songs :

The Marigolds

     
Rollin’ Stone                   Rollin’ Stone (alt. take)                    Why Don’t You

     
Two Strangers        Love You - Love You - Love You        It's You Darling, It's You

  
Juke Box Rock And Roll           Don’t Say Tomorrow

The Solotones

  
Pork And Beans                    Front Page Blues

 

Johnny Bragg (solo)

  
Foolish Me!                   Beyond The Clouds




 

 

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The Dealers aka The Mystics (3)

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The Mystics (3) (Cincinnati)
aka  The Dealers

 

Personnel :

Claude Johnson

Doc Morris

Melvin Thomas

Don Thomas

 

Discography :

The Mystics (3)
Singles :
1962 - Mash Potatoes With Me / The Hoppy Hop (King 5678)
1963 - The Jumpin' Bean / Just For Your Love (King 5735)
Unreleased :
1962 - Humpty Dumpty (Had A Great Fall) (King)
1962 - Stars In The Sky (King)

The Dealers
1965 - You Got It / (We're So) Glad That We Made It (Big Bunny 507)

 

Biography :

The Mystics on King Record were : Claude Johnson, Doc Morris, Melvin Thomas, and Don Thomas (he's the one who later joined the Drifters - his real name was Charles Thomas, but he changed it to Don so as not to be confused with the Charlie Thomas who'd been in the Drifters for many years).

 

After two singles for king they became the Dealers and have a last one with Big Bunny Records.
Thanks to Marv Goldberg


Songs :

The Mystics (3)

  
Just For Your Love                       The Hoppy Hop

   
Humpty Dumpty                           Stars In The Sky

   
Mash Potatoes With Me                   The Jumpin' Bean

 

The Dealers


You Got It

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The Starlets (1) aka The Angels (7)

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The Starlets (1) (Orange, New Jersey)
aka The Angels (7)

 

Personnel  :

Linda Malzone

Barbara "Bibs" Allbut

Phyllis '"Jiggs" Allbut

Bernadette Carroll

 

Discography  :

The Starlets
1960 - P.S. I Love You / Where Is My Love Tonight (Astro 202/203)
1960 - Romeo and Juliet / Listen For A Lonely Tambourine (Astro 204/205)

Richie Dennis (bb The Starlets)
1960 - I'll Cry / I Am Alone (Julia 1101)

 

Biography:

The group originated in New Jersey as The Starlets which consisted of sisters, Barbara "Bibs"  and Phyllis "Jiggs" Allbut, Bernadette Carroll, and Linda Malzone.  They had some minor local hits and wound up doing back-up work in the studio. 

When Linda Malzone left, Linda Jankowski (later Jansen) became the new lead singer. Their manager, Tom DeCillis, turned his focus to Bernadette Carroll and dropped the rest of the group. Carroll would find solo success in 1963 with her Laurie single "Party Girl."  After a failed attempt at record deal with producer Gerry Granahan, the Allbut sisters turned their focus to education. 

  

Phyllis Allbut was in teacher's college at the time and Barbara Allbut was accepted into the Juilliard School for her abilities as a musical arranger.  Soon Granahan, who had previously rejected the group, suddenly saw hit potential in the song they had performed for him in their audition, a version of "Till," and wanted them to record it in the studio. 

"Til" became their first single under their new name, The Angels, and also their first hit (#14 US) released by Granahan's Caprice label in 1961.


Songs :

The Starlets

   
P.S. I Love You                            Where Is My Love Tonight

  
    Romeo and Juliet                    Listen For a Lonely Tambourine

Richie Dennis (bb The Starlets)

  
I'll Cry                                     I Am Alone

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The Spartans (4) aka The Flairs (2) aka The Redwoods aka Jeff Barry

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 The Redwoods (New York) 
aka The Spartans (4)  aka  The Flairs (2) aka Jeff Barry 

 

Personnel :

Jeff Barry

 

Discography :

The Redwoods
1961 - Shake Shake Sherry / The Memory Lingers On (Epic 5-9447)
1961 - Never Take It Away / Unemployment Insurance (Epic 5-9473)
1962 - Please Mr Scientist / Where You Used To Be (Epic 5-9505)

The Flairs (2)
1961 - Shake Shake Sherry / The Memory Lingers On (Epic 5-9447)

The Spartans (4)
1962 - Can You Waddle? / Can You Waddle (instumental) (Web 1)

 

Biography :

In 1961, Jeff Barry continues to issue recordings: A solo single on United Artists, a Jubilee release under the pseudonym Billy Mitchell, and pseudo vocal group records (he sings all voices) but were credited to the groups the Redwoods, the Spartans, and the Flairs on Epic and Web Records.

   

Songwriters Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman hire him to sing demos, some of which are recorded by Elvis Presley. Barry also begins to produce records.
http://www.songwritershalloffame.org/timeline/C128

 

Songs :

The Redwoods


   
Where You Used To Be                 Unemployment Insurance

   
The Memory Lingers On                     Never Take It Away

   
Please Mr Scientist                          Shake Shake Sherry

The Flairs (2)

   
Shake Shake Sherry                      The Memory Lingers On

 

The Spartans (4)


Can You Waddle?

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The Phaetons (2) aka The Haciendas Ref The Pledges (2)

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The Phaetons (2) (Hollywood, CA)
aka  The Haciendas
Ref  The Pledges (2)

 

Personnel :

Robert Mahoney (Lead)

Larry Buttes

Bob Buttes

Jack Igo

 

Discography :

The Phaetons (2)
1963 - Road Of Blues / I'm So Lonely  (Sahara 102)
1964 - The Beatle Walk / Frantic (The Premiers) (Sahara 103)

The Haciendas
1964 - Sherry Stole My Xke / Marriane (Pacific Challenger 1001)

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The Pledges (2)
1959 - I'm Sorry / Won't You Give Your Love To Me (Hamilton 50028)

 

Biography :

From Hollywood, Ca., in 1959 Bob Mahoney formed his first group "The Pledges" with his wife Dottie, his sister Zella Yurak and a friend of these, Sally Terese. They recorded "I'm Sorry" and " Won't You Give Your Love To Me" both written by Bob Mahoney and released by Pacific Challenger. Thei record sold over 100,000 copies.

The Phaetons (2) aka The Haciendas   
                                                                                    Larry Buttes

In 1963, Bob Mahoney formed The Phaetons included Jack Igo and two brothers : Larry and Bob Buttes. They recorded for Sahara record, (out of Arcadia, California)  "Road Of Blues" "I'm So Lonely" and "The Beatle Walk "."The Beatle Walk" was written and recorded in response to The Beatles first hitting the American music charts.  In 1964, the Phaetons cut a new  single on Pacific Challenger with "Sherry Stole My Xke" and "Marriane" under the name of the Haciendas.

 

Songs :

The Pledges (2)

  
             I'm Sorry                             Won't You Give Your Love To Me


The Phaetons (2)

   
Road Of Blues                                The Beatle Walk

 
I'm So Lonely


The Haciendas

 
Sherry Stole My XKE

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The Goldenrods

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The Goldenrods (Gary, Indiana)



Personnel :

Crosby Harris (Tenor)

Hiawatha Burnett (Tenor)

Cleve Denham (Tenor)

Jesse Rodgers (Baritone)

Charles Colquitt (Bass)



Discography :

Singles:
1958 - Color Cartoons / Wish I Was Back In School (Vee Jay 307)

Unreleased :
N/A -  At The Football Game  (Vee Jay)
N/A - Work, You Lazy Bones, Work (Vee Jay)



Biography :

Doo wop group the Goldenrods formed in Gary, Indiana in 1955 , the lineup originally comprised tenors Crosby Harris, Hiawatha Burnett, Robert Garth and Cleve Denham, sibling baritones Sylvester and Jerome Armont, baritone Jesse Rodgers and bass Clarence McClam.


The Vee Jay's Owners : James Bracken, Ewert Abner, Vivian Carter, Calvin Carter

Inspired by local heroes the Spaniels and taking their name from a writing tablet purchased by Burnett for a school project, the Goldenrods made their public debut at their high school talent show, but their large roster proved too unwieldy for their harmonies to truly take flight, and by 1957 the lineup was whittled down to Harris, Burnett, Denham, Rodgers and new bass Charles Colquitt.



Auditions for both Vee-Jay and United ended with the Goldenrods receiving instructions to come back only when they'd written some original material, so Burnett quickly penned four songs, all of which the group recorded for Vee-Jay in late 1958 -- their debut single "Color Cartoons" appeared early the following year, but for reasons unknown the label opted against sending out review copies, essentially crippling the record's shot at airplay.

In 1959 both Harris and Rodgers got married, and their resignations spelled the Goldenrods' end -- Colquitt later toured with the Spaniels, replacing bass Gerald Gregory.



Songs :

  
Wish I Was Back In School                 At The Football Game


Color Cartoons

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The Quails (2) aka The Five Quails

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The Five Quails (Cleveland, OH)
aka The Quails (2)

 

Personnel :

Woody Woodall

Art Kirkpatrick

Billy Strawbridge

James Williams

Billy Fulgrum

 

Discography :

The Five Quails
1957 - Hop Scotch Rock / Jungle Baby (Mercury 71154)
1962 - Been A Long Time / Get To School On Time (Harvey 114)

The Quails (2)
1962 - My Love / Never Felt Like This Before (Harvey 116)
1962 - I Thought / Over The Hump (Harvey 120)

 

Biography :

The Five Quails debuted on Mercury Records in 1957 and cut three singles on Harvey Records in the early '60s. Originally, the Five Stars formed at Kennard Junior High in the mid-'50s with William Fulgham (lead), Harold Sudberry (second lead), Donald Brown, James Williams, and Clarence Williams (no relation). Like most groups, the members changed for a myriad reasons; the changes continued when they graduated to East Technical High and became the Five Quails. With a lineup of Billy Strawbridge, Billy Fulgrum, Art Kirkpatrick, Donald Brown, and James Williams, they cut "Jungle Baby" b/w "Hop Scotch Rock" on Mercury in 1957.


The Five Stars

The novelty didn't chart, but they found work backing singer Chuck Willis, touring with him briefly before he passed in April of 1958. Harvey Fuqua befriended the Quails in the basement of the Apollo Theater in New York when they were touring with Willis. Discovering they were from Cleveland (his old stomping grounds), he promised to help them one day.

  
                       Harvey Fuqua                                                                                       Kirkpatrick & Woodall

After the Willis experience they toured Canada for a year. In 1961, Harvey Fuqua left Chicago for Detroit and hooked up with Gwen Gordy. The two started Tri-Phi and Harvey Records and Fuqua fulfilled his promise to help the Quails.    Their first song was a two-sided classic that sold regionally: "Got to Get to School on Time" and the exquisite ballad "Been Such a Long Time." Junior Walker & the All Stars backed them on the Harvey sessions.   In 1962, they cut two more singles on Harvey records changing their name to the Quails.
http://www.allmusic.com/artist/five-quails-mn0001282679

Songs :

The Quails (2)

   
Never Felt Like This Before                    My Love


I Thought / Over The Hump

The Five Quails

   
Hop Scotch Rock                                      Jungle Baby


   
Been A Long Time                          Get To School On Time

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The Beverly Hills Painters aka The Altones

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 The Beverly Hills Painters aka The Altones   The Beverly Hills Painters aka The Altones

Tony Mastry & Albert Mastry

The Beverly Hills Painters (Los Angeles, Ca)
aka The Altones

 

Personnel :

Albert Mastry (Guitar / Vocals)

Tony Mastry  (Guitar /Bass / Harmonica / Vocals)

Ray Sharkey (Drums)

Jack Freeman (Keyboards)

 

Discography :

The Altones (1)
Singles :
1961 -  Love Me, Love Me / Cileen (inst. by The Craftsman) (Gardena 121)
1961 -  Love Me, Love Me / Summer Love (Archer 104)
Unreleased :
1961 - I Wonder Why / Little Girl

The Beverly Hills Painters
1961 - Model A Heap / Believe Me (Gateway 700)
1962 - Five Foot Three (Little Girl) / I Know Why (Gateway 701)

 

Biography :

They started as the Altones in about 1959, using the first part of their names AL and TONY-thus the Altones. Albert Mastry (1930-2002) played guitar and was heard on vocals. Tony Mastry (1920- 1997) was on guitar, bass, harmonica, and vocals. The rest of the group included Ray Sharkey on drums and Jack Freeman on keyboards.  The Altones released two records. They had a release on Archer and they split billing on a sole release on Gardena. Apparently, they didn't copyright their name, and it was then taken by a black vocal group.

The Beverly Hills Painters aka The Altones    The Beverly Hills Painters aka The Altones

Tony Mastry was a paint foreman at the Beverly Hills Hotel from 1956 to 1963, and followed the owner, Hernando Courtwright, when Mr. Courtwright bought the Beverly Wilshire Hotel and sold the other. Albert Mastry worked with Tony at the hotel, and moved on to the Beverly Hilton around 1963. Through their common work as painters, they changed their group name from the Altones to the Beverly Hills painters. Under that name, they released two records on the Los Angeles based Gateway records. They had a short run of popularity which included opening for a young but established Aretha Franklin in 1960, and were reigning champs on a short lived "Star Search" type program hosted by used car dealer Cal Worthington around 1960/61, which was pulled off the air after just a few short months. Besides singing, they were frequent writers and arrangers.
http://www.colorradio.com/altones_beverly_hills_painters.html


Songs :
(updated by Hans-Joachim) 

The Altones (1)

  
Love Me, Love Me                           Summer Love

The Beverly Hills Painters

  
Believe Me                            I Know Why

  
Five Foot Three (Little Girl)                       Model A Heap          

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The Del Knights

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The Del Knights (Philadelphia)
aka The Orientals

 

Personnel :

Arthur Harden (Lead)

Warren Sherrill (First Tenor)

Eddie Edgehill (Second Tenor )

Jerry Abel (Bass)

Frank Washington (Baritone)


Discography :

The Orientals 

Unreleased :
1958 - Can't You Hear The Bells (Unreleased)
1958 - Lonesome (Unreleased)


The Del Knights

Singles :
1958 - Compensation / Everything (Unart 2008)
1961 - I'm Comin' Home / One Two Button My Shoe (Sheryl 339)
1961 - Wherever You Are / Wrapped Too Tight (Chancellor 1075)
1962 - Speedy Gonzales / Everybody Popeye (Bronko 502) 
Unreleased :
1958 - Lonesome (Unart)
1958 - I Am To Blame (Unart)
1958 - Madly (Unart)
  1958 - Don't Cry Anymore (Unart)




Biography :

Philadelphia doo wop group the Del-Knights formed in early 1958. According to Marv Goldberg's profile on his R&B Notebooks website, co-founders Eddie Edgehill (an alumnus of the Valentines, which recorded a series of singles for the Rama label) and tenor Arthur Harden were childhood friends born and raised in the South Philly area.


1959 (Unart) L to R : Jerry Abel, Frank Washington, Dexter., Warren Sherrill, Arthur Harden- Bottom :Eddie Edgehill

First tenor Warren Sherrill, baritone Frank Washington, and bass Jerry Abel completed the original lineup, dubbed the Orientals. Eventually Edgehill reached out to his former Valentines colleague Richard Barrett, now a staff producer for End Records owner George Goldner, and in mid-1958 cut an acetate for the label that Goldner opted against releasing officially. 



 The group nevertheless agreed with his dismissal of their name, and rechristened themselves the Del-Knights before auditioning for Casino label co-owner Barry Golder, who extended a contract offer. Their debut single, "Compensation," appeared on United Artists' Unart subsidiary in late 1958.Despite a rigorous tour schedule that took the Del-Knights into eastern Canada, the record did not sell and their career stalled.


At the Wagon Wheel, NYC L to R: Howard Churchill (guitar), Warren Sherrill, Anthony McKinley, Al ?, Eddie Edgehill

In 1960, a frustrated Harden married and moved away, prompting the addition of new first tenor Anthony McKinley. Washington and Abel soon bailed as well, at which time Edgehill revamped the Del-Knights' approach, recruiting guitarist Tommy Langley, bassist Howard Churchill, saxophonist "Sax" White, and drummer Duke Johnson.


L to R : Arthur Harden, Eddie Edgehill, Herb Benjamin, Al.,  Warren Sherrill

After the early 1961 release of the Sheryl label single "I'm Comin' Home," Harden returned to the lineup and McKinley exited. The one-off Chancellor effort "Wherever You Are" followed in the spring, but while their grinding tour pace continued unabated, the group simply could not score a hit. After one last stab, 1962's Bronko release "Everybody Popeye," the Del-Knights' recording career ground to a halt, although the group continued performing live until 1966, when Edgehill, Sherrill, and Abel joined Terry Johnson's latter-day Flamingos lineup.

http://www.classicurbanharmony.net/eddieedgehilltribute.htm
http://www.uncamarvy.com/DelKnights/delknights.html

 

 



Songs :

     
Everything           I Am To Blame / Lonesome           Madly / Don't Cry Anymore

     
I'm Comin' Home                     Wrapped Too Tight                Speedy Gonzales






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