Doo Wop - Rhythm & Blues

The Marvels (3) aka The Marvells aka The Senators (3)

Posted on March 31 2009 by dion1

The Marvels (3) (Washington, DC)
aka The Marvells
aka The Senators (3)

Personnel :

Sam Gilbert (Lead)

James "Junior" Isom (Second Tenor)

Ronald Boyd (Baritone)

James Mitchell (Bass)

Discography :

The Marvels (3)
1958 - I Shed So Many Tears / So Young So Sweet (Laurie 3016)

The Marvells
1961 - For Sentimental Reasons / Come Back (Winn 1916)

The Senators (3)
1962 - Wedding Bells / I Shouldn't Care (Winn 1917)

Biography :

The Marvels emerged from the fertile Washington, D.C. doo wop scene of the 1950s. According to Marv Goldberg's profile in the December 1976 issue of Yesterday's Memories, lead Sam Gilbert, second tenor James "Junior" Isom, baritone Ronald Boyd and bass James Mitchell co-founded the group in 1954 -- after honing their harmonies on local street corners, the Marvels achieved sufficient notoriety to appear on the popular local television show Milt Grant's Record Hop, but did not actively seek a record deal until 1958, traveling to New York City to audition for the Laurie label. Laurie immediately offered a deal, and that July issued the Isom-led "I Shed So Many Tears" -- when the single went nowhere, the label terminated their contract and the Marvels returned to the Washington club circuit, waiting three years for their chance to cut a follow-up.

The Marvels (3) aka The Marvells aka The Senators (3)

The Winn label issued "For Sentimental Reasons" in the fall of 1961, and when it too failed to generate much attention, the Marvels -- now facing competition from hitmakers like the Marvellos and the Marvelettes -- decided a fresh start was in order, renaming themselves the Senators in honor of the local major league baseball franchise. Winn released the Gilbert-led "Wedding Bells" in the spring of 1962, but it too fared poorly and the group soon dissolved -- Isom later resurfaced in the Gales before signing on with the Satisfactions, who in 1970 scored the R&B Top 40 hits "This Bitter Earth" and "One Light, Two Lights."

Songs :

The Marvels (3)


I Shed So Many Tears                            So Young So Sweet

The Marvells


For Sentimental Reasons                               Come Back

The Senators (3)


Wedding Bells                            Shouldn't Care

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The Dynamics (8) aka The Sweet Sick Teens aka The Dellwoods

Posted on March 30 2009 by dion1

The Dynamics (8) (New York)
aka The Sweet Sick Teens aka The Dellwoods

Personnel :

Victor Buccellato (Lead)

Mike Ellis (First Tenor)

Andy Ventura (Second Tenor)

Amadeo Tese (Baritone)

Saul Zeskand (Bass)

Discography :

The Sweet Sick Teens
1961 - The Pretzel (Lead Mike Russo) / Agnes, The Teenage Russian Spy (RCA 7940)

The Dynamics (8)
1963 - Chapel On A Hill / Conquistador (Liberty 55628)

The Dellwoods
1963 - Don't Put Onions On Your Hamburger / Her Moustache (Big Top 3137)

Lps:

1962 - Mad "Twist" Rock'n Roll (Big Top LP 1305)
(She Got A) Nose Job / Please Betty Jane (Shave Your Legs) / Agnes (The Teenage Russian Spy) / Let's Do The Pretzel (And End Up Like One) / (Even If I Live To Be 22) I'll Always Remember Being You

1963 - Fink Along With Mad (Big Top LP 1306)
I'll Never Make Fun Of Her Moustache Again / Don't Put Onions On Your Hamburger / When The Braces On Our Teeth Lock / The Neighborhood Draft Board

Biography :

Mad, the American humour magazine, was founded by editor Harvey Kurtzman and publisher William Gaines in 1952. Widely imitated and hugely influential, although a lot of the 'humour' is probably lost on us Brits, it has satirised all aspects of life, from pop culture and politics to entertainment and public figures

Saul Zeskand, Mike Ellis, Andy Ventura, Victor Buccellato & Amadeo Tese

The 1962 album MAD Twists Rock 'n Roll, a 12 track lampoon of then-current rock and roll styles and stars. The material on the album was written and produced independently of MAD, as a parody album, by Norm Blagman and Sam Bobrick, two men who had already scored a couple of hits between them with Elvis Presley's The Girl of My Best Friend and Ral Donner's top 10 US hit To Love Someone. Failing to attract much interest in their rock and roll parody it wasn't until MAD became involved that the duo get managed to this released - on Big Top records in 1962. Sure they were on to a winning formula, they followed this up with the similar Fink Along With MAD a year later.

Mike Russo

Incidentally, the Dellwoods - who recorded the majority of the tracks on both albums both under their original name and as the Sweet Sick Teens - were a real group, consisting of Saul Zeskand, Mike Ellis, Andy Ventura, Victor Buccellato and Amadeo Tese. Unfortunately, before the release of Fink Along... group member Mike Ellis overdosed on drugs. The group went on to change their name to The Dynamics, releasing the 45 Chapel On A Hill/Conquistador for Liberty Records.

http://worldsworstrecords.blogspot.fr/2010/02/its-mad-mad-world.html

Songs :

The Sweet Sick Teens

Agnes, The Teenage Russian Spy         The Pretzel (Mike Russo)

The Dellwoods

Don't Put Onions On Your Hamburger       Please Betty Jane (Shave Your Legs)       (She Got A) Nose Job

I'll Always Remember Being You     I'll Never Make Fun Of ...      When The Braces On Our Teeth Lock

The Neighborhood Draft Board

The Dynamics (8)

Chapel On A Hill / Conquistador

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The Quinns aka The Quintones (2)  

Posted on March 25 2009 by dion1

The Quinns aka The Quintones (2)

Quintones (1956) Leon McClain, Pauline, Gerald Johnson, Johnny Maye & Donald Lawrence

The Quinns (Brooklyn, New York)
aka The Quintones (2)  

  Personnel : 

 Freddie Brown (Lead)

 Gerald Johnson (Baritone)

 Leon McClain (Bass)

 Donald Lawrence (Tenor)

 Richie Brown (Second Tenor)

  
 Discography :

Jimmy Witherspoon & The Quintones (2)
Single :
1956 - Still In Love / My Girl Ivy (Atco 6084)
Unreleased :
1956 - Congratulations Baby (Atco)

 The Quinns
1957 - Oh Starlight / Hong Kong (Cyclone 111)
1965 - Unfaithful /Who Stole The Cookies (Relic 1012)

Biography :

Brooklyn-based R&B group the Quinns formed on the grounds of the Brownsville Community Center in 1954 -- according to Marv Goldberg's profile in the February 1998 issue of Discoveries, co-founders Johnny "Dusty" Moye (second tenor), Gerald Johnson (baritone), and Leon McClain (bass) rotated through a series of leads before finally settling on tenors Donald Lawrence and Freddy Brown in mid-1956. Originally dubbed the Quintones, the group cut its teeth at local talent showcases prior to auditioning for Atco Records head Herb Abramson, who extended a contract offer on the spot.

Jimmy Witherspoon

Abramson first assigned them to serve backing duties on blues legend Jimmy Witherspoon's "Still My Love," but in the weeks following the session it seemed the Quintones slipped through the cracks, and with no other recording opportunities on the horizon, they wriggled out of their Atco deal in the spring of 1957. Moye left the lineup soon after, and after adding Brown's brother Richie as second tenor, the group renamed itself the Quinns to avoid conflict with a pair of rival acts recording under the Quintones banner.  On the advice of fellow Brooklyn act the Paragons, the Quinns approached Winley Records owner Paul Winley, and in the summer of 1957 cut their official debut release, "Oh Starlight" -- the record barely registered at radio or retail, although the quintet played supper clubs across New York City in support. When Lawrence found himself in hot water with the law in 1958, the remaining Quinns hired lead Francis "Frenchie" Concepcion as his replacement.

The Quintones (2) aka The Quinns
Francis "Frenchie" Concepcion 

Frustrated with their lack of success, McClain exited two years later to take a job as a postal carrier, and with new bass Henry Thomas, the group cut its final studio session in late 1960. Two songs from the date, "Unfaithful" and "Who Stole the Cookies?," finally appeared on vinyl in 1965 via the Relic label -- by that time the Quinns were no more, although in 1974 Freddy and Richie Brown resurfaced as members of Final Touch, which issued the single "It's Spinning Love" on the Blue Thumb label.  Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide  

http://www.uncamarvy.com/Quinns/quinns.html 

Songs :

Jimmy Witherspoon & The Quintones

Still In Love My Girl Ivy

The Quinns  

Oh Starlight Hong Kong

Unfaithful / Who Stole The Cookies

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The Delegates (1) aka The Kool gents

Posted on March 24 2009 by dion1

John McCall, John Carter, Dee Clark, Teddy Long, Doug Brown with a Fan.

The Delegates (1) (Chicago)
aka The Kool Gents

Personnel :

Delecta "Dee" Clark (Lead Tenor)

John McCall (Lead Tenor)

Doug Brown (Second Tenor)

Teddy Long (Second Tenor / Baritone)

John Carter (Bass)

Discography :

The Kool Gents
Singles :
1956 - This Is The Night / Do Ya Do (Vee-Jay 173)  
1956 - You Know / I Just Can't Help Myself (Vee-Jay 207)
Unreleased :
N/A - Crazy Over You (Vee-Jay)
N/A - When I Call On You (Vee-Jay)
N/A - Just Like A Fool (Vee-Jay)  

The Delegates (1)
Singles :
1956 - The Convention / Jay's Rock (Big Jay McNeely) (Vee-Jay 212)  
1957 - Mother's Son / I'm Gonna Be Glad (Vee-Jay 243)
Unreleased :
1956- June (Vee-Jay)

Dee Clark (bb The Kool Gents)
1957 - Gloria / Kangaroo Hop (Falcon 1002)

Biography :

One of the most interesting groups to emerge from Chicago in the '50s was the Kool Gents. An early incarnation called the Golden Tones consisted of Cicero Blake, James Harper, Howard McClain, Teddy Long, and John Carter. Delecta "Dee" Clark, John McCall, and Doug Brown replaced Harper, McClain, and Blake.

The Hambone Kids : Sammy McGrier, Dee Clark and Ronnie Strong

McCall, not Clark originally sung lead until Vee Jay's A&R man Calvin Carter recommended that Clark sing lead. Long served as the groups' main songwriter. Clark, from Arkansas, had previously recorded "Hambone" with the Red Saunders Orchestra as a member of the Hambone Kids. They renamed themselves after disk jockey Herb "Kool Gent" Kent, who introduced them to Calvin Carter and Vee Jay Records.

Delecta "Dee" Clark

Their first release, "This Is the Night" b/w "Do Ya Do" sold locally in 1956. A second release, "I Just Can't Help Myself" b/w "You Know" did fine in Chicago also, but failed to make any inroads outside the city. The Kool Gents didn't burn up the charts, but they sounded good, so Calvin Carter and Ewart Abner decided to spoof the Democratic National Convention by releasing "The Convention" as "the Delegates" .

John McCall, John Carter, Teddy Long & Doug Brown

It received a tremendous amount of airplay, which unfortunately didn't transform into a tremendous amount of sales. A second Delegates single, "Mother's Son" b/w Teddy Long's "I'm Gonna Be Glad" didn't even excite Chicagoans. In 1957, Dee Clark decided to go solo (with Calvin Carter's OK), and the Kool Gents and the Delegates recording activity ended. Some members of labelmates the El Dorados ("At My Front Door") left the group, leaving only lead Pirkle Lee Moses, so Calvin crowned the Kool Gents the New El Dorados and they backed Moses for two fruitless years.
http://www.uncamarvy.com/KoolGents/koolgents.html
http://www.soulfulkindamusic.net/dclark.htm

Songs :

The Kool Gents


This Is The Night / Do Ya Do             You Know / I Just Can't Help Myself


Crazy Over You                  When I Call On You                  Just Like A Fool

The Delegates (1)

Mother's Son I'm Gonna Be Glad The Convention

Dee Clark (bb The Delegates)

Gloria / Kangaroo Hop

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The Majors (6) aka The Vows (2)

Posted on March 21 2009 by dion1

The Vows (2) aka The Majors (6)

The Vows (2) (Chicago,Il.)
aka The Majors (6)

Personnel :

Larry Montgomery (Lead / First Tenor)

Berlyn Bynum (Baritone)

James Sims (Lead / Bass)

Joseph "Fuzzy" Buckner (Lead)

Lawrence Bibbs (Lead / Second Tenor)

Discography :

The Vows (2)
1963 - Girl In Red / Born With The Rhythm (Ran-Dee 111/112)
1963 - When A Boy Love A Girl / Say You'll be mine (Sta-Set 402)
1963 - Lost In A City / When A Boy Love A Girl (Big Three 400)

The Majors (6)
1963 - Lost In A City / Say You'll be mine (Big Three 403)

Biography :

The Vows on Ran-Dee, Big 3 and Sta-Set were a Chicago group (led by Larry Montgomery) that later changed their name to The Major IV. They also recorded for Mickey Stevenson on Venture Records. They had nothing to do with The Majors on Imperial (Philadelphia group), or The Vows on Markay (L.A. female group), or The Symphonics .

This group was earlier known as The Vows . They made a vocal harmony cut called "Girl in Red" on the Ran-Dee label, the A side was Andre Williams' r&b song entitled "Born with The Rhythm." The Fantastic Doo wop "Girl in Red", was composed in 57 but was released in 63.

"Lost In A City", "Say You'll be mine" all originally recorded as The Vows on Bob Lee's Big Three as #400 and was later re-released as Big Three #403 by The Majors.

Songs :


Girl In Red                                 When A Boy Love A Girl


Lost In A City                                  Say You'll be mine

Born With The Rhythm

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The Little Dippers

Posted on March 18 2009 by dion1

The Little Dippers (Nashville, TN.)

Personnel :

Darrell McCall

Hurshel Wigintin

Delores Dinning

Emily Gilmore

Discography :

1959 - Forever / Two By Four (University 210)
1960 - Be Sincere / Tonight (University 6053/6054)
1960 - Lonely / I Wonder, I Wonder, I Wonder (University 608)
1961 - Sails / For Just A Little While Tonight (Dot 16602)

Biography :

The Little Dippers were a quartet formed by Anita Kerr. They comprised Delores Dinning, Emily Gilmore, Darrell McCall and Hurshel Wigintin.

They scored a top ten hit with 'Forever' b/w 'Two By Four' early in 1960 but the follow-up single, 'Be Sincere' / 'Tonight' made no impression on the charts.

As their third single for the UNIVERSITY label, 'Lonely', didn't chart either, it seems odd that Decca should have chosen to release it in the U.K

Songs :


Forever                               Two By Four    Be Sincere


Tonight                                     Lonely             I Wonder, I Wonder, I Wonder

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The Ray-O-Vacs

Posted on March 18 2009 by dion1

The Ray-O-Vacs (New-York)
(By Hans-Joachim)

Personnel :

Lester Harris (Lead)

Herb Milliner

Discography :

The Ray-O-Vacs
1949 - I'll always be in love with you/Lillette (Coleman 100)
1949 - Happy Am I / Why did you break my heart (Coleman 105)
1949 - Happy Am I / Travel on (Coleman 111)
1949 - Hot Dog / I'm The Baby Now (Coleman 112)
1949 - The Battle of the blues / Lover come back to me (Coleman 113)
1950 - Once upon a time / Sentimental me (Decca 48141)
1950 - Besame Mucho / You gotta love me too (Decca 48162)
1950 - What's Mine Is Mine / I Still Love You (Decca 48234)
1950 - Take Me Back To My Boots And Saddle / Goodnite my love (Decca 48197)
1950 - If You Ever Should Leave Me (Decca)(Unreleased)
1951 - My Baby's Gone / Let's (Decca 48211)
1951 - Charmaine / Hands accross the table (Decca 48260)
1951 - When the swallows come back to Capistrano / She's a Real Lovin' Baby (Decca 48274)
1952 - What can i say / Start Lovin' Me (Jubilee 5098)
1953 - You Know / Outside Paradise ( (Jubilee 5124)
1954 - Darling / Riding high (Josie 763)
1956 - Crying All Alone / Party Time (Kaiser 384/Atco 6085)
1957 - Wine-O / Hong Kong (Kaiser 389)
1957 - Shine (Chess) (Unreleased)
1957 - Party Time (Chess) (Unreleased)

"Flap" Mc Queen & The The Ray-O-Vacs
1955 - I Still Love You / All About Daddy (Josie 781)

Biography :

The Ray-O-Vacs are best remembered for "I've Got Two Arms to Hold You," which sold well in both the R&B and pop music fields in the mid-'50s. The Ray-O-Vacs -- led by Lester Harris -- appeared on the doo wop scene in early March of 1950. At the time, "Once Upon a Time" was a big number one hit for the Ames Brothers, who recorded for Coral Records. Coral's parent label -- Decca -- had tried to get additional sales by having the Ray-O-Vacs cover the song and their version did sell some copies, but not nearly enough to make a dent in the sales by the Ames Brothers. Decca tried again with the pop standard "Besame Mucho," which managed to sell well throughout the summer and into fall. That November, Decca issued a final side for the Ray-O-Vacs, this time spotlighting Harris on "I've Got Two Arms to Hold You" b/w "A Kiss in the Dark," which was the first recording on Decca by the group released in the new 45-rpm format.

The single sold well in both the R&B and pop music fields, but subsequent singles failed to further their career. Ray-O-Vacs lead vocalist Harris left the group and signed a contract to record as a solo artist for RCA Records; Harris was eventually replaced by Herbert Milliner, who was spotlighted on their final Decca release, "Hands Across the Table," from 1951. The next year brought new attempts to find success within the pop music field. The Ray-O-Vacs issued "When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano," which had been a hit for the Ink Spots years before, but it too failed to ignite any sales. Decca eventually dropped the Ray-O-Vacs from their roster. They were soon signed to Jerry Blaine's Jubilee label. In November, their first release -- "Start Loving Me" b/w "What Can I Say?" -- was issued in both 78- and 45-rpm formats. During February of 1953, the group performed in Philadelphia (well-received shows at both Pep's and the Club Bill & Lou).

The following month, they learned that founding member and former lead singer Lester Harris had died. He was 33 years old. A few months later, in May, The Pittsburgh Courier, a black and mostly urban newspaper, conducted a prestigious readers poll. The Courier's readers picked the Ray-O-Vacs as the best small-combo attraction (beating out Paul Gayten and Louis Jordan's groups) and this award somewhat seemed to make up for the group's lack of success. That same month, the Gale Agency signed the group to its talent representative roster, and by the fall the Ray-O-Vacs performed during the Operation Music Show, which presented the winners of the Pittsburgh Courier poll and helped to benefit the NAACP Legal Defense Fund.

In April of 1954, Jubilee decided to move the Ray-O-Vacs to its Josie subsidiary, hoping their association with other Josie acts (the Cadillacs and the Five Notes) would help them score with the public. The first release for the Josie label was "Riding High," and featured a lead vocal by Milliner. It failed to ignite interest in the group. During the following summer, Josie tried again with a new single; "Daddy" featured a lead vocal by Babe Hutton, while "I Still Love You" was led by Herb Milliner, although the single's label credits the group as Flap McQueen & the Ray-O-Vacs. In 1956, the small independent Kaiser label issued "Crying All Alone" b/w "Party Time" and later that same year, "Wino" b/w "Hong Kong." The next year, they were shuffled over to the Atlantic subsidiary label Atco, which re-released this same single. It would end up being the final release by the Ray-O-Vacs.

Bryan Thomas, All Music Guide http://home.earthlink.net/~jaymar41/rayovacs.html

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The Links aka The Bachelors (2) aka The Jets (1)

Posted on March 17 2009 by dion1

Past up Picture : Johnny Terry, James Walton & Herbert Fisher

The Links (Washington, D.C)
aka The Bachelors (2) aka The Jets (1)

Personnel :

James "Toy" Walton (First Tenor)

Herbert Fisher (Baritone)

Wilbert Hess Dobson (Baritone)

Joe Woodley (Baritone)

Johnny Terry (Bass)

Discography :

1958 - She's The One / Ba Bee (Teenage 1009)

Biography :

When their fourth record got nowhere, the Bachelors decided to call it quits, breaking up in early 1958. But Toy Walton decided to try it again, getting Herb Fisher back, along with Wilbert Hess Dobson (baritone), Joe Woodley (baritone) and Johnny Terry (bass). Calling themselves the Links, they recorded "She's The One" for the Teenage label in 1958. They lasted for about a year, and then Toy and Johnny Terry formed the Knickerbockers with Roosevelt "Tippie" Hubbard (tenor) and Alonzo Simmons (baritone). They were together for a couple of years, but never recorded.
http://www.uncamarvy.com/Bachelors/bachelors.html

Songs :

She’s The One Ba-Bee

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The Mood Makers aka The Five Delights aka The Watusi Warriors

Posted on March 17 2009 by dion1

The Five Delights aka The Mood Makers aka The Watusi Warriors 1959 (l-r) Danny Levy, Eddie Stokes, Ray Figueroa, Waldo Champen and Sonny Jordan

The Five Delights (New York)
aka The Mood Makers
aka The Watusi Warriors 

Personnel :

Ed "Sonny" Jordan (First Tenor)

Waldo Champen (First Tenor)

Douglas Ferrer (Second Tenor)

Georges Rosa (Baritone)

Daniel Levy (Bass)

Discography :

The Five Delights
Singles:
1958 - There'll Be No Goodbye / Okey Dokey Mama (Newport 7002/Unart 2003)
1959 - The Thought Of Losing You / That Love Affair (Abel 228)
Unreleased :
1959 - Sweet Little Girl (Abel)

The Mood Makers
Single:
1961 - Dolores / Dream a Dream (Bambi 80)
Unreleased :
1961 - Sweet Little Girl (Bambi)

The Watusi Warriors
1959 - Wa-Chi-Bam-Ba / Kalahari (Prince 1206)

Biography :

In 1958, Waldo Champen and Ed Jordan reunited in the 5 Delights, with Douglas Ferrer (second tenor), George Rosa (baritone) and Daniel Levy (bass). This mixed group (George was Spanish and Daniel was white) was already in existence; when they brought in Ed (an old friend), he, in turn, brought in Champ. They recorded a single record which was released on another of Jerry Winston's labels in June (Newport this time; it was distributed by George Goldner's Gone label).

The Five Delights aka The Mood Makers aka The Watusi Warriors
(l-r) Danny Levy, Eddie Stokes, Ray Figueroa, Waldo Champen and Sonny Jordan

Ed led "There'll Be No Goodbye," while Douglas fronted "Okey Dokey Mama." When it started making a little noise, the masters were sold to United Artists, which re-released it on Unart in September. However, a little noise was all it made, and George and Douglas left. Two new members were found in Raymond Figuroa (a Spanish second tenor) and Ed Stokes (a white baritone). They had a release, in March 1959, on the Prince label (under the embarrassing name of the Watusi Warriors): "Wa-Chi-Bam-Ba," backed with "Kalahari.

Then, a new label (Alan Abel's Abel Records) and a couple of new tunes: "The Thought Of Losing You" with Ed and "That Love Affair" with Champ. Once again there was no action, but this time they hung in there. In 1961 they changed the group's name to the Mood Makers and had a single release on the Bambi label in May. "Dolores" (the Bachelors' tune) is led by Ed Jordan and "Dream A Dream" is a duet between Ed and Champ.
http://www.uncamarvy.com/WaldoChampen/waldochampen.html

Songs :

The Five Delights

There'll Be No Goodbye        The Thought Of Losing You


That Love Affair                        Okey Dokey Mama

The Mood Makers

Dolores Dream A Dream

The Watusi Warriors

Wa-Chi-Bam-Ba Kalahari

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The Jets (1) aka The Bachelors (2) aka The Links

Posted on March 16 2009 by dion1

The Jets (1) (Washington, D.C)
aka The Bachelors (2) aka The Links

Personnel :

Waverly "Buck" Mason (Lead)

James "Toy" Walton (First Tenor)

Walter Taylor (Second Tenor)

Herbert Fisher (Baritone)

John Bowie (Bass)

Charles Booker (Baritone / Guitar)

Discography :

1953 - The Lovers / Drag It Home Baby (Rainbow 201)  

Biography :

The Jets had met and connected in high school and were now putting together a musical package to present to their as yet unknowing public. Soon they had enough polish and singing talent to become a mainstay in the area's clubs and nightspots. They finally got a break in the desire to expand their sphere of influence, so to speak, by securing a recording contract in 1952. They were set to record for Eddie Heller's New York based Rainbow Records. That independent label had been trying to break out in the rapidly growing R & B market in the Northeast.

In late December, right at the end of the year, Rainbow releases a tune called "The Lovers" by The Jets. The flip side was a throwaway jump tune called "Drag It Home Baby", and the pair of tunes was out on Rainbow #201. Rainbow touted the group in its ads headlining "Introducing The Jets", and "An R & B Must". One of the factors that complicated the attempt of the group to find an audience was that soon after their record came out, a vocal group on the West Coast also called The Jets released a record on the 7-11 label.

The California group would eventually hit paydirt as The Hollywood Flames some years later. The Washington D.C. group however saw their first recorded effort pull a disappearing act despite the efforts at promotion and airplay. To add a bit of irony to the prodeedings, the next effort by the group in the recording studio was for Aladdin Records who had the West Coast Jets (Flames) under contract. Thus the D.C. Jets were now known as The Bachelors.
http://www.uncamarvy.com/Bachelors/bachelors.html

Songs :

The Lovers Drag It Home, Baby

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