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The Spinners (1)

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The Spinners (1) (Pittsburgh, CA)

Personnel :

Lawrence Brice (Lead)

Robert Thomas

Gilbert Joseph (Baritone)

Maurice Allen
 

Discography :

1958 - My Love And Your Love / Marvella (Rhythm 125)

 

Biography :

These Spinners were not the famous detroit Spinners, but rather the west coast Pittsburg, CA (SF/Oakland) group, as played on KDIA. It was Rhythm Records "The Boss in the Bay" #125, it was an Oakland label owned by college basketball hall of famer and legendary KDIA-AM (the "choice voice of the Bay")(Lucky 13....1310 on the dial) Don Barksdale.

  
Don Barksdale                                                                                                                                                      

As a business entrepreneur, Barksdale established an advertising agency and a beer distributorship (Blue & Gold Beer, the first black-owned enterprise of its kind in the Bay Area), a record label (Rhythm Records) and two popular Oakland nightspots, The Sportsman and The Showcase.

Spinners' members included Lawrence Brice, Gilbert Joseph (baritone), Robert Thomas, and Maurice Allen. Co-writers were Brice and Joseph. They became one hit wonders with the Doo Wop song 'My Love And Your Love'.
 


Songs :

   
My Love And Your Love                                 Marvella          

 

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The Clientelles

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The Clientelles (Upper Darby, Pennsylvania)

 

Personnel :

Jimmy Dilks (Lead)

Tommy Payne (First & Second Tenor)

Chuck Frederico (Second Tenor & Baritone)

Jack Shingle (Second Lead)

Mike Orlando (Bass)

 

Discography :

1961 - Church Bells May Ring / My love (M.B.S.7)

 

Biography :

The Clientelles formed in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, in 1960. Group Members changed frequently. Once they were in place, the members shown above became dedicated and practiced religiously for three years at the home of their manager, who eventually took them to a club in North Philadelphia where they were quite sucessful. the Club, however had different intentions.


Without their manager present, group members and their parents met with one of the owners of this club who asked that each member contribute 100$ to help launch their musical career. The group's manager was never aware of this and soon brought them to a studio to cut some demos. He paids $500 for their time and an additional $500 to a record pressing plant for the discs.


The Only thing he receveid was some 500 to 1,000 records pressed on the mysterious M.B.S records label. Although several other records are know to exist on the M.B.S. label, the situation with the Clientelles remains cloudy. The Clientelles did many local shows to support their disc, but nothing positive was ever realized; there was no promotion, support, or airplay. By 1962, the Clientelles' entertainment career was finished.

 

Songs :

   
      Church Bells May Ring                                           My Love               

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The Four After Fives aka The Rivingtons...

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The Four After Fives (Los Angeles)

aka

The  Friends (3)
The Rivingtons
The Crenshaws
The Sharps (1)
The Twisters (2)
The Ebbtides (3)

 

Personnel :

Carl White (Lead)

Al Frazier (Tenor)

Sonny Harris (Lead)

Turner "Rocky" Wilson Jr (Bass)

 

Discography :

1961 - Hello Schoolteacher! / I Gotta have somebody (Lonely boy) (All Time 9076)

 

Biography :

After the Lamplighters/tenderfoots, Frazier, Carl White and Sonny Harris were joined by Turner "Rocky" Wilson Jr. to form the Four After Fives. The Name came from the "After Five" uniforms they wore on stage. There was only one release by this group. Frazier does not recall the release "Lonesome" by the Ebbtides, but claims that they did that song as the Four After Fives.

A name change to the Sharps preceded the groups' successful reunion with Thurston Harris. Lester Sills of Screen Gems chose the new name. The Same four Vocalists changed their name to the Crenshaws and their releases for Warner Brothers saw the brief return of Matthew Nelson on "Off Shore" and "Moonlight in Vermont". The next and final name change proved to be a Lucky one. Producers Adam Ross and Jack Levy named the group The Rivingtons after a street on the lower east side of New York.

 

Songs :

   
Hello Schoolteacher!              I Gotta have somebody

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The Four Motions

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The Four Motions : left to right Felix Barreto , Googie Page, David Barreto, sitting Phil Agtuca

The Four Motions (Long Island, New York)

 

Personnel

Phil Agtuca

Felix Barreto

Googie Page

David Barreto

 

Discography :

1964 - My Hero (Demo)

 

Biography :

By 1963 the Imaginations had broken up. Bloom, Phil Agtuca and LeCausi were then joined by John Governale (first tenor) and Pete Lanzetta (baritone) in the Expressions. The Expressions released a debut single in 1963, "On The Corner"However, it flopped, and the group broke up once again.  In 1964, Phil Agtuca recorded with The Four Motions, they have a demo song "My Hero".


Songs :


My Hero

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