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The Gladiolas

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The Gladiolas  (Lancaster, C.S)

 

Personnel :

Maurice Williams (Lead)

Earl Gainey (Tenor)

William Massey (Tenor/Baritone)

Willie Jones (Baritone)

Norman Wade (Bass)


Discography :

1957 - Little Darlin' / Sheetheart Please Don't Go (Excello 2101)
1957 - Run Run Little Joe / Comin' Home To You (Excello 2110)
1957 - Hey Little Girl / I WantA Know (Excello 2120)
1958 - Say You' ll Be Mine / Shoop Shoop (Excello 2136)
  


Biography :

Maurice Williams (born 26 April 1938, Lancaster, South Carolina) had his first experience with music in the church, where his mother and sister both performed. By the time he was six, Williams was performing regularly there. With his childhood friend Earl Gainey, Williams formed the gospel group 'The Junior Harmonizers', but as rock and roll and doo-wop became their primary interest, the Junior Harmonizers changed their name to 'The Royal Charms'.

In addition to Williams and Gainey, The Royal Charms were made up of Willie Jones (baritone), William Massey (tenor, baritone, trumpet), and Norman Wade (bass). In the winter of 1956, while still in high school, Williams and his band traveled to Nashville, Tennessee to record for the Excello record label. At the time they were going by the name 'The Royal Charms,' but the founder of Excello Records, Ernie Young, convinced them to change their name to 'The Gladiolas.' At the time, there were at least two other bands using the same name.

    


The song "Little Darlin'" was a #11 hit on the R&B chart in 1957, but did not break the Billboard Hot 100's Top 40. However, when the song was covered by the Canadian group The Diamonds, it moved up to #2.

Williams finished high school and while on the road with the band (after their station wagon broke down in Bluefield, West Virginia), the band came across a small car known as "The Zodiac" and the band changed their name. Shortly thereafter, Henry Gatson replaced Earl Gainey.

http://www.mauricewilliams-stay.com/littledarlin.htm
http://www.mauricewilliams.com/indexNEW.cfm
http://www.vocalgroup.org/inductees/maurice_williams_zodiacs.
html http://www.tsimon.com/zodiac.htm



Songs :

   
Little Darlin'                            Say You' ll Be Mine


Shoop Shoop


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The Chymes aka Four Chymes aka The Three Chimes

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The Chymes aka Four Chymes aka The Three Chimes

The Chymes (Brooklyn, NY)
aka Four Chymes aka The Three Chimes

 

Personnel :

Gil Pabon (Lead)

Larry Gerona (First Tenor)

Ray Diaz (Second Tenor)

Carmine Scibelli (Baritone)

 

Discography :

The Chymes
1964 -  If I Give My Heart To You / On The Street Where You Live (Musictone 6125)

Four Chymes
1964 - The Gypsy / Now Look At Who's Crying (Musicnote 121)

The Three Chimes
1964 - Tears And Pain / Show Me The Way (Crossway 444)

 

Biography :

In 1961, Lenny coco & The Chimes entered a local studio to cut a demo in 1960; a recording engineer called Andy Leonetti, who hustled down and signed the newcomers to his fledgling Tag label. Leonetti pressed up the ballad under the slightly off-kilter title of "Once In Awhile" that autumn. The Chimes' debut single soared to #11 pop in early '61. The group would not find success with their following albums, and split up in the middle of the decade. Andy Leonetti did not give up and in 1964 signed another Brooklyn group on his Musicnote label. He calls them The Chimes with a different spelling, The Chymes. Composed by Gil Pabon, Larry Gerona, Ray Diaz and Carmine Scibelli , the group recorded "If I Give My Heart To You" b/w "On The Street Where You Live" followed by "The Gypsy" and "Now Look At Who's Crying" some time later as the Four Chymes. After one member left, Andy Leonetti released on his Crossway label "Tears And Pain" and "Show Me The Way" as the Three Chimes.

 

Songs :

The Chymes

  
   If I Give My Heart To You              On the Street Where You Live


The Four Chymes

  
Now Look At Who's Crying                        The Gypsy              


The Three Chimes

  
Tears And Pain                               Show Me The Way

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The Quinns aka The Quintones (2)

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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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