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Ginger & The Chiffons (3)

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Ginger & The Chiffons (3)

Ginger & The Chiffons (3) (New York)



Personnel :

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Discography :

Single :
1962 - She / Where Were You Last Night? (Groove 58 003)

Unreleased :
1962 - Happy Blue (Groove)
1962 - Run (Run Away From Him)(Groove)





Biography :

This group from New York had no connection to the later girl group, also called The Chiffons, who became famous in the mid-1960s with the huge hit songs "One Fine Day", Big Talkin' Guy" and "He's So Fine". In 1962, Groove Records released "She" b/w "Where Were You Last Night?" both written by  Blagman & Bobrick. Norman Blagman & Sam Bobrick seem to be remembered for their Mad Magazine connection but they were also writers and producers for various pop and soul artists in New York.

Ginger & The Chiffons (3)    Ginger & The Chiffons (3)

Groove Records was a subsidiary of RCA Victor records, founded by Billboard reporter Bob Rolontz in 1953 as an R&B label. The label had excellent session musicians, so a record on this label usually has good musicianship, even when the artist is an unknown. Piano Red scored the first minor hit for Groove, but Mickey & Sylvia were its only highly successful artist. The label also recorded King Curtis, Arthur Crudup, Brook Benton and little George Benson. One strong and very under-rated artist on the label is Varetta Dillard, an impressive R&B vocalist.


 



Songs :

  
                     She                              Where Were You Last Night?

 



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The Concords (2) aka The Snowmen aka The Sherwoods (3)

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The Concords (2) aka The Snowmen aka The Sherwoods (3)
 

The Concords (2)  (Brooklyn, New York)
aka The Snowmen aka The Sherwoods (3)




Personnel :

Dickie Goldman (Lead)

Mike Lewis (First tenor)

Murray Moshe (Second Tenor)

Charles Presti (Baritone)

Steve Seider (Bass)






Discography :

The Concords (2)
Singles :
1961 - The Boy Most Likely / Again (RCA 47-7911)
1961 - Cross My Heart / Our Last Goodbye (Gramercy 304)
1962 - My Dreams / Scarlet Ribbons (Gramercy 305)
1962 - Away / One Step From Heaven (Rust 5048)
1962 - Marlene / Our Love Wasn't Meant To Be (Herald 576)
1962 - Cold And Frosty Morning / Don't Go Now (Herald 578)
1964 - It's Our Wedding Day / Should I Cry (Epic 9697)
1970 - I Feel A Love Comin' On / Down The Aisle Of Love (Polydor 14036/Boom 60021)
1970 - I Feel A Love Comin' On / Down The Aisle Of Love* (Polydor PD2-14036) *alt. vers.
Unreleased :
1964 - Tonight (Epic)

Wallie Hawkins bb The Concords (2)
1960 - First Date / Hog Tied (Joy 248)

Ginny Michels bb The Concords (2)    
1962 - True Confession / Ev'ryone Was There But You (Mala 446)

Neal Scott bb The Concords (2)
1962 - Run To Me / Tomboy (Comet 2151)
1963 - One Piece Bathing Suit / Little Girl (Herald 581)

Sue Kenny bb The Concords (2)
1963 - Look / A Fool In Love (Tribute 118)

Joel Grayson bb The Concords (2)   
1963 - No More / My True Story     (Riverside 4557)

Ricky Lisi bb The Concords (2)  
1963 - The River / Don't Go Now (Roulette 4511)

The Sherwoods (3)
1963 - Cold And Frosty Morning / True Love Was Born (With Our Last Goodbye) (Dot 16540)

The Snowmen
1964 - Cold & Frosty Morning / You Started It (Herald 597)

Lisa & The Lullabies bb The Concords (2) (uncredited)
1964 - He's So Good / Why Do I Cry (Coed 589)

 

 



Biography :

Formed in 1959 in the Brighton Beach enclave of Brooklyn, New York, USA. They named their group the “Concords” a Spanish word for “with cords.” The group started as the Con-Chords but later they became the “Concords” because their original label (RCA) spelled it that way and they stuck with it.The Concords' membership originally teamed Mike Lewis (lead and tenor), Dickie Goldman (lead and tenor), Murray Moshe (baritone), Charles "Chippy" Presti (second tenor) and Steve Seider (bass). Signed by RCA Records, the Concords made their debut with a vocal group standard, "Again".

The Concords (2) aka The Snowmen aka The Sherwoods (3)

The group did an uptempo version with Mike Lewis on lead. The record was arranged by the legendary Teacho Wiltshire who produced a number of great records for RCA. The record was not well-produced technically with too little bass and too much treble. The record was a “pick hit” of disc jockey Murray. This resulted in some publicity for the group and they later did some shows for Murray. The group also performed a memorable show at Stern’s Department store in Manhattan along with Santo and Johnny. Songwriter Stu Wiener then took them to his father's Gramercy Records label, where they released two singles, "Cross My Heart" and "My Dreams".

The Concords (2) aka The Snowmen aka The Sherwoods (3)  The Concords (2) aka The Snowmen aka The Sherwoods (3)
Neal Scott                                                                                        Tne Concords

After losing Goldman and deciding to continue as a quartet, they recorded  “Away“ b/w “One Step From Heaven“ on Rust Records in 1962, before finding a more permanent home at Herald Records. Their most successful single, "Marlene", followed, which became a major regional hit in the north-west, and led to them performing in Detroit with the Supremes. Their second single on Herald “Cold And Frosty Morning“ was  also released as The Snowmen and was sold to Dot who released it under the name of the Sherwoods. The group did a lot of backup work wile under the management of Stu Weiner for artists such as Sue Kenny, Joel Grayson, Ginny Michels, Wally Hawkins, Ricky Lisi and Neil Scott. However, it was not enough to dampen disquiet in the ranks and the Concords broke up in 1963.

The Concords (2) aka The Snowmen aka The Sherwoods (3)    The Concords (2) aka The Snowmen aka The Sherwoods (3)

Lewis briefly formed the Planets but returned to a reshuffled Concords in 1964, wherein he and Seider were joined by Teddy Graybill (ex-Stardrifts), Sal Tepedino (ex-Travelers) and Bobby Ganz. A new contract with Epic Records led to the release of "Should I Cry", although Lewis and Wiener enjoyed more success with their production of Roddie Joy's "Come Back Baby". A remake of the Quintones' "Down The Aisle Of Love" was the final Concords single in 1966, with only Lewis remaining in the music industry thereafter .






Songs :
(updated by Hans-Joachim) 


The Concords (2)

     
The Boy Most Likely                   Again                                 Cross My Heart

     
Our Last Goodbye                    My Dreams                          Scarlet Ribbons

     
Away                     One Step From Heaven                    Marlene

     
Our Love Wasn't Meant To Be       Cold And Frosty Morning             Don't Go Now                

     
It's Our Wedding Day                  Should I Cry                    I Feel A Love Comin' On

     
Down The Aisle Of Love                Tonight (unrel.)                         Away (alt.)           
 

Down The Aisle Of Love (Polydor alt. vers.)

 

 

Wallie Hawkins bb The Concords (2)

  
First Date                               Hog Tied



Ginny Michels bb The Concords (2)    

  
True Confession            Ev'ryone Was There But You


Neal Scott bb The Concords (2)

  
Run To Me                      Tomboy 

  
One Piece Bathing Suit                  Little Girl         


Sue Kenny bb The Concords (2)

  
Look                          A Fool In Love

 

Ricky Lisi bb The Concords (2)   

  
Don't Go Now                                         The River

 

Joel Grayson bb The Concords (2)   

  
My True Story                             No More      

 

 Lisa & The Lullabies bb The Concords (2) 

  
 He's So Good                            Why Do I Cry

 



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The Calendars (2)

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The Calendars (2)
Leonard Puzey & Ollie Jones

The Calendars (2) (Brooklyn, New York)


Personnel :

Cecil Davis (Lead)

Leonard Puzey (Second Tenor)

Ollie Jones (Second Tenor)

R.Hawes (Bass)



Discography :

1961 - I'm Gonna Laugh At You / You're Too Fast  (Coed 564)


Biography :

The Calendars were a doo wop group formed in Canarsie Brooklyn. Members were Cecil Davis, Leonard Puzey, Ollie Jones and C Hawes (Ollie Jones & Leonard Puzey were formerly in the Ravens). "I'm Gonna Laugh At You" was mastered in December of 1961 and released on January 1962. Unfortunately  this great tune was not promoted the proper way.
 

The Calendars (2)    The Calendars (2)

                                                                                                                      Ollie Jones & Leonard Puzey

Coed records was busy promoting other artists such. Adam Wade, The Duprees, The Crests, The Riveras etc. and basically by the early 1962 this song was ignored.  It is a shame that it didn't received the proper air play that it deserved. Some people think that George Paxton owner of Coed records had little bit of money at that time to promote this record.



Songs :

  
I'm Gonna Laugh At You                You're Too Fast


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The Gardenias (1)

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The Gardenias (1)
Luther Ingram

The Gardenias (1) (Alton, IL.) 




Personnel :

Luther Thomas Ingram (Lead)

Archie Ingram

Richard Ingram

Connie Perry

Lawrence Witherspoon



Discography :

Single:
1956 - My Baby's Tops / Flaming Love (Federal 12284)

Unreleased :
1956 - (All Alone And) Miserable (Federal)
1956 - You Found The Time (Federal)



Biography :

Born in Jackson, Tennessee on November 30, 1937 and raised in the southern Illinois town of Alton from age 10, Luther Ingram started out singing gospel in The Midwest Crusaders before veering into doo-wop with The Gardenias, which included his brothers Archie and Richard, Connie Perry and Lawrence Witherspoon. On September 13, 1956, the Gardenias went to the Federal Studios in Cincinnati to record four songs: "My Baby's Tops", "Flaming Love", "(All Alone And) Miserable", and "You Found The Time". All leads were handled by Luther and they were backed by Ike Turner's Kings Of Rhythm. Federal released only “My Baby’s Tops” b/w “ Flaming Love”.

The Gardenias (1)    The Gardenias (1)

There was nothing much happening with the Gardenias in 1957, They still occasionally appeared with Ike Turner, and even though they were still singing gospel as the Midwest Crusaders. Soon, the group simply fell apart. Luther moved to New York and became a songwriter working with producers Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. His first solo recording came on Decca records in 1965, “You Never Miss Your Water” b/w “Ain’t That Nice”. After a few more unsuccessful recordings, he moved on to the Koko label, an obscure subsidiary of Stax records, and re-launched his solo career.
http://www.uncamarvy.com/Gardenias/gardenias.html



Songs :

  
   My Baby's Tops                                 Flaming Love

  
You Found The Time                     (All Alone And) Miserable


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The Wonders (5)

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The Wonders (5)

The Wonders (5) (Akron,OH.)

 

Personnel :

Fred Kalail (Lead)

Wade Haddad (Tenor)

Ron Kalail (Baritone)

Harvey Russell (Bass)

 

Discography :

The Wonders (5)
1957 - Well Now / Cuttin' Out (Reserve 122)
1959 - I'll Write A Book / Hey Senorita (Ember 1051)

Harvey Russell
1963 - Out of My Teens / Cuttin' Out (Vicki 638)

The Wonders (5)

 

Biography :

Harvey Russell began writing songs upon returning to Akron in 1955 after serving in the Air Force. With Fred Kalail (Lead), Wade Haddad (Tenor) and Ron Kalail (Baritone), they formed a group called the Wonders. They wrote a song called Cuttin' Out and they took it to a radio station and they wanted to play it. In 1957, "Well Now" b/w "Cuttin' Out" was released on Reserve Records. The Wonders were more of a pop group in the style of the Four Lads or Crew Cuts. Yet they knew what was selling, so they waxed "I'll Write A Book" with a nice version of the penguins' classic "Hey Senorita" in the winter of 1959.

    The Wonders (5)    The Wonders (5)

The Wonders toured throughout the south and east for four years, but, according to Wade Haddad, never totally adapted to Rock and roll. Several members evolved into another band, playing Arabic music for Akron's large Middle-eastern constituency. In the early 60s Harvey Russell continued to sing 'solo'. He had a local hit with "Out of My Teens" on the Vicki label. In 1964 Harvey Russell started his own record label, Janie, named for his wife. He recorded a record of his own, but also released records by the Decades and Pacers. By 1965 he had decided to start singing for the teenage set, so he partnered with the Rogues, an Akron band who were pretty popular in the teen clubs.

 

Songs :

The Wonders (5)

  
Well Now                                             Cuttin' Out

  
I'll Write A Book                              Hey Senorita


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The Villette Sisters

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The Villette Sisters
Elaine, Regina & MGM recording director Ray Ellis

 

The Villette Sisters (New York)

 

Personnel :

Elaine Villette

Regina Villette

 

Discography :

1960 - I Gave Him Back His Ring / The Rainbow (MGM 12928)

 

Biography :

Following success with the great French Star, Maurice Chevalier, Arnold Maxin (MGM president) has now packed a stunning pair of Parisian Teen-agers known as Les Soeurs Villette, Elaine and Regina. Aged 17 and 15, the sisters were discovered backstage at a Paris night Club by publisher and artist manager George Weiner. Weiner found the pair accomplished as Spanish guitarists, jugglers, dancers and singer. The Villette Sisters make appearances on the Ed Sullivan Show in the spring of 1960.

The Villette Sisters    The Villette Sisters
The Villette Sisters with MGM recording director Ray Ellis (left) and manager George Weiner.                                                     

George Weiner who manages them, brought the girls to the attention of Arnold Maxin who signed them to an MGM contract. The girls recorded pop songs “The Rainbow” and “I Gave Him Back His Ring.” The record was released in August 1960. It will be the only girls' single.

 

Songs :


The Rainbow




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The Barries

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The Barries  

The Barries (New Haven, Connecticut)


 


Personnel :

Jimmy O'connor (Lead)

Guy Villano (Tenor)

Al "Brush" Battista (Baritone)

Nickie Delano

Joe Marturiello "Big Joe" (Bass)

 

Discography :

1963 - Why Don't You Write Me / Mary Ann (Vernon 102)
1964 - Tonight, Tonight / Mary Ann (Ember 1101)
1965 - When You're Out Of School / The Loneliest Man In Town (Di-Nan 101)

 

Biography :

The Original Barries featured Guy Villano, Al "Brush" Battista, Nickie Delano (formally of Nickie and the Nobles), Joe Marturiello and Jimmy O'connor . "Tonight, Tonight" Remake of a song that had originally charted at #77 for the Mello-Kings in 1957 (as "Tonite, Tonite") were recorded in New York with just three members of the group : Jimmy O'connor on lead Guy Villano, tenor & Al Battista baritone doing base runs. They over dubed the background using Jimmy for the extra voice. At the same session they did 'Mary Ann" and "Why Don't You Write Me". New Haven’s sixteen year-old Richard Carpenter (Of the Carpenter) made his recording debut when he joined the Barries for their songs "Mary Ann" and "Why Don't You Write Me". Richard played piano on these recordings. "Mary Ann" and "Why Don't You Write Me" will be released by Vernon Records, a label from Connecticut.

The Barries     The Barries
                                                                                               Richard Carpenter

Al Silver owner of Ember Records got reports of some action and bought the master and released "Tonight, Tonight" b/w  "Mary Ann". "Tonight, Tonight" Did not chart nationally in Billboard, but charted locally in the Top 20 in New Haven, Connecticut in March 1964. One of the more enduring and popular white doo-wops, the Barries version of "Tonight, Tonight" shows the Mello-Kings vastly overrated song for what it truly is. In 1964, Nickie Delano and Joe Marturiello left the group and Andy Smith joined the Barries.

The Barries
Andy Smith, Guy Villano, Jimmmy O'Connor & Al Battista

The last release of the Barries  will be released in 1965 with "When You're Out Of School" b/w "The Loneliest Man In Town", both tunes written by their new member Andy Smith. Andy Later recorded with the Frontiers (guitarist on their MGM label 45, "You" in '67) and then helped form another group called Beau Phenom, That group issued one single on the Co-Op label in 1969, "Call Off Life". Lead singer Jimmy O'Connor, would join up with teenagers who formed a group with members who resided in surrounding areas of New Haven, They called their group the Chosen Few. As if that were original! They also recorded for the Co-Op label, which was based out of Merle's Record Rack, a prolific and popular record shop formerly located on Chapel Street in downtown New Haven.


 

Songs :

  
Why Don't You Write Me                           Mary Ann         

  
    Tonight, Tonight                         The Loneliest Man In Town


When You're Out Of School

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The Storytellers (2) aka The Story Tellers (2)

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Steve Barri & Carol Connors 

The Storytellers (2) (Los Angeles)
aka The Story Tellers (2)
ref The Nortones



Personnel :

Steve Barri (Steven Barry Lipkin)

Carol Connors (Annette Kleinbard)

Cheryl Connors (Cheryl Kleinbard)


Discography :

The Story Tellers (2)
1962 - When Two People (Are In Love) / Time Will Tell (Dimension 1014)

The Storytellers (2)
1962 - When Two People (Are In Love) / Time Will Tell (Ramarca 501)
1961 - I Don't Want An Angel / Down In The Valley (Capitol 5042)

 

Biography :

Steve Barri was born Steven Barry Lipkin in Brooklyn, New York, on February 23, 1942. His family moved to California when he was just a child. He began his career as a songwriter. He submitted his songs to Screen Gems Music which was run by Lou Adler. Adler liked Barri's songs, and helped him get his first recording of a Barri original. Steve Barri teamed with Bernie Reed. Warner wrote "The Nortones, Bernie Reed and Steve Barry, The two 18-years-olds who comprise the group, play their own guitar accompaniment as well as write their own material". In May Their manager, Norty Beckman sends them to the studio were they record four songs. The same month, Warner released "Suzie Jones" / "That's The Way The Cookie Crumbles" as the Nortones.

  
Carol Connors                                                                                Steve Barri

The single wasn't a hit but it was a way into the business for the newly minted music professional, and over the next few years Barri tried several other avenues of expression, including cutting a few records as a singer, all to no avail. In the early '60s he teamed up with Carol Connors. Carol Connors born Annette Kleinbard, 13 November 1940, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA. Based in Los Angeles, California, USA, Connors began her singing career under her birth name as a member of the Teddy Bears, a late 50s vocal group that also featured Phil Spector in its line-up. She then recorded singles for Imperial Records and Dunes Records as Annette Bard and Carol Collins respectively. Her first single under her own name, released in 1961, coupled ‘You Are My Answer’ with ‘My Diary’.

  
Carol Connors                                                                                             

Steve Barri and Carol Connors formed a trio, the Storytellers, with Connors' sister Cheryl, and their debut single on Dimension, "When Two People (Are in Love)," brought Barri back into the orbit of Lou Adler, who produced the record. This successful entrepreneur then paired Barri with protege (Phil) P.F. Sloan and together the new team began creating material for many of Adler's acts. Jan And Dean, Johnny Rivers and Terry Black were among those benefiting from Sloan/Barri songs, while the duo also recorded in their own right under various pseudonyms, notably the surfing act the Fantastic Baggys.


Discography :
(updated by Hans-Joachim)

  
When Two People (Are In Love)                       Time Will Tell               

  
I Don't Want An Angel                                I Want Your Love    

  
The Story Of The Ring

 


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Milton Thomas & The Escorts (4)

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Milton Thomas & The Escorts (4)
The Escorts - from left : Milton Thomas, Jim Clark, Dennis Allen & Dick Lee 

Milton Thomas & The Escorts (4) (Santa Monica, Ca.)
aka Dave Pesserallo & The 4 Escorts (1)

 

Personnel :

Milton Thomas (Lead)

Dennis Allen

Jim Clark

Dick Lee

 

Discography :

Milton Thomas & The Escorts (4)
1961 - Angel Of My Dream / Geri (Bi-Mi 101)

Dave Passerallo & The 4 Escorts (1)
1961 - Baby, Where Are You / By The Fire (Bi-Mi 102)

 

Biography :

The Escorts formed as a vocal group harmony group in 1960 while attending Santa Monica City College (Santa Monica, Ca.). The group consisted of Milton Thomas, Dennis Allen, Jim Clark and Dick Lee. They performed at school functions and other benefits until they felt ready to seek out a recording deal.

Milton Thomas & The Escorts (4)    Milton Thomas & The Escorts (4)

With Milton Thomas as Lead, The group recorded "Angel Of My Dream" b/w "Geri". The single will be released on the tiny label Bi-Mi. The next single released by the label will be Dave Passerallo backed by the group renamed The 4 Escorts..


Songs :

Milton Thomas & The Escorts (4)


Angel Of My Dream

Dave Passerallo & The 4 Escorts (1)

  
Baby, Where Are You                                By The Fire         

 


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The Premiers (1) aka Sammy Hagan & The Viscounts (1)

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Sammy Hagan & The Viscounts (1) aka The Premiers (1)

The Premiers (1) (Los Angeles)
aka Sammy Hagan & The Viscounts (1)

 

Personnel :

Sammy Hagan (Lead)

Donald Frierson (Tenor)

Daniel Fields (Baritone)

Charles Taggart (Bass)

 

Discography :

The Premiers (1)
Singles:
1956 - Baby / New Moon (Dig 106)
1956 - Have A Heart / My Darling (Dig 113)
Unreleased :
1956 - Red Sails In The Sunset (Dig)
1956 - Your kiss (Dig)
1956 - Can It Be Real (Dig)

Julie Stevens & The Premiers (1)
1956 - Blue Mood / Crazy Bells (Dig 115/Eldo 107 (1960))

Julie Stephens bb The Premiers (1)(Uncredited)
1957 - I Don’t Want To Know / Take My Heart (Dig 129)

Sammy Hagan & The Viscounts (1)
1957 - Out Of Your Heart / Smoochie Poochie (Capitol 3722)
1957 - Don't Cry / Wild Bird (Capitol 3818)
1958 - Tail Light / Snaggle Bunnie (Capitol 3885)

Little Sammy Yates
1959 - Comic Book Crazy / Dodge City Baby (Genie 1003)
1960 - Can You Love Me / Papa Did The Chicken (Shade 1002)

Count Yates
1961 -The Golden Key / Chimpanzee (Regis 1)

 

Biography :

Johnny Otis his Dig label, including a small recording studio, in his home in Los Angeles in late 1955. He shut down the label in 1957 when his Johnny Otis Show signed a contract with Capitol Records. In the interim, he released 42 singles and 4 LPs, including such talent as Arthur Lee Maye And The Crowns, Tony Allen And The Night Owls, Mel Williams And The Jayos, the Johnny Otis Orchestra and The Premiers.

Sammy Hagan & The Viscounts (1) aka The Premiers (1)   

The Premiers consisted of Sammy Hagan (aka: Little Sammy Yates "Hagan", Donald Frierson, Daniel Fields, and Charles Taggart. Johnny Otis released their first release, "Baby" and "New Moon" in March 1956. The former side, a mid tempo rocker with Yates fronting a unison group chant, Yates referred to as a countermelody. Though The Premiers' first release didn't make much noise. Johnny Otis issued a second pairing by the group In June 1956. "My Darling" and "Have a Heart". Supported by an able studio band led by saxophonist Jackie Kelso (who shared writers' credits with Yates on both sides of the release). Like the first release, however, "My Darling" didn't go anywhere and neither did the group until Johnny Otis decided they should back new singer Julie Stephens, an 18-year old recent high school graduate from Santa Barbara California.

Julie wrote "Blue Mood" and we went in to rehearse it with her, She was in a blue mood when she wrote the song, but when she recorded it, it came out beautiful during the summer of 1958". "Blue Mood" became the biggest hit Dig Records ever had, even though it tailed to make the national charts. With the flip side rocker "Crazy Bells," Otis subsequently reissued it in 1960.  After backing Stephens again on "Take My Heart" in 1957 it was time for The Premiers to move on. "After we left the Johnny Otis Show we went to Capitol Records and managed by Effie Smith and John Criner".

Sammy Hagan & The Viscounts (1) aka The Premiers (1)

Kenneth Head replacing original bass Charles Taggart. The group now became known as Sammy Hagan & the Viscounts.  Working with guitarist-arranger Jack Marshall and sax man Plash Johnson, among other backing musicians, the group turned out two outstanding ballads, "Out of Your Heart" and "Don't Cry' in 1957, followed by "Tail Light" in February 1958. The latter, which billboard described as a wistful rock ballad told of a guy who trails a car because he thinks his girl is in it with another guy. The tune has touches of the hit "Silhouettes". Unfortunately, the record buying public passed up "Tail Light," Which proved to be the final release for Hagan arid his group.

  

In 1960 Nagan recorded for John Criner as Little Sammy on the standout ballad "Can You Love Me" and ‘Papa Did the Chicken". According to Hagan, the voices heard in the background of "Can You Love Me" belong to Fred Smith and Cliff Goldsmith, the songwriting. Arranging team known for their work with The Olympics. According Hagan the backing musicians included Don & Dewey, while Hagan himself played piano. Sammy later continued to record as Count Yates and the Rhythm Crusaders.

 

Songs :
(updated by Hans-Joachim) 

The Premiers (1)

  
Baby / New Moon                             Have A Heart

  
My Darling  / Your kiss           Red Sails In The Sunset


Can It Be Real

Julie Stevens & The Premiers (1)

  
Blue Mood                               Crazy Bells


Julie Stephens bb The Premiers (1) (Uncredited)

  
I Don’t Want To Know                             Take My Heart       
 

Sammy Hagan & The Viscounts (1)

  
Out Of Your Heart                            Smoochie Poochie

  
Don't Cry                                         Wild Bird

  
       Tail Light                                    Snaggle Bunnie

Little Sammy Yates

  
Comic Book Crazy                           Dodge City Baby


Can You Love Me

Count Yates

  
The Golden Key                                   Chimpanzee



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