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The Genells

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The Genells  

The Genells (Indiana, Pa) 

 

Personnel :

Johnny Eugene "Chubby" Stabile

Ellot Chiprut


Discography :

Singles :
1963 - Linda Please Wait / Rainy Night (Dewey 101)
Unreleased :   
1963 - Tears From An Angel  (Dewey)


Biography :

As a teen, Elliot Chiprut and his neighbor, Gene (Chubby) Stabile, had formed The Genells, and the duo wrote, produced and performed “Linda Please Wait” and “Rainy Night.“ They have their own orchestra and played in Night Clubs in New Jersey and New York. In 1962, The Genells signed a production deal with The Tokens, a group made famous by “The Lion Sleeps Tonight.“ Chiprut, who was 18 years old at the time of the deal, said he and Stabile had to wait a year to find out The Tokens would not be releasing “Linda Please Wait” and “Rainy Night.“  After that letdown, Chiprut came to know nearly every inch of New York City’s Brill Building, a historically prestigious location for those in the music business. The Record will finally be released by Dewey Records in 1963.

The Genells     The Genells

While reading a music magazine one day, Chiprut spotted a picture of childhood friend Jeffrey Katz, who was one half of Super K Productions.“I had this little tape recorder and I played “Simon Says” for him,” Chiprut said of a meeting with Katz. Things took off from there, and Chiprut was hired to make music for major TV netw ork productions including “Popeye Meets the Man Who Hated Laughter” and “The Last Day of the War,” which aired on ABC and CBS, respectively.



Songs :

  
Rainy Night                                 Linda Please Wait


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The Pageants (1)

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The Pageants (1)
The Original Pageants with Rocco Galante on lead (center)

The Pageants (1) (Newark, New Jersey)

 

Personnel  :

Tony "Dee" DuBella (Lead)

John Albanese

Vince Luciano

Sammy Ventola

Sibby ..?

 

Discography :

Toy Dee &  The Pageants (1)
Single :
1961 - Saturday Romance / Make You My Queen (Du-Well 101/Arlen 731)
Unreleased:
1961 - Vickie Lee ((Urania)

Paul Kirk &  The Pageants (1)
1959 - Long Ago    / Ready Little Steady (Urania 5006)


Biography :

Vocal group from Newark, New Jersey fronted in 1958 by Rocco Galante  with John Albanese, Vince Luciano, Sammy Ventola and Sibby... The Pageants have been singing at school dances in the area for the past year. Unfortunately, when they were ready to record, their lead singer, Rocco Galante left the group. John Albanese recruited Tony DuBella to replace it. In August 1959, Bill Nielsen, general manager of Urania Records signed the Pageants and Paul Kirk, a young pop singer. Tony DuBella, wrote both tunes for their first disk "Saturday Romance" and "Vickie Lee".

The Pageants (1)  The Pageants (1)

The Pageants recorded the original version of "Saturday Romance" on Urania Records in NY City with the flip side "Vickie Lee", however the song never was released due to Urania going belly up.  At the same session The Pageants  backed up Paul Kirk singing on "Long ago" and "Ready Little Steady". Paul Kirk's record will be released the next month while the Pageants will have to wait more than two years with another flip side "Make You My Queen". The Single was released in October 1961 by Du-Well Records in New York as Tony Dee & The Pageants.


Songs :

The Pageants (1)

  
 Saturday Romance                          Make You My Queen


Paul Kirk &  The Pageants (2)

  
    Long Ago                                         Ready Little Steady


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The Collegians (1)

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The Collegians (1)

The Collegians (1) (Harlem, NY)


Personnel :

Roger Hayes

Harlan Jackson

Vernon Riley

Henry Brown

William Tarkenton


Discography :

Singles :
1957 - Let's Go For A Ride / Heavenly Night (X-Tra 108)
1958 - Zoom, Zoom, Zoom / On Your Merry Way (Winley 224)
1962 - Oh I Need Your Love / Tonite Oh Tonite (Winley 261)

Lp :
Zoom Zoom Zoom / Oh I Need Your Love / Oh Tonight Tonight / Right Around the Corner / On Your Merry Way / Let's Go for a Ride / He Will Break Your Heart / Teenie Weenie Little Bit / Rockin' Time

The Collegians (1)

 

Biography :

The Collegians formed in the early 50s in the Sugar Hill section of Harlem, NY. Group’s members were Roger Hayes, Harlan Jackson, Vernon Riley, Henry Brown, and William Tarkenton.  They’re early recordings were issued on the X-Tra (1957) labels.  They were eventually signed by record producer Paul Winley for his pioneering  New York City label Winley Records. Winley Records was founded by Paul Winley in 1956 and went out of business in 1962, releasing some forty singles in between. This small, New York independent label released some doo-wop favorites from The Paragons and Jesters.

The Collegians (1)

In 1958 the Collegians recorded they’re signature tune ”Zoom Zoom Zoom”, Winley #224, which Paul Winley co-wrote along with group members Jackson and Hayes. Other Collegians' charted hits include "Right Around The Corner," "The One You Love," "Hold Back the Night," and "Let's Go For a Ride."  The Marcels later used the intro to "Zoom Zoom Zoom" as the intro to their 1961 smash hit "Blue Moon."



Songs :

  
Let's Go For A Ride                              Heavenly Night     

  
Zoom, Zoom, Zoom                      On Your Merry Way

  
Oh I Need Your Love                      Tonite Oh Tonite

  
Right Around the Corner                 Let's Go for a Ride        

  
Teenie Weenie Little Bit                            Rockin' Time       


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The Kuf-Linx aka The Crescendos (4)

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Johnny Woodson & The Crescendos (4) aka The Kuf-Linx
(1957) L ro R: Johnny Woodson, John Jennings, Darrell Johnson, Jennell & Gaines Steele

The Kuf-Linx  (Los Angeles)
aka Johnny Woodson & The Crescendos (4)


Personnel :

John Jennings (Lead Tenor)

Johnny Woodson (Tenor)

Gaines Steele (Tenor)

George "Biggy" McFadden (Bass)

Leo Z. Manley

Darrell Johnson

Gwen Johnson


Discography :

The Kuf-Linx
1957 - So Tough / What'cha Gonna Do (Challenge 1013/59102)
1958 - Eyeballin' / Service With A Smile (Challenge 59004)
1958 - Climb Love's Mountain / All That's Good (Challenge 59015)

Johnny Woodson & The Crescendos (4)
1957 - Dreamer From My Heart / All That's Good (Spry 108)


Biography :

The Kuf-Linx are not an easy group to follow. Nor is the song So Tough, especially since there were at least three different group that sang the song, and close spellings of the same group. The Kuf-Linx consisted of John Jennings (lead tenor), Johnny Woodson (tenor), Gaines Steele (tenor), George (Biggie) McFadden (bass), Leo Z. Manley, Darrell Johnson, and Gwen Johnson. Jennings and McFadden had been in the Jubalaires in the mid-40s. L.Z. Manley was a well-known gospel lead singer, who had been with the Heavenly Gospel Singers and the Stars Of Harmony.   

  Johnny Woodson & The Crescendos (4) aka The Kuf-Linx

Gaines Steele, younger brother of gospel great Silas Steele, sang with Detroit-area gospel groups and a West Coast Ink Spots group (with Clifford Givens); in the mid-60s, he was a member of the 4 Tunes. Gwen Johnson was a Los Angeles session backup singer. This basic group consisting of a whopping seven members, likely recording as John Woodson and the Crescendos on the Spry label. John Jennings was lead singer of the group. They signed to Challenge Records, a Los Angeles label, and recorded several songs including "So Tough" with backup band The Champs who recorded pop hit "Tequila" at the same recording session.

   Johnny Woodson & The Crescendos (4) aka The Kuf-Linx

The Kuf-Linx version of "So Tough" was released soon after another version of the song was released by The Casuals (later renamed Original Casuals). The song versions duked it out on the charts. On March 17, 1958, Billboard listed "So Tough" as tied for Number 76 on "Top 100 Sides for Survey Week Ending March 8". The Kuf-Linx only recorded three records in two sessions for Challenge, They disbanded in 1958, and later some of the members went on to other bands.
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Songs :

Johnny Woodson & The Crescendos (4)

   
Dreamer From My Heart                          All That's Good         

The Kuf-Linx

       
So Tough                     What'cha Gonna Do                            Eyeballin'

      
Service With A Smile             Climb Love's Mountain                  All That's Good       

 

 

 

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Tommy Tucker & The Lullabyes (1)

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Tommy Tucker & The Lullabyes (1)

Tommy Tucker & The Lullabyes (1) (Staten Island, NY)


Personnel :

Tommy Tucker (Lead)

Kenny Jones (Baritone)

Dennis Raney (First Tenor)


Discography :

1961 - You Belong To Me / Do What You Did (Embassy 204)
1975 - Oh, Baby! (Don't Keep Chasing After Me) / That Lucky Old Sun (Kelway 111/112)

Biography :

Tommy Tucker & The Lullabyes were all from Staten Island, New York (Tommy from South Beach and the other from Oakwood). They recorded "You Belong To Me" b/w "Do What You Did" in October 1960 at Allegro Sound Studios which was in 1650 Broadway in Manhattan. The recording was released in the late spring of 1961, but failed to get any promotion.  Actually Tommy Tucker & The Lullabyes came out with this record just before the Duprees came out with their version. The Duprees version came out in 1962. It was a better production and became a big hit. Once the Duprees record came out, they never heard the Lullabyes’ version one played again. In 1975, Kelway Records from Staten Island released "Oh Baby ! Don't Keep Chasing After Me" b/w "That Lucky Old Sun" by Tommy Tucker & The Lullabyes,  both song arranged by Tommy.
 


Songs :
(updated by Hans-Joachim) 


  
 You Belong To Me                      Do What You Did


Oh, Baby! / That Lucky Old Sun

 


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The Five (V) Cashmeres

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The Five (V) Cashmeres
The V Cashmeres (1961)

The Five (V) Cashmeres (Cleveland, Ohio)

 

Personnel :

Paul Pestello (Lead)


Discpgraphy :

1962 - Walkin Through The Jungle / The Hitch Hiker (Golden Leaf 108)


Biography :

vocal group from Cleveland fronted by Paul Pestello. The V Cashmeres recorded  "Walkin Through The Jungle" b/w "The Hitch Hiker" released by Golden Leaf Records owned by Gerry Lee.

The Five (V) Cashmeres    The Five (V) Cashmeres
                                                                                                          The V Cashmeres (1959)


Songs :

  
      The Hitch Hiker                              Walkin Through The Jungle

 


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The Caravelles (1)

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The Caravelles (1)  

The Caravelles (1) (Detroit)


Personnel :

Harry Gates (lead)

Norman Hurst

Tommy Martin

Charles Poole


Discography :

1961 - Angry Angel / Pink Lips (Star Maker 1925)


Biography :

Detroit vocal group with Harry Gates, Norman Hurst, Tommy Martin, and Charles Poole. Harry had been the lead singer of The Caravelles, who had sung “Pink Lips” and “Angry Angel” in late 1961, for Carmen Murphy’s Star Maker Records. She was the owner of House Of Beauty Records, who also owned Detroit’s original Soul Records (whose name was bought from her by Berry Gordy for his new label) . Gates was also lead singer for Detroit’s original Dramatics, who recorded “Toy Soldier” for Joe Hunter (then moonlighting from his Motown job (in late 1963), and he recorded as a solo act for Enterprise Records, and may have been a member of Enterprise’s Casual-Aires (although not lead singer). Harry Gates had a rich, very distinctive voice. He is also likely to have been the lead singer of Motown's Equadors - Miracle Records "Someone To Call My Own"/"You're My Desire".



Songs :

  
Angry Angel                                          Pink Lips


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Billy Wells & The Crescents (2)

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Billy Wells & The Crescents (2) (Cleveland, Ohio)
ref : The Wigs

 

Personnel :

William Burrell "Billy Wells" (Lead)

Al Banks (Tenor)

Leroy McQueen (Baritone)

Garfield Jackson (Bass)


Discography :

Billy Wells & The Crescents (2)
1956 - Julie / I Love Only You (Reserve 105)

Clark Vaden &  The Crescents (2)
1961 - Irene / You Can Make It If You Try (Dolly 5577)


Biography :

Inspired by Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers, four teenagers from the Outwaithe Housing Projects in Cleveland, OH, formed a group similar to the New York sensations. Al Banks (tenor), Leroy McQueen (baritone), Garfield Jackson (bass), and 13-year-old William Burrell (lead), and christened themselves the Crescents. Al, Leroy, and Garfield were 18 years old and had graduated from school, while Burrell, who sung under the stage name of Billy Wells, still attended Kennard Jr. High. The group was making a name for themselves in the greater Cleveland area when Al Banks got the ear of Sid Friedman, who owned and ran All-Star Theatrical Agency. Sid had them audition for Henry George, who quickly signed them to Reserve Records, with Sid becoming their manager and booking agent.  From the studio came "Julie," written by member Garfield "Buddy" Jackson, and the flip, "I Love Only You," composed by Billy Wells. Reserve had a unique way of promoting its recordings, they gave the Crescents a few boxes of records and told them to drive to different R&B concerts, at which Friedman had booked them, to promote "Julie." Their recording had gotten airplay in the North and the South. 

Billy Wells & The Crescents (2)    Billy Wells & The Crescents (2)

Lawyer "Henry" Curtis (tenor) replaced Wells and they continued to dazzle audiences. This version of the group do the background vocals for Clark Vaden's 45 release, "Irene," and "You Can Make It If You Try," on Dolly Records. Other members left for various reasons which left an opening for Arthur Blakey to join in 1963. Arthur Blakey did most of the Crescents' leads in his readily identifiable, boisterous, shouting, country preacher style. Other artists were amazed that the Crescents could do with four voices what some groups had difficulty achieving with five. Once again they approached Sid Friedman, their previous manager and booking agent, who after hearing their exciting sound, signed them to contracts and proceeded to launch them in a new direction. The motive was to cash in on the Beatles, the latest rage, who were coming to America. To be different, they decided to jettison the Crescents and renamed themselves the Wigs, after the Whig Political Party.



Songs :

The Crescents (2)

  
     Julie                                         I Love Only You


Clark Vaden &  The Crescents (2)

  
               Irene                                    You Can Make It If You Try




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Little Nate & The Chryslers

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Nathaniel 'Little Nate' Bouknight

Little Nate & The Chryslers (Brooklyn, NY.)


Personnel :

Nathaniel 'Little Nate' Bouknight (Lead)

Iva Hoyt (Baritone)

Jay McKnight (Bass)

Kirk Harris (First Tenor)

Leon Riley (Second Tenor)


Discography :

1959 - Cry Baby Cry / Someone Up There (Johnson 318)


Biography :

Led by tenor Nathaniel 'Little Nate' Bouknight, the Shells hailed from Brooklyn and displayed the classic New York street corner sound on their haunting debut "Baby Oh Baby". In 1958, The Shells "Baby Oh Baby" moved on to Goldner's End logo for 1958's "Sippin' Soda" b/w "Pretty Little Girl" and "Shooma Dom Dom" b/w "Whispering Wings" the next year. Bouknight split to form Little Nate and The Chryslers with  Iva Hoyt, Jay McKnight, Kirk Harris and Leon Riley. Little Nate & The Chryslers  waxed "Someone Up There" and "Cry Baby Cry" for Johnson in 1959. Kirk Harris & Jay McKnight later sang & recorded  with Richard Blandon & The Dubs.


Songs :

  
     Cry Baby Cry                                    Someone Up There



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The Drivers

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The Drivers

The Drivers (Germany)

Personnel :

L. Walton

 

Biography :

Back in the 50s and 60s, lots of four and five-part harmony groups sang up all over the nation. the Americans were all singers back then, and even though many had regular jobs, the big dream was to get famous enough to be on Ed Sullivan or one of his competitors' show. These guys were all truck drivers in Germany.

 

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