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The El Torros (2)

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The El Torros (2) 

The El Torros (2) (Alliance, Ohio)

 

Personnel :

Chester Daniel "Danny" Boone

Richard Franklin

Lonnie McLeod

Fred Terrell

Virgil Banks


Discography :

1958 - Love Is Love / All The Tears Is Gone (Fraternity 811)


Biography :

A notable St. Louis vocal group, the doo-wop oriented El Torros was Formed by singer Lloyd Lockett in 1951, the group signed to a record contract with Duke/Peacock Records company in 1956. El Torros made several discs but had no hits and went through many changes. At the same time, there was another El Torros group, that had a single record on the Fraternity label, out of Cincinnati, Ohio. The quintet from Alliance, Ohio, Akron-Canton area, consisted of Chester D. Boone, Lonnie McLeod writer of "Love Is Love ", Richard Franklin, Virgil Banks and Fred Terrell, writer of "All The Tears Is Gone".

The El Torros (2)

The El Torros signed a recording contract with Fraternity Records. Fraternity Records was a small record label based in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was started by Harry Carlson and silent partner Dr. Ashton Welsh in 1954. Fraternity's biggest-selling hit was Lonnie Mack's 1963 guitar instrumental, "Memphis", which rose to #5 on Billboard′s Pop chart and #4 on Billboard′s R&B chart. The El Torros recorded at Fraternity Records a Syd Nathan King Records division. Mr. Johnny Otis had worked with them while producing for Mr. Nathan they'd hit harder.



Songs :

  
Love Is Love                                  All The Tears Is Gone


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The Nobletones

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The Nobletones (Elizabeth, New Jersey)


Personnel :

Ellis Dowles

Darnell Lamb

Howard "Punky" McDonald

Jerry Timmons

Spencer "Boop" Timmons


Discography :

Singles:
1958 - I Love You / I'm Really Too Young (C&M 182)
1958 - I'm Crying / Mambo Boogie (C&M 438/439)
1958 - Who Cares About Love / Cha-Lyp-So-Baby (C&M 182)

Unreleased:
1958 - Dream Girl (C&M)
1958 - Why Did You Go  (C&M)


Biography :

C&M Records from Elizabeth,N.J. were a label owned by Castino Queen and Mary Linkowitch (also owners of Wanger Records). The C&M label was just beginning but was about to sign a young black group from Elizabeth called the Nobletones . C&M Records was a small outfit so they worked out of a storefront and these kids [the Nobletones] happened to be from the neighbourhood and they went in and he recorded them first. The Nobletones had fantastic harmony and they wrote every song they recorded. They were from Elizabeth and composed by Ellis Dowles, Darnell Lamb, Howard "Punky" McDonald, Jerry Timmons, and Spencer "Boop" Timmons. The group recorded three singles for the label. C&M also had other artists like John Lester who had some R&B chart action with “Getting Nearer". Wanger/C&M existed 1958 & 1959. However, within those two years many fine Vocal Group recordings was to enter the lives of the Tri-State teens (New York, New Jersey & Pennsylvania), and some even to go national.


Songs :

  
      I Love You                                 I'm Really Too Young

  
I'm Crying                                    Mambo Boogie

  
Cha-Lyp-So-Baby                      Who Cares About Love


Dream Girl


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The Gales (2)

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The Gales (2)

The Gales (2) (Washington, DC)

 

Personnel :

Edward Smith

James Goldring

Edward Goldring

Aaron Grier


Discography :

1958 - Guiding Angel / Baby Come Home (Mel-O 111)
1958 - If I Could Forget / Josephine (Mel-O 113/114)
1960 - Squeeze Me / I Love You (Winn 916)


Biography :

Vocal group from Washington, DC. composed by Edward Smith, James Goldring, Edward Goldring & Aaron Grier. The Gales signed a recording contract with Mel-O records, 1674 Broadway, New York City. There was an awful lot of labels and publishers at 1674 Broadway in the 1950s. All four songs by The Gales were written by the four members of the group. Mel-O Released the two singles the same year (1958) but the success was not there. in August 1960, they released a third record, this time on John Dickerson's Winn label (of Washington, D.C.). Winn who will release the following year the Senators and the Marvells (Same Group) . James Isom who have been part of this two group joined the Gales for about a month before joining the Satisfactions.


Songs :

  
 Guiding Angel                                   Baby Come Home


If I Could Forget / Josephine

  
Squeeze Me                                        I Love You    

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The Eastmen aka The East-Men

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Clarence E. Quick 

The Eastmen (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
aka The East-Men

 

Personnel :

Clarence E. Quick (Bass)

Watsie Lumbard (First Tenor)

Jethro Worthy (Second Tenor / Baritone)

Russell Worthy (Second Tenor / Baritone)

Harold Allen (First Tenor)


Discography :

The Eastmen
1959 - Lover Come Home / Bye Bye My Baby (Mercury 71434)

Watsie Lumbard & The East-Men (Featuring Hal Jaxon)
1960 - Passion/ Hum-Dibby-Do-Wah (Glow 100)


Biography :

In late 1958, Del Vikings founder, bass singer, and principal songwriter Clarence E. Quick  having received his discharge from the United States Air Force, left the Del Vikings to join the Eastmen, another act that was signed to Mercury Records.  Consisting of Watsie Lumbard, brothers Jethro and Russell Worthy, Harold Allen, and Quick, the Eastmen recorded one single for the label before Jethro left the group in the spring of 1959. Seeking a replacement, Quick brought in Ayers, who was capable of singing lead , first tenor, and second tenor.

The Eastmen aka The East-Men    The Eastmen aka The East-Men

This lineup of the Eastmen remained intact for over a year, until Quick and Russell Worthy left. Ayers, Lumbard, Allen, and new members LaVangelis Hicks and Ivan “Lincoln Fig” Figueroa, of Lincoln Fig and the Dates, recorded “Passion” and “Hum-Dibby-Do-Wah" For Glow Records  in Late 1960. After “Come Go With Me” lead singer Norman Wright was discharged from the service in January of 1960, he and Quick formed a new Del Vikings unit with Ayers and Clarence's cousin, William Blakely, who had initially joined the Mercury lineup in 1957.


Songs :
(updated by Hans-Joachim) 

The Eastmen


Lover Come Home / Bye Bye My Baby

Watsie Lumbard & The East-Men (Featuring Hal Jaxon)

  
       Passion                                  Hum-Dibby-Do-Wah
  

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The Griffins (1) aka The Warblers

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The Griffins (1)  (Washington, D.C)
aka The Warblers
(By Hans-Joachim)

 

Personnel :

William Ross (Lead)

Bill Alford (First Tenor)

Lewis "Flip" Thompson (Second Tenor)

Lawrence Tate (Bariton)

Joshua Bright (Bass)


Discography :

The Griffins (1)
1955 - Sing To Me / I Swear By All The Stars Above (Mercury 70558)
1955 - Bad Little Girl / Scheming (Mercury 70650)
1956 - Forever More / Leave It To Me (Wing 90067)
1956 - Why Must You Go / My Baby's Gone (Mercury 70913)

The Warblers
1973 - Is This The Real Thing / It’s Wrong (The Ontarios) (Baron 101)
1973 - Love Me Baby (The Ontarios) / Scheming (Baron 106)
1974 - She's Too Tall For Love / Lonesome Again (The Serenaders) (Outhouse 102)

Marie Knight (bb The Griffins (1)) (not credited)
1956 - As Long As I Love / Tell Me Why (Wing 90069)


Biography :

Lawrence Tate and William Ross joined the Griffins in 1953 from the RCA Heartbreakers, who had disbanded in 1953.The Griffins were previously known as the Warblers. The tunes shown below as by the Griffins on Mercury, Entitled "Scheming", was earlier cut by the Warblers.In February of 1955 Mercury Records signs The Griffins to their label.

The Griffins (1) aka The Warblers   The Griffins (1) aka The Warblers
Marie Knight                                                                                                                The Griffins (1)

In less than a month Mercury # 70558 is released featuring the group's versions of the songs "I Swear By All The Stars Above" and "Swing To Me".In July "Bad Little Girl" and "Scheming" on # 70650. In March of 1956 The Griffins are moved to the Wing label from Mercury . In April "Forevermore" and "Leave It To Me" are released on Wing # 90067. In August The Griffins are back on Mercury with "Why Must You Go" and "My baby's Gone" on # 70913.

 

Songs :

The Griffins

  
              Sing To Me                      I Swear By All The Stars Above

  
Bad Little Girl                                          Scheming

  
Forever More                                     Leave It To Me


Why Must You Go / My baby’s Gone

Marie Knight (bb The Griffins (1))


As Long As I Love / Tell Me Why

The Warblers

  
Is This The Real Thing                             Scheming         

 

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Jimmy Mack & The Watts

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Jimmy Mack & The Watts  

Jimmy Mack & The Watts (Hamden, Connecticut)

 

Personnel :

Jimmy Mack

Betty Watts

Ann Watts

Discography :

Jimmy Mack & The Watts
1959 - I Believe I Love You / True Lover Girl (Elgin 1028/1029 / Gee 1056)

Betty Watts & The Watts / Annie Watts & The Watts
1959 - Do Me A Favor / Let It Be (Elgin 1030/1031)

Bette Watts
1960 - Do Me A Favor / Let It Be (Wand 104)
 

Biography :

Jimmy Mack & The Watts were a trio from Hamden, Connecticut whose "I Believe I Love You" / "True Lover" (Gee 1956) from 1960 was originally issued on Elgin 1028 in 1959. (There is no connection between this Jimmy Mack and the Detroit or Chicago based singer of the same name who recorded for labels Palmer, Hamster and other in the ‘60s and ‘70s), The Watts were the Watts sisters (Betty and Ann) who had their own record "Let It Be" / "Do Me A Favor" on Elgin 1030 (Reissued on  Wand 104)

Songs :

Jimmy Mack & The Watts

  
I Believe I Love You                            True Lover Girl  

Betty Watts The Watts


Do Me A Favor

Annie Watts & The Watts


Let It Be


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Gino & The Barons (5)

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Gino & The Barons (5)
Seated  : Gino Custode , Richard Larson (Manager) - Standing : George Cranden. Kenneth Parsons & Lee Parker

Gino & The Barons (5) (Woodbridge, N.J.)


Personnel :

Gino Custode (Lead)

Kenneth Parsons

Lee Parker

George Cranden


Discogrphy:

1959 - Peggy / Pretty Lu (Larsen 100)

 

Biography :

Gino Custode Is the group’s organiser and the lead singer. Kenneth Parsons, Lee Parker and George Cranden are the other members of The Barons and Richard Larson of Bergenfield Is the boy’s manager.  The boys, all of whom are 16 years of age, have only been practising together four months. They have sung at several Friday hight teen dances In the Township, and are slated to appear at School 19, Menlo Park Terrace, and have already sung at the School dances In Colonia. In Early December 1959, The Four teen­agers re­corded two songs In Newark. The next week they picked up the 1000 copies of the disc which they must plug and sell them­ selves. Gino Custode composed “Peggy,” a cha-cha with he composed himself. On the reverse side is “Pretty Lou,” a jitter-bug number by professionals, Irv Decker and Luclle Hobbs.


Songs :
(updated by Hans-Joachim) 


  
Peggy                                                    Pretty Lu


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The Enchanters

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The Enchanters The Enchanters (Pittsburgh, PA.)

Personnel :

Eddie Newson (Lead)

Louis Dominick

Eddie Yates

Rodney Williams

Dwayne Fulton 

 

Discography :

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The Enchanters
1954 - Louis Dominick, Eddie Yates , Eddie Newson, Rodney Williams and Dwayne Fulton


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The Creations (6)

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The Creations (6)

The Creations (6) (Detroit, Mi)

Personnel :

Tom Lipkins (Lead)

Jan Wingard

Robert Williams

Charles Holman
 

Discography : 

Single :
1962 - This Is Our Night / You're My Inspiration (Mel-O-Dy 101)
Unreleased:
1962 - Going To A Party (Mel-O-Dy)
1962 - Special Touch (Mel-O-Dy)
1962 - Let's Mash Potatoes (Mel-O-Dy)
1962 - I'm Not Alone (Mel-O-Dy)
1962 - What's Your Reason (Mel-O-Dy)
1962 - Remember Me (Mel-O-Dy)

Biography :

Mel-o-dy Records was founded in June of 1962 by Berry Gordy, Jr.  The purpose for Berry’s fourth label behind Tamla, Motown and Gordy was to provide an outlet for releases that ‘didn’t fit’ elsewhere. Mel o dy didn’t attract much attention from the record buying public but did spotlight some artists who would go on to make their mark.  One of the more obscure names in the Motown/Mel-O-Dy story was the doo-wop group the Creations. The group came from Toledo, Ohio and consisted of Tom Lipkins, Jan Wingard, Robert Williams & Charles Holman . They recorded eight Songs, with excellent doo wop like "This Is Our Night", "Going To A Party", "Special Touch"...  Mel-O-Dy released only one single in July 1962 with "This Is Our Night" b/w "You're My Inspiration".


Songs :

  
This Is Our Night                                You're My Inspiration

  
Going To A Party                            Special Touch

  
I'm Not Alone                               Remember Me

  
What's Your Reason                       Let's Mash Potatoes


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The Carvettes

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The Carvettes

The Carvettes (Jackson, MS.)


Personnel :

Al Goodman (Baritone/ Bass)

Charles Haynes (First / Second Tenor)

Albert Brown (Falsetto/ First Tenor)

Tommy Harden (Lead)

Walter Catchings (Lead / First Tenor)


Discography :

The Carvettes
1961 - A Lovers Prayer / Never Gonna Leave Me (Copa 200-1 / 200-2)

Sam Baker bb The Carvettes
1960 - So Long / Crazy About You Baby (Copa 200-3 / 200-4)


Biography :

The hottest soul group in Jackson, MS and the surrounding areas in the mid-'60s was unquestionably the Carvettes. The Temptations of the South were manned by Al Goodman (baritone-bass), Charles Haynes (1st & 2nd tenor), Albert Brown (falsetto, 1st tenor), Tommy Harden (lead), and Walter Catchings (lead, 1st tenor).  (Many mistakenly called the group the Corvettes after the car -- and at one time they became the Corvettes to avoid the confusion -- but they're credited on their sole 45 as the Carvettes.)

The Carvettes   The Carvettes
                                                                                                                                                   Sam Baker

Bonding at Jim Hill High School they kept busy, playing proms, talent shows, and venues such as the Alamo Theater on Ferrish Street and Stevens' Rose Room on Sunset Drive, a large club that attracted people from all over Mississippi.  At one time, WOKK, Mississippi's first black radio station, featured them in a 15-minute spot every Saturday morning. They sung a cappela renditions of songs by the Moonglows, the Spaniels, the Midnighters, and others.

The Carvettes
The Moments with Al Goodman (Left)

They recorded "A Lovers Prayer" b/w "Never Gonna Leave Me," on Copa Records. Though it flopped, they hung tough for a minute.  The label’s only other artist was Sam Baker. Sam Baker’s single was “So Long” b/w "Crazy About You Baby" with the Carvettes featured prominently as backup singers. Of the Carvettes, only Al Goodman pursued a music career, first with The Moments and later co-founding Ray, Goodman, & Brown.

Songs :

The Carvettes

  
    A Lovers Prayer                              Never Gonna Leave Me


Sam Baker bb The Carvettes

  
        So Long                                    Crazy About You Baby



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