Doo Wop - Rhythm & Blues

The Strollers (3)

Posted on July 23 2021 by dion1

The Strollers (3) (Brooklyn, New York)

Personnel :

Joe Prisco

Alex Giordano

Joe Orlando

Discography :

1960 - Dee Dee Brown / Favors (Cub 9060)
1960 - One Summer Love / King Of All Fools (20th Fox 226)

Biography :

Vocal Trio from brooklyn composed by Joe Prisco, Alex Giordano and Joe Orlando. The Strollers have done night club engagements in the New York Area and landed a recording contract with MGM. The Strollers' "Dee Dee Brown" b/w "Favors" came out January 11 1960 on Cub (9060). Cub was a subsidiary label of MGM. The biggest hit for the label was the Impalas' "Sorry (I Ran All The way Home)", which made #2 in early 1959.

The Strollers (3)
The Strollers with Clay Cole

The Strollers made appearance with Clay cole on his WNTA-TV show with "Dee Dee Brown". The Group recorded Another single the same year on 20th Fox "One Summer Love" b/w "King Of All Fools" backed by some female vocals.

Songs :
(updated by Hans-Joachim)

         Favors       Dee Dee Brown


One Summer Love                              King Of All Fools

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Bill Pinky & The Turks (2)

Posted on July 4 2021 by dion1

Bill Pinky & The Turks (2)
Bill Pinkney

Bill Pinky & The Turks (2) (Memphis)

Personnel :

Bill Pinkney (Lead)

Willie Peppers

Gerald Hendrix

Tom Abston

James Curry

Discography :

Single:
1958 - After The Hop / Sally's Got A Sister (Phillips 3524)
Unreleased :
1958 - High School Rock (Phillips)

Biography :

Originally from South Carolina, Pinkney was singing alongside Brook Benton in the Jerusalem Stars when Clyde McPhatter drafted him into the Drifters in 1953. After McPhatter left, Pinkney sang lead on a few songs, including ''Steamboat'' before the Drifters' manager (and owner), George Treadwell, fired him in 1957. He did a tour with Bill Justis and Roland Janes, which probably accounts for this one-off single. In all likelihood, it was recorded shortly before Pinkney put together a group called the Flyers with Bobby Hendricks that made one record for Atco.

Bill Pinky & The Turks (2)

Pinkney meanwhile was still recording occasionally with the Drifters until Treadwell fired the lot in 1958. Bill Pinkney had cut the single with a studio group called the Turks "After the Hop" b/w "Sally's Got A Sister" in Memphis in 1958 on Sam Phillips Phillips International label as Bill Pinky & The Turks. The group consisting of Willie Peppers, Gerald Hendrix, Tom Abston and James Curry.

Songs :

After The Hop Sally's Got A Sister

High School Rock

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The Ban-Lons

Posted on July 2 2021 by dion1

The Ban-Lons
L to R : Junius Thompson, Clement Lynch, Nat Dixon, George Flagg & Noe Girault

The Ban-Lons (Wichita Falls, TX)

Personnel :

Nat Dixon (Lead)

George Flagg

Noe Girault

Junius Thompson

Clement Lynch

Discography :

1962 – Hey Baby / Highest Mountain (Fidelity 4051)
1962 – Hey Good Lookin’/ I Like It (Fidelity 4056)

Biography :

Vocal group from the United States Air Force Stationed at Shepard AFB Texas composed by A.1C, Nathaniel Dixon, A.1C, George Flagg, A.2C., Clement Lynch, Noe Girault and Junius Thompson. The Ban-Lors took the first place in the vocal group category of the 1962 Air Training Command Talent Contest held at Sheppard Air Force base. In the same time, Nathaniel Dixon won the popular vocalist solo event. Junius Thompson, Clement Lynch, Nat Dixon & Noe Girault were from New York & George Flagg from Indianapolis.

The Ban-Lons
Bruce Channel

Thanks to this recognition, they take the path of the studios and record two songs : "Highest Mountain" and a nice cover of Bruce Channel's hit, "Hey Baby". The single will be released by Fidelity out of Wichita Falls. Two months later a new single will be released by Fidelity, "Hey Good Lookin’" b/w "I Like It ". At some point their Fidelity 4051 was distributed by Milwaukee-based (and largely song-poem) lbl, Brosh, the only difference being a Brosh address sticker placed over the Fidelity name.

Songs :

The Ban-Lons

      Hey Baby                                       Highest Mountain


Hey Good Lookin’                                          I Like It

Bruce Channel

Hey Baby

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