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The Terrans

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The Terrans
Eugene Maye

The Terrans (Los Angeles, CA)

 

Personnel :

Everine McBride "Rene Harris" (Lead)

Eugene Maye (Tenor; Lead Tenor)

Robert Harris (Tenor)

Charles Colbert (Tenor)

Johnny Coleman (Bass)

Coody Colbert (Lead Tenor)

 

Discography :

The Terrans
1963 - Soap Soap / Moonrise (Graham 801)

Rene Harris & The Terrans
1963 - Soap 'N' Water / Moonrise (Graham 801)

 

Biography :

Eugene Maye from Los Angeles was a member of his brother's group, Arthur Lee Maye and The Crowns. He also was a member of Richard Berry and the Pharaohs, he worked with the Sharmettes about 6 or 7 months, teaching them songs, and polishing up their harmony. In 1962 The Crowns and the Pharaohs got together and formed a group called the Terrans. The members were Everine McBride (Harris), who was married to Robert Harris at the time, and Robert was also a member of the group, Godoy Colbert, Johnny Coleman, Charles Colbert and Gene Maye.  They cut "Moonrise" and "Soap Soap" who came out on Graham. "Moonrise" charted in the lower depths on both R&B radio, KGFJ and rock radio KRLA in May 1963. There were 2 pressings of "Moonrise" released on Graham # 801 (owned by Henry Graham), both in March 1963. On the 2nd pressing, the title of the flip side was changed to "Soap 'N' Water."

 

Songs :

  
      Moonrise                                        Soap 'N' Water

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The Quills aka The Incinerators

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The Quills aka The Incinerators The Quills (Chester, PA)
aka The Incinerators

 

Personnel :

Rick Berry

Fred Cox

Otis Freeman

Gus Rainey

Tim Speed

 

Discography :

The Quills
1959 - Who's Love But Yours / Going To The Moon (Casino 106)

The Incinerators
1961 - You Think You're Cute / I Want To Know (Sound Dex 100)

 

Biography :

Members of The Quills were Rick Berry, Fred Cox, Otis Freeman, Gus Rainey, & Tim Speed. The group started singing in their early teens. After a few years they got quite good t it became the first group in Chester to start using dance choreography in their act. They sang live on the two most popular radio stations in Philadelphia. and although they sang Rhythm and Blues, or Rock and Roll as some people called it, they also sang in church on one occasion.

The Quills aka The Incinerators   The Quills aka The Incinerators

They even sang at the Apollo Theatre in New York city on the Famous Wednesday night talent show. They also happened to make their first professional recording in New York City. The record never made any money for them, but the Quills had fun doing and promoting it. About two years later, the band will record two new songs, this time in Philadelphia. "You Think You're Cute" and "I Want To Know" will be released under the strange name of Incinerators on the Sound-Dex label.

 

Songs :

(updated by Hans-Joachim)   

The Quills

  
Who's Love But Yours                         Going To The Moon   

The Incinerators

  
You Think You're Cute                       I Want To Know   

 

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The Dy-Nells

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The Dy-Nells

The Dy-Nells  (Fort Lee, New Jersey)

 

Personnel :

William Warner (Lead)

Thomas Bohancko

George Low

John Gollnick

Thomas DiGanti

Peter  Burke

John Orsino

Richard La Ragione

 

Discography :

Single :
1958 - Back to Orleans / Yah, Ya, Ya (Dot 15747)

Unreleased :
1958 - Thousand Stars in The Sky
1958 - Sometimes

 

Biography :

The Dy-nells were a boys singing group affiliated with the C.Y O. of Madonna R.C.Church. In february 1958  they cut their first professional record in New York with "Thousand Stars in The Sky"  and  "Sometimes". The octet managed by Louis Mereardo, includes William Warner, Thomas Bohancko, George Low, John Gollnick, Thomas Di Ganti, Peter Burke, John Orsino and Richard La Ragione, Unfortunately, the single never came out. A few months later in April 1958, as a sextet, the Dy-nells recorded two songs written by lead singer William Warner : "Back to Orleans" and  "Yah, Ya, Ya". The single was released by Dot the same month.


Songs :

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The Three Kays aka The Arnold Sisters aka The Three K's

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The Three Kays aka The Arnold Sisters aka The Three K's
Kathy, Kay & Karen

The Three Kays (Cincinatti, Ohio)
aka The Arnold Sisters aka The Three K's

 

Personnel:

Kathy Arnold

Kay Arnold

Karen Arnold

 

Discography :

Vicki Spencer bb The Three Kays
1961 - I Wait / Hello Mr. Dream (Fraternity 883)

The Three Kays aka The Arnold Sisters aka The Three K's

The Arnold Sisters   
1964 - Jelly Bean / Angel Laughter (Sound Stage 7)

The Three K's
1964 - Jelly Bean / Angel Laughter [Carousel 1001]

 

Biography :

The Three Kays were a vocal trio composed by Kathy, Kay and Karen Arnold. In MarCh/April  1961, Vickie Spencer was living in Florence Kentucky when she met the Arnolds while attending Boone County High School.  A day, she hear girls sing their harmony, Their voice quality is the same so upper and lower notes blend perfectly in a natural harmony. Vickie called their dad Verne Arnold  and asked permission to coach them. Vickie Spencer brought them along to sing background music for tunes she was recording for Fraternity Records in Cincenatti.  Some months later, at the age of 16 Vicki Spencer leaves for Hollywood and appeared as a featured performer in not one but two motion pictures with Dion and Chubby Checker. Those were Teenage Millionaire (with Jimmy Clanton) and Twist Around The Clock (with Clay Cole). The teen-age Arnolds (they range from 14 to 17) will continue to perform locally as The Three Kays, but it will be necessary to wait until 1964 for the girls to record two songs, "Jelly Bean" and Angel Laughter" released under two different labels... as well as under two different names: The Arnold Sisters and The Three K's.

 

Songs :

Vicki Spencer bb The Three Kays

  
Hello Mr. Dream                                      I Wait           

The Arnold Sisters

  
 Jelly Bean                                         Angel Laughter

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The Rogues

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The Rogues

The Rogues (East Harlem, NY.)

 

Personnel :

Tommy Palmigiano (Lead/Guitar)

Macey McCarthy

Andy Leon

Bert Martinez

Bob

 

Discography :

The Rogues
1956 - World Of Love / If You Love Me (Old Town 300)
1956 - It's True / Puppy Love (Old Town 304)
1956 - I've Been Dreaming / Dream (Old Town 1056)

Tommy Palm & His Rockers
1958 -  Stroll With Me Baby / Black Knee Socks (Bop 101)

 

Biography :

Tommy Palm was born Thomas Palmigiano in 1931 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was a composer & lyricist, singer & guitarist. He recorded as Tommy Palm for BOP records, his own label.  He was also a leading member of the vocal group the Rogues, under the label Old Town Records, whose music he also wrote. The Rogues were one of the earliest, if not the first, white doo wop groups to record.

The Rogues
The Rogues with DJ Danny Stiles

His work with both bands was more or less simultaneous, circa 1956-1958. The Rogues sang "It's True", "Puppy Love", "World Of Love" "If You Love Me", "I've Been Dreaming" all written by Tommy Palm  . His career was cut short in 1959, when he died of acute leukemia at the age of 28.

 

Songs :

The Rogues

       
I've Been Dreaming                   It's True                           If You Love Me

       
Puppy Love                               Dream                          World Of Love

 
Tommy Palm & His Rockers

   
Stroll With Me Baby                 Black Knee Socks

 

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