Doo Wop - Rhythm & Blues

Johnny Aladdin aka The Pageants (3)

Posted on May 15 2024 by dion1

Johnny Aladdin aka The Pageants (3)
Johnny Aladdin

Johnny Aladdin (bb unknown group) (Brooklyn, New York)
aka The Pageants (3)

Personnel :

Johnny "Aladdin" Amplo

Unknown Girls Group

Discography :

Johnny Aladdin
1960 - Why Did You Go / Happy Together (Chip 1001)

The Pageants (3)
1960 - Why Did You Go / Happy Together (Goldisc 3013)

Biography :

From 1959, The Mystics and The Passions were invited to do many show . Manager Jim Gribble would use the popularity of his two group to get his other acts in show. Al Contrera from The Mystics had introduced Johnny Amplo to Jim Gribble. Johnny Amplo was sixteen years old and lived down the block from Al on 84th Street in the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn and although a few years younger, would hang out with the group at Frankie and Johnny’s. One day Al suggested that he meet their manager, Jim Gribble, and audition for a recording contract. Johnny was extremely handsome, and he thought he was just what Jim was looking for. Jim Gribble became his manager and arranged a recording for him in 1960 with the songs "Happy Together" and "Why Did You Go" written by Stan Vincent and released bu Chip Records as Johnny Aladdin. Johnny in that recording was backed by an unknown group of girls. In November 1960, the single was re-released by Goldisc records under the name of The Pageants. although he didn't have any major success, he was bitten by the show business bug. Years later, Johnny Amplo changed his name to John Roper and went on to have a successful acting career in Hollywood with roles in several Alfred Hitchcock movies.

Songs :

Why Did You Go Happy Together

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The Octaves (2)

Posted on May 14 2024 by dion1

The Octaves (2)

The Octaves (2) (Detroit)

Personnel :

Joe Arcilesi

Dick Applin

Chuck Mills

Dominic Chiaravalli

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Discography :

1958 - Mambo Carolyn / Your Too Young (Val 1001)

Biography :

Joe Arcilesi formed the group in 1954, while they were all attending Cooley High School, in Detroit. The Octaves consisted of Joe Arcilesi, Dick Applin, Chuck Mills, Dominic Chiaravalli & another guy. Most of their were involved with the vocal music classes and select groups, of the music department. They were very interested in the most if the black vocal groups that were singing the Detroit Doo-Wop, Blues and spirituals. Motown, was just starting at the time and they would not welcome a white group, singing the black sound. they were instrumential in introducing that sound as we sang the sock hop's in the Westside of the city.

They were also influenced by the close harmony sound of The Four Freshmen and they would include that close harmony, in their Doo-Wop sound "You're Too Young". In 1958 they recorded the single "Mambo Carolyn" / "Your Too Young" on Val Records. The record was written and produced by the Octaves. They also distributed it. The Octaves had six wonderful years, after they graduated high school, singing throughout the mid-west, and if they only had met the people that knew the record business, they may have gone further.
Joe Arcilesi

Songs :

Mambo Carolyn Your Too Young

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Richie & The Royals (5)

Posted on May 12 2024 by dion1

Richie & The Royals (5) (Philadelphia)

Personnel :

Richie Benatti (Lead)

Rob Shaner (First Tenor)

Al Marrone (Second Tenor)

Norm Shaner (Baritone)

Bob Beato (Bass)

Discography :

Singles :
1961 - And When I'm Near You / Goody Goody (Rello 1)
1962 - Be My Girl / We're Strollin' (Rello 3/Golden Crest 573)

Unreleased :
1961 - Glad You're My Girl (Rello)
1961- Oh What a Nite (acap) (Rello)
1961 - What Chance Have I (Rello)
1961 - Glad You're My Girl (Rello)
1961- I Only Want You (acap) (Rello)

Biography :

Richie & the Royals were from South Philly and raised on the same corner as Anthony Maresco, 20th &Moore. Anthony was Anthony & Sophomores, Tony & Dynamics & Twilighters. Richie Benatti adored the older Maresco and tried to copy his style in singing. Richie didn't have the voice that Anthony had but Richie had the better look. The group went to South Philly High and used to sing in the halls and bathrooms of the school, they were heard by one of their teacher's, Steve Toderello. Steve felt they needed a manager and producer so he signed the group and got them into a recording studio. The group's first release was "And When I'm Near You" b/w "Goody Goody"on Steve's Rello label. The group appeared at record hops and the girls screamed for the five good looking guys and the record began to climb the charts in Philly.

Richie & The Royals

The record never got national exposure because Steve's first venture into owning a label caused him to realize he wasn't ready for the big time yet. The next record released was this record and getting back to my first line, it was an interesting record mainly because Anthony Maresca recorded this song on the Jalynne label in '60 so Richie felt he had to do thais song. Steve released it in Philly and within two weeks struck a deal with Clark Galehouse to distribute the record nationally on his Golden Crest label. Another interesting story is the flip side of this record, another Philly record called "We're Strollin'" which is the same song with a change in lyrics as the Philly's Fabulaires "While Walking" and was also recorded by other Philly groups, The Del-Aires and Tony & Raindrops. Al Kelly

Songs :


Be My Girl                     And When I'm Near You                  I Only Want You


     Goody Goody                    We're Strollin'                  What Chance Have I


Oh What a Nite                 I Only Want You                         Glad You're My Girl

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Ray & Lindy

Posted on May 12 2024 by dion1

Ray & Lindy (Owensboro, Ky.)

Personnel :

Ray Wilson

Lindy Estes

Discography :

Ray & Lindy
1957 - Oh Let Me Love You / Misery (Rocket 1957)
1957 - Hey Doll Baby / Love Must Be In The Air (Starday 333)
1958 - Little Miss Love / I Give Up (Starday 348)
1959 - Yes, That's Love / Angel Love (UA 171)
1959 - Big Betty / Jimmy's Got A Girl (Atco 6150)

Lindy Estes
1960 - Maria / Where Will I Go (To Forget You) (Fraternity 872
1963 - Useless / It Could Happen To You (Exclusive 2273)
1963 - I Still Miss Someone / Do Darlin' (Joni 102)

Biography :

Rock and roll / Country Owensboro duet, Ray (Wilson) and Lindy (Estes) recorded for a number of labels: Rocket, Starday, United Artists and Atco Records. As a duo, they were active between 1957 and 1959 and released five singles. First out was "Oh Let Me Love You" / "Misery" on Rocket (#1957) in October 1957, followed by "Hey Doll Baby" / "Love Must Be In The Air" on Starday (#333) à month later. In March the following year, and for the same company, they released "Little Miss Love" / "I Give Up" (Starday #348).

Ray & Lindy

Two month later May 1958, the duo had switched to United Artists where they change their musical style by turning to teenager songs with "Angel Love" / "Yes, Thats Love" (#171). The topside of this disc was performed by Ray & Lindy on American Bandstand on June 8th 1959. Their final joint release was "Big Betty" / "Jimmys Got À Girl" on Atco (#6150) in November 1959. However, Lindy Estes also recorded for Fraternity as a solo act in 1960Ray And Lindy

Songs :

Ray & Lindy

Yes, That's Love Angel Love

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Joey Delmar ( bb The Lucky-Tones)

Posted on May 12 2024 by dion1

Joey Delmar

Joey Delmar ( bb The Lucky-Tones) (Camden, New Jersey)

Personnel:

Joey Delmar

The Lucky-Tones

Frank "Lucky" Cardone

George Wdzieczkowski

John Zduniak

Lee Wondo

Joe Bruno

Bob Aceto

Discography :

1962 - I Say A Prayer / I've Got It (Bell-Glade 1001)
1962 - Friendship Seven / Happiness (Britone 1001)

Biography :

Musician-producer-songwriters Frank Bendinelli and Leroy Lovett formed a production company, Ben-Lee Music, that generated tracks that were leased to other labels, as well as sides that were put out on their own small Philadelphia labels, like Benn-X and Sonata. They produced two single by Joey Delmar, both produced in 1962 by B & L Productions (Frank Bendinelli and Lee Leroy Lovett) and one of their earliest, before Patty & The Emblems (1964). Joey Delmar, 19-year-old Woodrow Wilson High School graduate have made his first major stage appearance in the "Teen Spectacular” at the Delaware Valley Gardens in Cherry Hillin in march 1962.

Joey Delmar ( bb The Lucky-Tones)
Joey Delmar

Since graduation from Wilson in June, 1960, Joey has appeared in many South Jersey clubs and shows and has cut a couple of records, ‘But they were never released" His first record tunes, “l've Got It," and “I Say a Prayer” will be released on Bell-Glade 1001. Joey is managed by Dick Gannon of Laurel Springs and Mary Riley, who was one of the first to spot his talents. In mid-1962, he recorded "Friendship Seven" b/w "Happiness" released. Several sources assure that the group which backed Joey would be the "lucky tones" a popular Camden's vocal & instrumental group composed of Frank "Lucky" Cardone, George Wdzieczkowski, John Zduniak, Lee Wondo, Joe Bruno and Bob Aceto.

Songs :

Friendship Seven Happiness

I've Got It

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Stan Vincent & The Del-Satins & The Young Lads (2)

Posted on May 1 2024 by dion1

Stan Vincent & The Del-Satins & The Young Lads (2)
Stan Vincent

Stan Vincent (Brooklyn, New York)
& The Del-Satins
& The Young Lads (2)

Personnel :

Stan Vincent (Lead)

The Del-Satins

The Young Lads (2)

Discography :

Stan Vincent & The Del-Satins
Single:
1961 - She's So Wonderful / Please Be Mine (Comet 2147)
Unreleased :
1961 - Angel By My Side
1961 - She's Not Around Anymore

Stan Vincent bb The Young Lads (2)
1963 - Hot Fudge Sundaes and Pizza Pies / The World Is Round (Felice 711)

Biography :

Stan Vincent (born Stanley Crochowski, 1944) is an American record producer/arranger best known for the Top Ten hits "I'm Gonna Make You Mine" by Lou Christie and "O-o-h Child" by Five Stairsteps. He is also a composer notably having written "O-o-h Child" and several songs recorded by Connie Francis. Stan Vincent also assisted in the making of the 1980 Double Fantasy album by John Lennon and Yoko Ono. A child actor under his birth name of Stanley Crochowski, playing Jimmy on the Chicago-based NBC-TV Saturday morning educational series Watch Mr. Wizard, Stan Vincent began his music industry career as a teenager working as a gofer at the Brooklyn-based offices of Jim Gribble who managed several doo-wop groups including the Mystics and the Passions, sometimes assisting on the recordings on Gribble's clients:.

Stan Vincent & The Del-Satins & The Young Lads (2)
The Del-Satins Stan Vincent

by 1959 Vincent was himself recording his output including two singles backed by the Del Satins. Vincent's releases were overlooked but a recording he produced for the Del Satins of his composition "Teardrops Follow Me" became a regional success in the summer of 1962 and Vincent was afforded his first major success as the producer of the Earls hit "Remember Then" recorded in 1962 which reached #24 in January 1963. The Same year , The Young Lads released their first record on Felice Records entitled "Night After Night". and uring the session, the Young Lads backed Stan Vincent on "Hot Fudge Sundaes and Pizza Pies" b/w "The World Is Round". Still in 1963, Stan Vincent became the manager of The Majestic lads and composed "Pledge Of A Fool" and "Don't Go Away (Pretty Little Girl)". Stan Vincent changed the original name by The Barons.

Stan Vincent & The Del-Satins & The Young Lads (2)
Stan Vincent The Young Lads

Vincent had several songs recorded by Connie Francis, notably her hit singles "Drownin' My Sorrows" (1963) and "Looking For Love" (1964), the latter being the title song for a cinematic vehicle for Francis - see Looking for Love - in which she sang two other Vincent compositions: "Let's Have a Party" and "When the Clock Strikes Midnight". Francis also recorded the Stan Vincent compositions "Lollipop Lips", "Whatever Happened to Rosemarie" and "Tommy" to serve as the B-sides to her hits "If My Pillow Could Talk" (1962)"Your Other Love" (1963), and "Be Anything (but Be Mine)" (1963). The compositions which Vincent placed with Francis were all co-written with Hank Hunter.

Songs :

Stan Vincent & The Del-Satins

She's So Wonderful Please Be Mine

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Janice Green bb The Crescendos (3)

Posted on May 1 2024 by dion1

Janice Green bb The Crescendos (3)
Janice Green

Janice Green bb The Crescendos (3) (Nashville, TN.) 

 Personnel : 

Janice Green (Lead)

The Crescendos (3)
George Lanius
Kenneth Brigham
Jim Lanius
Jimmy Hall
Tommy Fortner

Biography :

Formed in 1957 by five men who attended Cumberland High School in Nashville, the Crescendos succeeded with the song "Oh Julie". The record sold over one million copies, earning a gold disc. The Crescendos were recorded by the independent Nashville production company, Nu-Star, owned by Noel Ball and Ken Moffett .

Janice Green bb The Crescendos (3)
Cash Box March 15, 1958

Ball was a disc jockey on Radio WSIX and had the only rock'n'roll show in Nashwville. Moffett came into music via a day-time job with the Genesco shoe company. Moffett and Ball spent all one Sunday recording the song, and nothing was happening until Moffett came up with the idea of adding à high-flying repetitive girl voice - that of 16-year old Janice Green, who by chance was present in the studio with her parents for an audition.

Janice Green bb The Crescendos (3)
Janice with The Crescendos (3)

Janice came from Inglewood, East Nashville and later recorded one solo single for Nasco as "The Oh Julie Girl" (6013) with the Crescendos in support. Her haunting background chant on ‘Oh Julie’ was the unique gimmick which lifted the recording into an exalted realm.

Songs :

Janice Green bb The Crescendos (3)

Jackie With All my heart

The Crescendos (3)

Oh Julie

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The Supremes Four

Posted on May 1 2024 by dion1

The Supremes Four

The Supremes Four (Milwaukee Wisconsin)

Personnel :

Phillip Green

Lovelace Redmond

Homer Walton

Carl Campbell

Discography :

1961 - I Love You, Patricia / I Lost My Job And I've Got To Find Another (Sara 1032)

Biography :

"Love You Patricia" by The Supremes Four appeared in 1961 on the B-side of "l Lost My Job", a very belated and ultimately futile answer to the Silhouettes’ 1958 chartmaker ‘Get A Job’. Jay Albrent , a rep for Cuca's Chicago distributor, brought them in to record. This outstanding lone release by the Milwaukee quartet comprising Lovelace Redmond, Homer Wäalton, Carl Campbell and Phil Green, was the first to appear on Kirchstein's Sara logo. (Sara releases were incorporated within the same numerical sequence as Cuca.) Redmond & Campbell had a 70s 45 as Those Two on Melic.

Songs :

I Love You, Patricia I Lost My Job

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