The Enchanters (2) ( Detroit, Michigan)


 

Personnel:

Alton "Bart" Hollowell (Lead)

Gerald Hollowell (Tenor)

Ulysses Hollowell (Tenor)

Tommy Wade (Tenor)

Jack Thomas (Baritone)


Discography :

Singles :
1956 - True Love Gone / Wait A Minutes Baby（Mercer 992/Coral 61756）
1956 - Spellbound By The Moon / Know It All (Stardust 102)
1957 - There Goes (A pretty Girl) / Fan Me, Baby（Coral 61832）
1957 - Mambo Santa Mambo / Bottle Up And Go（Coral 61916）
1963 - True Love Gone / The Day（Coral 62373）
1963 - True Love gone / There Goes (A pretty Girl)（Coral 65610）

Unreleased:
N/A - One Hand, One Heart (Coral)
N/A - Whoa Mabel  (Coral)
N/A - Lovin' And Jivin' (Coral)


Biography :

The Enchanters who perform "True Love Gone" on Coral records were another of the 1950's gospel groups that made the shift to R&B. As gospel singers they were known as the Hollowell Brothers.  While on tour in 1956 , Duke Ellington discovered the Enchanters in Detroit , Michigan. 

   
                                                                                                                                                                      Alton "Bart" Hollowell

Duke was so impressed with them  that he pressed a few of their tunes (True Love Gone / Wait a minutes baby) on the Mercer label and distributed to local DJs. The name of that label was Mercer ( his brother’s name).  A Great R&B  group which included the Hollowell brothers and Tommy Wade, their recordings were never given much air time outside Detroit . During the summer of 1957, Alton "Bart" Hollowell  replaced  Frank Holt in the Falcons.

Songs :

       
Spellbound By The Moon       Mambo Santa Mambo        Fan Me, Baby

   
True Love Gone                      Wait A Minutes Baby

   
There Goes (A pretty Girl)             Whoa Mabel

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