The Incredible Upsetters (Sandusky, Ohio)

Personnel :

John Lawrence Dickerson

(Brother) Dickerson

Gene T. Armstrong

Waudell Hinton

Rex Robertson

Disography :

1960 - Only A Dream / Baby I'm Your Man / Oo-Wah-Cha-Wah / My Life, My Loved One (Audio Lab 2)

Biography :

John Dickerson, a graduate of the 1948 class of Sandusky High School, formed the Incredible Upsetters with his brother and a few high school friends, Gene Armstrong, Waudell Hinton and  Rex Robertson.  The Incredible Upsetters were soon performing all over Ohio with Dickerson as the front man. The Incredible Upsetters hired a drummer who could also assist with vocals, a musician just starting out by the name of Marvin Gaye.  In 1959, The Incredible Upsetters Recorded four excellent songs (Released in 1960) for Audio Lab. Audio Lab was formed as a budget label subsidiary to Cincinnati, Ohio based King Records. Dickerson's father acted as manager, chauffeur and took the group to Detroit to meet Barry Gordy with Motown Records. At Hitsville, U.S.A., John met the 'Motown Family' including The Temptations, The Supremes, Marvin Gaye and the Vanguards to name a few. Dickerson  later sang bass at live shows for The Temptations, The Del Vikings, The Clovers and The Coasters. Later, he played and sang with jazz greats Jimmy Smith, Jack McDuff, Wes Montgomery and Stanley Turrentine. From 1968 through 1970 he toured with R&B singers Jerry Butler and Bettye Swann

Songs :

  
Only A Dream                                 Oo-Wah-Cha-Wah

  
My Life, My Loved One                           Baby I'm Your Man


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