The Charades (1) (Elmont, New York) aka The Rockaways (1)
Personnel :
Lewis Berryman
RobertCarrillo
Alan Richwald
Maurice Iazetta
Joe Pastorelli
Discography :
Alicia & The Rockaways (1) - Ken Darrell & Rockaways (1) 1956 - Why Can't I Be Loved / Never Comin' Back (Epic 9191) 1957 - I'm Not Goin' Steady / Faleroo (Epic 9226)
The Charades (1) 1958 - Now I´ll cry / ? (Lancer 101) 1958 - Make Me Happy, Baby / Shang Lang A Ding Dong (U.A. 132) 1959 - Bright Red Shiney Pants / Let Me Love You (U.A. 183)
Jody Lin bb The Charades (1) 1959 - Why Is He Staying Away / Oh Henry (Luxor 100)
Biography :
Vocal & instrumental group from New York formed in 1955 and composed by Lewis Berryman, Robert Carrillo, Alan Richwald, Maurice Iazetta and Joe Pastorelli. The band performed in New York and its surroundings for a year before being discovered by Zober & Salmi.
The Rockaways with Kenneth Darrell & Alicia Iazetta
Writers Bert Salmirs and Wally Zober were based in New York as was Atlantic Music Corp. They were so impressed with the harmony and performance, They quickly introduced the group to Epic Records launched in 1953 by Columbia Records . The group began their recording careers as the Rockaways, and backed Maurice Iazetta's sister, Alicia and pop singer Ken Darrell on two singles. Both singles written by Bert Salmirs and Wally Zober.
Little success has led the group to change company and name. The Group signing a recording contract with United Artists as the Charades. Formed in New York City in 1956, United Artists not only had their own recording artists, but were used to launch recordings from other labels to the national scene.
Jody Lin The Charades recorded two singles and backed Jody lin on "Why Is He Staying Away" and "Oh Henry" on her Luxor single. Again, all the songs are written by Bert Salmirs and Wally Zober .
Jimmy Castor began his recording career as a doo wop singer in New York. He was recording at the same time as Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers during the mid-50's. Jimmy wrote and recorded 'I Promise to Remember' b/w 'I Know The Meaning Of Love' for the Wing imprint with Jimmy Castor and the Juniors in 1956. Jimmy later replaced Frankie Lymon in the Teenagers.
Richard Barrett
Anthony Salveggi, the lead singer of the Four Cheers on End became good friends with Richard Barrett. By the early 1960’s, Richard Barrett had left George Goldner but was still managing the Chantels, Imperials and several other acts as well as singing himself. One of the acts Barrett was managing was the Casals, a rock & roll vocal duet consisting of Jimmy Castor and Tony Salveggi (CAStor and SALveggi). Barrett got himself signed to the Seville label (owned by Murray Sporn and Danny Kessler) and took the Casals along with him. The casals recorded “Eight O’ Clock Scene” and “Teacher Crush” for Seville.
The Socalites (2) 1962 - Jimmy / The Click (Arrawak 1004) 1964 - You're Losing Your Touch / Jive Jimmy (Warner Bros. 5476)
Lorraine & The Socialites (2) 1963 - The Conqueror / Any Old Way (Mercury 72163)
Biography :
The Socialites were from Grace Dodge High School in the Bronx and formed around 1960. The group consisted of Lorraine Anthanio, Eloise Covington, Gloria Meggett, Delores Rainey Kym Trant. Anthanio, Trant and Covington had previously attended Junior High School 40 together where they had become friends while singing in the glee club.
1962, Joe De Angelis (Manager), Lorraine Anthanio, Delores Rainey, "Kym" Trant, Eloise Covington & Gloria Meggett
Upon entering high school they again entered the glee club. Later Meggett and Rainey joined with the girls to form the Socialites. Singing the popular songs of the day. One day the girls sing at the schools weekly assembly. Just sophomores or juniors the girls were to sing for the seniors assembly where they did "Down the Aisle of Love."
The Socialites with Sunny & the Horizons at Alan Fredericks Show in 1962
After this the group began performing more and more, not only at school, but as part of a youth organization tour too. Appearing at record hops and summer concerts the group would perform at three and four events daily. At the suggestion of a classmate that occasionally played piano for the group they went to see Joe Simmons. Simmons was a songwriter and producer that was associate with Arrawak Records a local Bronx label.
Securing an audition, they journeyed to Manhattan where they sang "Jimmy" and "The click", both written by Lorraine, for Simmons. Thoroughly impressed, Simmons recorded the songs and they were released in 1962. While at 1650 Broadway (the Brill Building) they met Brooklyn songwriter Joe De Anglis who became the group's manager. De Angilis proved to be a fair and earnest business man making sure the Socialites got paid and that people didn't bother them. In the meantime "jimmy" was receiving local airplay and the Socialites were busy playing locally.
1965, At the World’s Fair, Queen, New York. Eloise, Sandra, Gloria & Lorraine
In 1963 the group moved to Mercury Records. Re-named Lorraine and the Socialites the recorded "The Conqueror." The was popular in New York and the group continued making appearances around New York. Kym who was married and in nursing school found the demands on her time to be to great and left the group. The last Socialite single was "You're Losing Your Touch" for Warner Brothers in 1964. Continuing to make live appearances in 1964 and 1965. By this time Delores had left and been replaced by Sandra Durant. They also appeared at the New York World's Fair. John Clemente (Girl Groups: Fabulous Females That Rocked the World)
Sunny & The Horizons (1) (Long Island / Queens, New York)
Personnel :
Antony John Angotti "Sunny" (Lead)
Kevin Moriarty (Second Tenor)
Jimmy LoMonoco (Bass)
Louie Vignola (First Tenor)
Eugene Sannutep (Baritone)
Discography :
Single: 1962 - Nature Creations / Because They Tell Me (Luxor 1015)
Demo : 1962 - You're Love Is My Love
Biography :
Sonny & the Horizons came from Long Island and Queens New York. the Group was formed in the early 1960’s and consisted of; Antony John Angotti "Sunny », Kevin Moriarty, Jimmy LoMonoco, Louie Vignola &Eugene Sannutep
Sunny & the Horizons with the Socialites at Alan Fredericks Show in 1962
The group signing a recording contract with Luxor record owned by Wally Zober for recording four songs on the label.They recorded one record “Natures Creation”, and “Because They Told Me”. They also recorded a demo record called. "You're Love Is My Love”, which was written by Flo Zigari. The group was managed by Ronnie Shubert and Al Giroux.
ISunny & The Horizons performed on many venues on Long Island. They also performed at Palisades Amusement Park in New Jersey, with famous disk jockey “Cousin Bruce Morrow’s” Rock and Roll show. They spent summers entertaining at many vacation resorts in the Catskills region in upstate New York. The group was together for about 5 years.
Lead singer Anthony went on to perform with a band called “No Deposit No Return” and Kevin went on to sing “Barbershop Harmony”.
Lil' June & The January's 1959 - Oh What A Feeling / Oh My Love (Profile 4009)
Little June & his Januarys 1963 - Hello / Burgers, Fries & Shakes (Salem 188)
Biography :
Vocal group from Chicago. They were 16-17 years old and lived on the west side and area they called K-town. The group formed in 1957 and calls himself the Wonderliers. They practicing on their high school and by the local streets. A deal to record with Profile records, subsidiary of Chief Records, came about from a TV show They won. Sy Richardson , American film and television actor since 1977, was part of the group and wrote "Oh What A Feeling". They changed the Wonderliers to Lil June and the January's in 1959 and recorded "Oh What A Feeling" b/w "Oh My Love " for the label.
In 1960, several members of the group are called to military service and the group broke up. Richardson served two years on active duty with the United States Navy. in early 1963, After returning from the army, Sy Richardson wrote "Burgers, Fries & Shakes", a song about MacDonalds when he see this restaurant selling 15 cent burgers ten cent for fries. The same year, the group is reformed and recorded "Hello" b/w "Burgers, Fries & Shakes" for Salem. Sy Richardson & Claude "Little June" Johnson formed their own recording company called Trans World Sound were they recorded the Mandells with Claude "Little June" Johnson .
The Swallows (2) (Los Angeles) aka The Guides, aka The Senders, aka The Uptones
Personnel :
Carlton Beck (Lead Tenor)
Harry Binns (Tenor)
Richard Betts (Baritone)
Jackie Eugene Ware
Raymond Washington
Discography :
The Swallows (2) 1959 - You Must Try / How Long Must A Fool Go On (Guyden 2023)
The Guides 1959 - You Must Try / How Long Must A Fool Go On (Guyden 2023)
The Senders 1959 - I Dream Of You / The Ballad Of Stagger Lee (Kent 320) 1959 - One More Kiss / Everybody Needs To Know (Kent 324) 1961 - Pretty Little Pretty / Spinning (Entra 711)
The Uptones (1) 1962 - No More/ I'll Be There (Lute 6225) 1962 - Be Mine / Dreamin' (Lute 6229) 1963 - Wear My Ring / Dreaming (Magnum 714)
Carlton Beck bb The Hollywood Saxons 1962 - The Girl I Left Behind / You'll Be Coming Home Soon (Penney 1306 /Troy 100)
Biography :
In 1959, Lead singer, Carlton Beck, backed by Richard Botts, Jackie Eugene Ware and Raymond Washington recorded "You Must Try" b/w "How Long Must A Fool Go On" as The Swallows on Guyden #32023. There was a legal issue challenging Guyden's use of the name "The Swallows," so Guyden changed the group's name to "The Guides" and pressed new copies with the change. The same year, they changed their name to The Senders.
Produced by George Motola, he Brought to the Kent label who at that time was working for the Bihari Brothers. The Senders epitomised the southern California vocal group sound of the later 1950s and early 1960s with the ethereal "I Dream Of You Night After Night" (Kent 320) from 1959. It was their first of two singles on Kent that year — they also had 1961 releases on Entra. Probably with some personnel changes (Richard Betts), the group later recorded as the Uptones on Lute and Magnum in 1962-63.
The Hollywood Saxons
The group's lead singer, Carlton Beck, also had a rare vocal group record on Motola’s Troy label under his own name in 1962 backed by Stan Beverly, Charles Taggart, and Maudice Giles of the Hollywood Saxons. Carlton Beck was a member of the Hollywood Saxons (who recorded on Elf, Entra, Swingin’ and Twentieth Century in the 1960s) and its evolving groups in the 1970s — the Professionals on Action Pac and Speed Limit on Watts.
1960 - L to R : Rene Herrera, Rene Ornelas, Juan Garza Gongora and Juan Orfila
The Quarter Notes (1) (Laredo, Texas)
Personnel :
Juan Garza Gongora
Juan Orfila
Rene Herrera
Rene Ornelas
Discography :
1957 - Loneliness / Come De Night (DeLuxe 6116/king 5028) 1957 - My Fantasy / Ten Minutes To Midnight (DeLuxe 6129) 1957 - Like You Bug Me / Please Come Home (Dot 15685) 1957 - Who Am I / Teen Age Blues (Fox 2)
Biography :
The Quarter Notes is composed with two Renes and two Juans : Rene Ornelas, Rene Herrera , Juan Garza Gongora, Juan Orfila. This group of versatile young men began singing together when they were high school students in Laredo, Texas, their hometown. It was there, encouraged by their priest, the Rev. Father george Gloekner, rector of Blessed Sacrament Church, that they began the slow climb up the ladder-of-success.
From top : Juan Garza Gongora, Rene Herrera, Juan Orfila and Rene Ornelas
In 1956, the group won the Arthur Godfrey Talent Contest and began a national tour of theaters and clubs. Their complete versatility is recognized in the way they present "Rock and Roll." "Latin numbers," and "Old Favorites" . They landed a record deal with both Deluxe, Dot & Fox Records therefore reached a broader audience in english and spanish of hopeless romantics.
They have written many of their own numbers, quite a few of which are sure to become hits. One of their compositions won for them, the All Army Recording contest at Fort Carson, in 1958. The Quarter notes entered the Army under the "Buddy System" in 1958.
1962 - L to R : Jack O'Toole (Manager), Juan Orfila, Rene Herrera, Tito Sanchez, Rene Ornelas and Erich Gagel .
They took their basic training and on-the-job training at Fort Carson, Colo. The Group making a thirteen week series of tape recordings for the Armed forces Network, Europe. The Quarter Notes, Juan Garza-Gongora, Rene Herera, Johnny Orfila, and Rene Ornelas have received numerous awards and have traveled all over the world.
In 1962, Tito Sanchez replaced Juan Garza Gongora. The group split up in 1962 but the two Renes stayed together and continued to record and perform. Rene Ornelas and Rene Herrera later became Rene & Rene with two international hits, "Angelito" (1964), "Lo Mucho Que Te Quiero" (1968).
Songs :
Who Am I Loneliness Come De Night
My Fantasy Ten Minutes To Midnight Like You Bug Me
(Sonny, Darryl, Charlie Weils) According to notes from "Rare 1950's Boston Doo Wop" this unknown group backed Tommy Frederick on his Coral single in 1958 on "Sundown" and ‘Where’d Ja Go"
Discography :
Tommy Frederick & Group 1958 - Sundown / ‘Where’d Ja Go (Coral 62170)
Larry Adair (Lead Singer, Songwriter, Lead guitar)
Noel Glenn (Guitar, Singer, Writer)
Ron Edgington (Lead Guitar, Backup Vocals
Henry Edgington (Drummer)
Discography :
1960 - Little Jeanie / Dream World (TNT 9027) 1960 - Teenagers Love / Ik-Heb-Je-Lief (TNT 9028)
Biography :
By Larry Adair Noel Glenn and Larry Adair met in the navy in Corpus Christy TX where they were stationed in 1960. Then They met Ron and Henry Edgington and formed the group The Delatones. They played all around Corpus Christy at different venues for a while, then they went to San Antonio TX to record some original songs at Tanner N Texas (TNT) Recording Company, owned by Bob Tanner, which they produced and arranged themselves.
Then they went back to Corpus Christy and a DJ heard the recording and got the group to open at the memorial aditorium for Fabian and other major artists. The Delatones played around Corpus Christy trying to promote their songs and not long after that Larry Adair got transferred to Kodiak Alaska and Noel Glenn got transferred to Florida so basicaly the Delatones broke up.
Come to find out they didn't know that the songs were playing all over Tx and California, Little Jeanie was #1 in Fresno and #3 in Texas, but they weren't there to promote them. When Larry got out of the navy he went to Florida where Noel was and they performed for awhile at the base and other venues and they were going to try to get the group back together again, but Noel found out he had tb and had to be in the hospital for quite awhile. So the Delatones reunion never happened.
Fabiian & The Delatones with extra musicians. (L to R) Ron Edgington, Noel Glenn, Sonny Mc Gee, Fabian, James Blackstock, Larry Adair and Douglass..
Larry performed for many years with other groups and by himself, When Noel was well he went on to perform with other groups and Ron & Henry went their own way. But they all have so many fond memories of those times to much to write on one page we could write a book or even make a movie.
Unreleased : 1959 - The Wind 1959 - Wadda Doo Cha Cha
Biography:
In 1959, prior to being in the DelVons, Eddie Pardocchi sang with the Darcels at J.H.S. 214 (Pitkin Avenue and Elderts Lane). This group consisted of Eddie Pardocchi, Donnie LaRuffa, Frankie Caravella, and Joe Caravella. The Darcels recorded two unreleased sides, "The Wind" and "Wadda Doo Cha Cha." In 1962, John Carbone left the Five Discs & Eddie Pardocchi was brought into the Five Discs as Carbones' replacement.
(L to R) Joseph Caravella, Donnie LaRufa, Eddie Pardocchi & Ronnie Mathis (who replaced Frankie Caravella)
In 1964, original Five Discs Paul Albano and Tony Basile along with Charlie DiBella called it quits, but Joe Barsalona was determined to continue. With Eddie Pardocchi (lead), Joe Barsalona (baritone), and Darcels’ Donnie LaRuffa (first tenor) and Frank Arrione (second tenor) the group re-formed. This foursome then recorded "This Love Of Ours" and "To The Fair" which remained unreleased until 1981 when they came out on the Crystal Ball label as by the Five Discs.
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