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The Five Crowns (2)

Posted on February 10 2014 by dion1

The Five Crowns : Jerry Dudley, Douglas Rose, Steve Jackson, Eugene Jackson and Porky Burgess

The Five Crowns (2) (Canonsburg, PA)

Personnel :

Steve Jackson (Lead)

Eugene Jackson (First Tenor)

Douglas Rose (Second Tenor)

Porky Burgess (Baritone)

Jerry Dudley (Bass)

Discography :

Chuck Edwards & The Five Crowns (2)
1959 - If I Were A King / Lucy and Jimmy Got Married (Alanna 557)

Biography :

The Five Crowns were native sons of Canonsburg, PA. Formed in late 1956 the group consisted of Steve Jackson, lead, Eugene Jackson (no relation), first tenor, Douglas Rose, second tenor, Porky Burgess, baritone and Jerry Dudley, bass. Douglas Rose and Porky Burgess were members of the same church congregation as Steve? Paine Methodist, and after hearing his spiritual vocals they immediately urged him to join their group. By 1958, the Five Crowns were rehearsing polished a cappella renditions of tunes recorded by the Cadillacs, Platters and other artists. Chuck Edwards, brilliant guitarist and vocalist, resided in the same housing plan; he was awed by their a cappella presentations. He asked the Fellows if they would like to do several jobs with him and his band.

Chuck Edwards

Chuck Edwards approached the youngster with two song he had written. Since the fellows backed him up on club dates, Chuck wanted the group to arrange and do the background harmony. About the same time, a man named Lee Barrett showed interest in them and soon became their manager. Lee and Chuck went to see Bill lawrence, operator of Alanna records. After hearing the Five Crowns, fronted by Chuck Edwards, Bill contracted them to cut two sides at Capitol records recording studio in New York. Chuck Edwards sang lead and played guitar on both tunes. "If I Were A King" b/w "Lucy and Jimmy Got Married" were issued on Alanna 557 during July of 1959. "If I Were A King" did very well in the Pittsburgh area. The prospect for any immediate success instantly disappeared and by 1961 the fellows mutually agreed to disband.

Songs :

If I Were A King / Lucy and Jimmy Got Married

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The Kool Gents aka The Delegates (1)

Posted on February 6 2014 by dion1

John McCall, John Carter, Dee Clark, Teddy Long, Doug Brown with a Fan.

The Delegates (1) (Chicago)
aka The Kool Gents

Personnel :

Delecta "Dee" Clark (Lead Tenor)

John McCall (Lead Tenor)

Doug Brown (Second Tenor)

Teddy Long (Second Tenor / Baritone)

John Carter (Bass)

Discography :

The Kool Gents
Singles :
1956 - This Is The Night / Do Ya Do (Vee-Jay 173)  
1956 - You Know / I Just Can't Help Myself (Vee-Jay 207)
Unreleased :
N/A - Crazy Over You (Vee-Jay)
N/A - When I Call On You (Vee-Jay)
N/A - Just Like A Fool (Vee-Jay)  

The Delegates (1)
Singles :
1956 - The Convention / Jay's Rock (Big Jay McNeely) (Vee-Jay 212)  
1957 - Mother's Son / I'm Gonna Be Glad (Vee-Jay 243)
Unreleased :
1956- June (Vee-Jay)

Dee Clark (bb The Kool Gents)
1957 - Gloria / Kangaroo Hop (Falcon 1002)

Biography :

One of the most interesting groups to emerge from Chicago in the '50s was the Kool Gents. An early incarnation called the Golden Tones consisted of Cicero Blake, James Harper, Howard McClain, Teddy Long, and John Carter. Delecta "Dee" Clark, John McCall, and Doug Brown replaced Harper, McClain, and Blake.

The Hambone Kids : Sammy McGrier, Dee Clark and Ronnie Strong

McCall, not Clark originally sung lead until Vee Jay's A&R man Calvin Carter recommended that Clark sing lead. Long served as the groups' main songwriter. Clark, from Arkansas, had previously recorded "Hambone" with the Red Saunders Orchestra as a member of the Hambone Kids. They renamed themselves after disk jockey Herb "Kool Gent" Kent, who introduced them to Calvin Carter and Vee Jay Records.

Delecta "Dee" Clark

Their first release, "This Is the Night" b/w "Do Ya Do" sold locally in 1956. A second release, "I Just Can't Help Myself" b/w "You Know" did fine in Chicago also, but failed to make any inroads outside the city. The Kool Gents didn't burn up the charts, but they sounded good, so Calvin Carter and Ewart Abner decided to spoof the Democratic National Convention by releasing "The Convention" as "the Delegates" .

John McCall, John Carter, Teddy Long & Doug Brown

It received a tremendous amount of airplay, which unfortunately didn't transform into a tremendous amount of sales. A second Delegates single, "Mother's Son" b/w Teddy Long's "I'm Gonna Be Glad" didn't even excite Chicagoans. In 1957, Dee Clark decided to go solo (with Calvin Carter's OK), and the Kool Gents and the Delegates recording activity ended. Some members of labelmates the El Dorados ("At My Front Door") left the group, leaving only lead Pirkle Lee Moses, so Calvin crowned the Kool Gents the New El Dorados and they backed Moses for two fruitless years.
http://www.uncamarvy.com/KoolGents/koolgents.html
http://www.soulfulkindamusic.net/dclark.htm

Songs :

The Kool Gents


This Is The Night / Do Ya Do             You Know / I Just Can't Help Myself


Crazy Over You                  When I Call On You                  Just Like A Fool

The Delegates (1)

Mother's Son I'm Gonna Be Glad The Convention

Dee Clark (bb The Delegates)

Gloria / Kangaroo Hop

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The Dell Tones aka The Delltones (1)

Posted on February 5 2014 by dion1

(Top) Gloria Alleyne, Frances Kelly and Sherry Gary (Bottom L-R) Della Simpson

The Delltones (1) (Long Island, N.Y.)
aka The Dell Tones

Personnel :

Della Simpson (Lead)

Sherry Gary

Gloria Alleyne

France Kelley (Bass)

Discography :

The Dell Tones

Singles :
1953 - Yours Alone / My Heart's On Fire (Brunswick 84015)
Unreleased :
1953 - Why Make A Fool Out Of Me (Brunswick)
1953 - After All I've Been To You (Brunswick)

The Delltones (1)
1954 - Little Short Daddy / I'm Not In Love With You (Rainbow 244)  
1955 - Don't Be Long / Baby Say You Love Me (Baton 212)  
1956 - My Special Love / Believe It (Baton 223)

The Kings And Queens (Orioles & Delltones)
1957 - Voices Of Love / I'm So Lonely (Everlast 5003)

Biography :

Della Simpson was born in the South and raised in Jamaica, New York. Growing up listening to the radio she heard all the big bands with Billie Holliday being her idol. It was while at work that she and another girl decided to put together a group. After recruiting two more girls they named the group The Enchanters. A piano player, Chris Townes began working writing and arranging songs for them.

The Enchanters  (Clockwise from top left) Frances Kelly, Pearl Brice, Della Simpson and Rachel Gist

The Enchanters were among the first female groups to sing R&B in the early 50s. One day Simpson called and asked Jerry Blaine, owner of Jubilee Recordsto come see one of their shows. He did and signed them to Jubilee. The Enchanters first release for Jubilee was "Today Is Your Birthday." The group first began touring locally and later on the Chitlin Circuit.

The Delltones with Their Accompanists

After their two Jubilee recordings and a December 1952 tour, things began to fall apart. Rachel Gist and Pearl Brice left the other Enchanters to stay home with their families and attend to their marriages. Simpson and Kelley wished to continue with their singing. They then raided another local group called the Dorsey sisters, Gloria Alleyne replacing Rachel Gist and Sherry Gary joined to replace Pearl Brice. In addition, a new name, The Delltones (After Della) was chosen.

(Top) Della Simpson (Bottom L-R) Gloria Alleyne, Sherry Gary and Frances Kelly

Under the new name in 1953 they recorded "My Hearts On Fire" on the Brunswick label. The next single "I'm Not In Love With You"/"Little Short Daddy" was for Rainbow Records in 1954. The Delltones were now performing all over the United States and Canada. They continued to tour and even appeared on The Arthur Godfrey Show. However the group began to encounter problems when they were told they couldn't sing their usual material because they sounded to White.

The Delltones now moved to Baton Records where they recorded two singles. At this time Gloria Alleyne and Sherry Gary left the group. The last Delltone group included Bunny Foy, Algie Willie, Renee Stewart and Della Simpson. In June 1957, the Orioles & The Delltones combined to record "Voices Of Love" and "I'm So Lonely," for Danny Robinson's Everlast label, as the Kings And Queens.

Released around June 1957, the personnel consisted of: Sonny Til, Diz Russell, Jerry Holeman, Tex Cornelius, Billy Adams, Della Simpson (who leads both sides), Bunny Foy, Renée Stewart, and Algie Willie (who doesn't appear in the only photo taken of them).

The Kings and Queens
Della Griffin, Renee Stewart, Bunny Foy, Billy Adams, Sonny Till, Aaron Cornelius, Jerry Holeman and Albert Russell

This group appeared a couple of times at some New York clubs. The Delltones eventually disbanded due to marriages and family. Gloria Alleyne became Gloria Lynn, working as a soloist for years in the jazz world. Della Simpson went out working with her own organ and sax combo. She later married Paul Griffin The Orioles piano player.
http://history-of-rock.150m.com/delltones.htm
http://www.uncamarvy.com/Enchanters/enchanters.html

Songs :

The Dell Tones


Yours Alone                           My Heart's On Fire

The Delltones (1)


Little Short Daddy / I'm Not In Love With You      Don't Be Long / Baby Say You Love Me


My Special Love                           Believe It

The Kings And Queens

Voices Of Love / I'm So Lonely

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The Coeds (2) aka The Rollettes aka The Blossons aka The Dreamers (3) The Angels (4) aka The Playgirls (1) aka The Girlfriends (3)

Posted on February 4 2014 by dion1

The Coeds (2) (Los Angeles)

aka The Blossons
aka The Dreamers (3)
aka The Playgirls (1)
aka The Rollettes
aka The Angels (4)
aka The Girlfriends (3)
Ref Bob B. Soxx & The Blue Jeans

Personnel:

Gloria Jones (Tenor)

Fanita James (Baritone)

Discography :

1961 - Son In-Law / I'll Wait (Challenge 9109)

Biography :

In 1961, the Blossoms signed with Challenge Records. The group was a trio by this time, Darlene, Gloria and Fanita. Unfortunately, the ladies were already running into problems at the new label. Gloria remembers how this chain of events sent everyone scrambling, “We were all set for our first session for Challenge. Darlene had fought with her husband that morning and he wouldn't let her go to the session, so we had to get someone to take her place.

Fanita James & Gloria Jones

For the life of me, I can't remember the girl's name who sang lead on the song, but it became a hit. The unknown singer is rumored to be Jennell Hawkins, but the lead does not sound like her. The Blossoms, with the “unknown” singer on lead had a mild hit with their first Challenge single, an answer record to Ernie-K-Doe's “Mother In-Law” aptly entitled “Son In-Law”. Ironically, the single wasn't even supposed to be a Blossoms single, as original pressings have the group billed as the Coeds.
Girl Groups: Fabulous Females Who Rocked the World Paperback by John Clemente

Songs :

Son-In-Law I'll Wait

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The Coeds (2) aka The Rollettes aka The Blossons aka The Dreamers (3) The Angels (4) aka The Playgirls (1) aka The Girlfriends (3)

Posted on February 4 2014 by dion1

The Coeds (2) (Los Angeles)

aka The Blossons
aka The Dreamers (3)
aka The Playgirls (1)
aka The Rollettes
aka The Angels (4)
aka The Girlfriends (3)
Ref Bob B. Soxx & The Blue Jeans

Personnel:

Gloria Jones (Tenor)

Fanita James (Baritone)

Discography :

1961 - Son In-Law / I'll Wait (Challenge 9109)

Biography :

In 1961, the Blossoms signed with Challenge Records. The group was a trio by this time, Darlene, Gloria and Fanita. Unfortunately, the ladies were already running into problems at the new label. Gloria remembers how this chain of events sent everyone scrambling, “We were all set for our first session for Challenge. Darlene had fought with her husband that morning and he wouldn't let her go to the session, so we had to get someone to take her place.

Fanita James & Gloria Jones

For the life of me, I can't remember the girl's name who sang lead on the song, but it became a hit. The unknown singer is rumored to be Jennell Hawkins, but the lead does not sound like her. The Blossoms, with the “unknown” singer on lead had a mild hit with their first Challenge single, an answer record to Ernie-K-Doe's “Mother In-Law” aptly entitled “Son In-Law”. Ironically, the single wasn't even supposed to be a Blossoms single, as original pressings have the group billed as the Coeds.
Girl Groups: Fabulous Females Who Rocked the World Paperback by John Clemente

Songs :

Son-In-Law I'll Wait

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The Viscaynes aka The Biscaynes aka The Vi-Tones (1)

Posted on February 2 2014 by dion1

The Biscaynes aka The Viscaynes aka The V-Tones (1)

The Biscaynes (Vallejo, CA)
aka The Viscaynes aka The V-Tones (1)

Personnel :

Sylvester Stewart "Sly Stone"

Frank Arellano

Charlie Gebhardt

Vern Gebhardt

Charlene Imhoff

Maria Boldway

Discography :

The Viscaynes
Singles:
1960 - Stop What You are Doing / I Guess I'll Be (Tropo 101) 
1961 - Yellow Moon / Heavenly Angel (VPM 1006)
Unreleased:
1961 - Just a Fool For Your Love
1961 - You're My Only Love
1961 - Maybe I'm Wrong

The Vi-Tones (1)
1961 - Stop What You Are Doing / I Guess I'll Be (Arleen 1007)

The Biscaynes
1961 - Yellow Moon / Uncle Sam Needs You (My Friend) (VPM 1006)

Jasper Woods (BB Viscaynes)
1962 - I’m Coming Home / Hully Gully Papa (VMP 1009)

Sly Stone & The Biscaynes
1976 - Oh What A Nite / You've Forgotten Me (Subarro 489)

Danny (Sly) Stewart
1961 - A Long Time Alone / I'm Just A Fool (Luke 1008)

Sylvester Stewart
1961 - A Long Time Alone / Help Me With My Broken Heart ( G&P 901)

Biography :

Sylvester Stewart was the second of five children. After the family moved from Dallas, Texas to Vallejo, California (near San Francisco), he and his brother Freddie and their sisters Rose and Vaetta formed "The Stewart Four" as children, performing gospel music in the Church of God in Christ and even recording a single in 1952.

All of the Stewart children except oldest sister Loretta would later adopt the surname "Stone" and become members of Sly & the Family Stone. Jon Turk a Childhood friend, had watched Sly Perform in Church and in 1958 noticed him playing guitar and keyboards in San Francisco club with local acts like the Webs and Jimmy Terrel. He Got him to join his own band, the Royal Aces.

L-R: Frank Arellano, Charlie Gebhardt, Charlene Imhoff, Ria Boldway, Vern Gebhardt and Sylvester Stewart.

During the same period Sly managed to talk his way into holding down a weekly job as regular fixture on a San Francisco-based television pop show, the Dick Stewart Show.Slay Briefly changed his name to Danny Stewart and tried his luck as a gospel- pop crooner; releasing a song entitled " A long Time Alone" that enjoyed mild popularity within the Bay Area but not enough to convince him to keep the new name.

Sylvester Stewart "Sly Stone" ca.1959 Sylvester Stewart "Sly Stone" ca.1961

The same year he reverted to his given name, Sylvester Stewart, and released another single, "Help Me With My Broken Heart", that also vanished quickly. Then he joined high school bands The Vicounts. The Vicounts were a Vallejo singing group that was very unique because it was an integrated band. they had a Filipino. Sly was the Afro. There were girls and boys and all different colors. Sly had a hell of a time back because he was having an affair with one of the white girl in the band - the most beautiful girl - and they had to keep it secret. When they started recording, the group had to change the name to Viscaynes, because the Vicount name was registered to another group.

Left to right: Charlie Gebhardt, Jim Kozier, Sly, Frank Arellano, Mike Stevens, Art Bigornia and Tom Recknagel
The two Gal's are Charlene Imhoff, and Maria Boldway.

They recorded "Stop What You are Doing" for the Trop label in 1960. it xas fooled by "Yellow Moon" and "Heavenly Angel" for VPM in 1961. There was a typographical error on their third record and The Viscaynes was misspelled the Byscanes for "Uncle Sam Needs You". "Yellow moon wasn't a big hit but it got him the attention of Bob Mitchell and Tom Donahue (San Francisco's two most important disc jockeys of the sixties), who hired him to work at Autumn records. In 1961, Arteen Records released "Stop What You are Doing" b/w "I Guess I'll Be " under the name of The Vi-Tones. Then in 1963 he wrote "The Swim" for the black R'n'B singer Bobby Freeman and had his first gold record.

http://www.soulfulkindamusic.net/sstone.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sly_Stone_discography
http://www.associatepublisher.com/e/s/sl/sly_stone.htm

Songs :

The Viscaynes


Yellow Moon                   Heavenly Angel                  Stop What You are Doing


I Guess I'll Be                Just a Fool For Your Love You're My Only Love

Maybe I'm Wrong Uncle Sam Needs You Help Me With My Broken Heart

The Biscaynes

Yellow Moon

Jasper Woods (BB Viscaynes)

I’m Coming Home Hully Gully Papa

Sly Stone & The Biscaynes

You've Forgotten Me Oh What A Nite

Danny (Sly) Stewart

A Long Time Alone

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The Naturals (4)

Posted on February 1 2014 by dion1

The Naturals (4) (Los Angeles)

Personnel :

?

Discography :

1964 - Why Don't They Understand / Just In Case You Change Your Mind (Chattachoochee 633)

Biography :

Group from Los Angeles , the Naturals cut one single for record producer Ruth Conti's Chattahoochee Records.

Kim Fowley & Ruth Conti

Songs :

Why Don't They Understand Just In Case You Change Your Mind

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Johnny & Jackey

Posted on January 31 2014 by dion1

Johnny & Jackey (Detroit, MI)

Personnel :

Johnny Bristol

Jackey Beavers

Discography :

1960 - Lonely & Blue / Let’s Go To A Movie Baby (Anna 1108)
1960 - Hoy Hoy / No One Else But You (Anna 1120)
1961 - Carry Your Own Load / So Disappointing (Tri-Phi 1002)
1962 - Someday We’ll Be Together / Sho Don't Play (Tri-Phi 1005)
1962 - Do You See My Love For You Growing / Carry Your Own Load (Tri-Phi 1016)
1962 - Baby Don’tcha Worry / Stop What You’re Saying (Tri-Phi 1019)

Biography :

Jackey Beavers was born and grew up in Cartersville, Georgia, and, after leaving high school, joined the US Air Force. While stationed at Fort Custer he won a talent competition, and became friends with one of the other competitors, Johnny Bristol.

They began performing together as Johnny and Jackey, and won a residency at the El Grotto Lounge at Battle Creek, Michigan, where the house band was led by Junior Walker. They soon signed for Anna Records, where they were managed by Berry Gordy's sister Gwen. The duo released two singles on the Anna label in 1960, before moving to the Tri-Phi label which Gwen Gordy set up with her husband Harvey Fuqua.

Left to right: marvin gaye and his wife anna gordy gaye, gwen gordy fuqua, and her husband harvey fuqua

The duo's second single for Tri-Phi, "Someday We'll Be Together" in 1962, was co-written by Beavers with Johnny Bristol and Harvey Fuqua, but was not a hit at the time. Finding little commercial success, Johnny and Jackey split up, and Beavers began recording with Roquel Davis at the Checker label.
http://www.soulfulkindamusic.net/articlejbeavers.htm
http://www.soulmusic.com/index.asp?S=1&T=38&ART=2875

Songs :


No One Else But You                  Hoy Hoy              Someday We'll Be Together


Baby Don'tCha Worry             So Disappointing           Stop What You're Saying


Lonely & Blue      Do You See My Love For You Growing Carry Your Own Load

Let's Go To A Movie Baby

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The Four Of A Kind

Posted on January 30 2014 by dion1

The Four Of A Kind (Philapdelhia)

Personnel :

Sal Masi (Lead)

Nick Catucci (First Tenor)

Mike Goida (Second Tenor)

Joe Ardire (Bass)

Discography :

1956 - Dedicated To You / (I'm Gonna) Hock My Heart (Melba 110)
1957 - Fools Fall In Love / Dreamy Eyes (Melba 117)
1958 - Buttercup / It's Better That Way (Chancellor 1012)
1958 - You Were Made To Love / Love Every Moment (Cameo 154)
1959 - I Care For You / It's Better That Way (Bomarc 302)
1961 - Next Fall / U-Turn Baby (Rex 104)

Biography :

Vocal & Instrumental group Group from Philapdelhia, the Four Of A Kind is first know in 1955 as The Four Clefs with Joe Ardire , Nick Catucci , Sal Masi and Mike Goida. They ventured to New York City where they managed to snare General artists corporation to represent them nationwide.

In New York, The Group auditioned for Melba Records owned by Morty Craft . Bob Slay & Franck Crewe convened with Four Of A kind in the Big Apple where the duo plopped a demo of "Dedicated To You". The Group sculpted their own arrangement and cut the song backed with "(I'm Gonna) Hock My Heart".

Nick Terregian, Tony Percalino (Botom) Joe Ardire, Sal Masi and Nick Catucci

"Dedicated To You" have a little success in New York. In 1957, there was a second issuing from Melba "Fools Fall In Love" / "Dreamy Eyes". The Foursome appeared on Dick Clark's "American Bandstand" a half-dozen times. The following year, In philadelphia the group cut "Buttercup" and "It's Better That Way" for Bob Marcucci, major doom of Chancellor Records.

The Four of a Kind had to navigate the next few years with a rotating fifth wheel, usually a Sax man. To explain this odd juxtaposition, they labeled themselves Four Of A Kind (Plus One). The Group performed around the country. With some personnel changes, The group cut two new singles for Cameo and Bomarc and the group had one final outing for Rex Records owned by Russ Faith and Herb Gordon.

Songs :
updated by Hans-Joachim

Dedicated To You           (I'm Gonna) Hock My Heart        Fools Fall In Love


Dreamy Eyes                    You Were Made To Love             Love Every Moment

It's Better That Way / I Care For You Next Fall / U-Turn Baby

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The Cameos (4)

Posted on January 29 2014 by dion1

The Cameos (4) (Coraopolis, Pa.)

Personnel :

Donald Carter (Lead)

Dorlan Nelson (First Tenor)

Fred Wynn (Second Tenor)

Bernard Spencer (Baritone)

Alex Spencer (Bass)

Discography :

Singles :
1960 - I Remember When / We'll Still Be Together (Matador 1808)
1960 - Never Before / Canadian Sunset (Matador 1813)
1963 - Can You Remember / He (Gigi 100)

Unreleased :
1960 - Wondering (Matador) 
1960 - We Were Young (Matador) 
1960 - Broken Hearted Limbo Guy (Matador)

Biography :

The Cameos were from Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh. They were put together by songwriter/arranger Bob Vogelsberger. He assembled the Cameos after auditioning groups to sing his material. The band was made up of Donald Carter, Dorlan Nelson, Fred Wynn, Bernard Spencer and Brother Alex Spencer . A New record company had just been formed in Pittsburgh by Walter Meyers under The name of Matador. In the early month of 1960, the Cameos were signed to record four sides for the company.

"I Remember When" immediately took off in the Pittsburgh area upon its release in June, 1960. The song was a fairly decent hit in the Pittsburgh Area, but did nothing nationally with the exception of Chicago. "I Remember When" put the Cameos on the road doing one-nighters all over the Pittsburgh area. The Cameos made appearances with local favorites such as the Dell Vikings and Skyliners. In the latter part of 1960, "Never Before" and "Canadian Sunset" was released. The record did fairly well but did not equal the popularity of "I Remember When".

Dorlan Nelson, Bernard Spencer, Donald Carter, Fred Wynn and Alex Spencer

The Cameos were making personal appearances into 1961, but due to some unfortunate circumstances, the group abruptly disbanded. Alex and Bernard Spencer joined by Edmund Luton and Earl Littlejohn, formed another group who had also been going under the name of the Cameos. This new group of Cameos was recorded by record producer Jules Kruspir. The new Cameos cut "Can You Remember" and "He" for the Gigi Label.

Songs :
updated by Hans-Joachim

I Remember When             We'll Still Be Together              Never Before


Canadian Sunset               Can You Remember / He

Broken Hearted Limbo Guy / We Were Young / Wondering

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