In 1960, Joe Duncan and Lamar Cooper from the Vocaleers recorded with a group called the Stylists, whose lead was Rudy Cooper, Lamar's brother.
Joe Duncan and Lamar Cooper
The others were: Al Black, Jr. (tenor) and George Lithcuitt (baritone). They recorded a single record ("I Wonder"/"One Room") for Al Browne's Rose label. http://www.uncamarvy.com/Vocaleers/vocaleers.html
The Three G's 1958 - Let's Go Steady For The Summer / Wild Man (Columbia 41175) 1958 - I'll Wait Forever / Sweet Thing (Columbia 41256) 1958 - These Are The Little Things / Wonder (Columbia 41292) 1959 - When It's Summer Again / Oh, Suzett (Columbia 41383) 1959 - Barbara / Don't Cry Kathy (Columbia 41513) 1960 - Take That Step / Eeny-Meeny-Miny-Moe (Columbia 41584) 1960 - Let's Go Steady For The Summer / Love Call (Columbia 41678) 1960 - She's Mine / Take My Love (Columbia 41868) 1960 - Foolish Tears / Blueberry Hill (Columbia 41955)
The Toppers (6) 1962 - Tell Me Why / All Around (Stacy 927)
Biography :
The Glasser Family of East Canton, Ohio is probably one of the Largest (5 boys and 6 girls) and most musical in the Midwest. One of the Five Sons, Pat, sings under the name of Pat Shannon, and has come into prominence recording for Decca Records. Another son, Dick Glasser "Dick Lory" sang with his brothers in the group - The Glasser Brothers - before they split up to go their separate ways as solo artists, except for three of the brothers, the three youngest sons, Jerry (16), Ted (19) and Bob (21) decided to form a singing trio,.
Pat Glasser "Pat Shannon" Dick Glasser "Dick Lory"
In 1957-8 Dick Glasser had a couple of releases on Argo as well as a third one as Dickie & The Gee's (Argo 5288). "The Gee's" in fact were his brothers Ted, Jerry and Bob . The Gee's next went to Colombia Records to record just like "The Three G´s" . They cut nine singles. "Let’s Go Steady For The Summer" was their only charted song, making it to #55 with a 3 week stay on the Hot 100 in August of ’58.
In 1962 the Toppers with Dick Glasser again recorded "Tell Me Why" b/w "All Around" on Stacy Record, a Small independent Cleveland, Ohio label. Both songs are written by Dick Glasser. It is likely that the Toppers are The Three G's.
Songs :
Dickie & The Gee's
Baby Bye Bye / Foolish Tears
The Three G's
Wonder Barbara She's Mine
Let's Go Steady For The Summer When It's Summer Again Take That Step
The group consisted of Buck Farley (lead vocals) Doug Curran (tenor) Bob Miller (baritone) & Don West, (bass) . They went out to BYU (Brigham Young University) and they sang around campus as The Casuals. They had studio musicians & recorded "Snowbound" and "Pretty As A Picture" in Hollywood. It charted & was on it's way to becoming a big hit until the name "Casuals" was discovered to be taken by another group first, so they were unable to use that name. This didn't stop them however, & they continued to perform for many, many years after this under another name. Doug Curran later sang with the Lettermen.
The Five Secrets (Staten Island, New-York) aka The Secrets (1) aka The Loungers - ref :The Uniques (6)
Personnel :
Dave Concepcion (Lead)
Pat Russo (First Tenor)
Vinnie Santorelli (Second tenor)
Steve Murphy (Baritone)
Franck Del Cavo (Bass)
Discography :
The Five Secrets 1957 - Queen Bee / See You Next Year (Decca 30350)
The Secrets (1) 1957 - Queen Bee / See You Next Year (Decca 30350)
The Loungers 1958 - Remenber The Night / / Dizzy Spell (Herald 534) 1991 - Wedding Bells / Teenage Bells (Park Ave.5)
The Uniques (6) 1962 - Do You Remember / Come Marry Me (Flippin 202)
Biography :
The group formed on Staten Island in 1955, initially singing for fun. In 1956 they decided to get serious about their talent. They soon got themselves a manager and shortly thereafter signed with Decca. Their first release with Decca came in 1957. The recording received little promotion, but it nevertheless afforded them many appearances. Early copies show "Secrets" on the label. Several weeks following the release of this first disc, the Five Secrets signed with Herald.
As a legal precaution, they changed their name to the Loungers. Because of Herald/Ember's preoccupation with the Mellokings and The Five Satins, the Loungers received little or no attention.At Herald the material was written by the group, whereas at Decca Management gave them the material to record. This is most probably why they sounded so different on the two labels. Additionally, Decca had told the group that they wanted to sound pop. Shortly before the group broke up, Murphy Left and was replaced by Pat Russo's brother, Bernie. The group broke up at the end of 1958, and it was three years later that Vinnie Santorelli and Bernie Russo decided to form a new group "the Uniques". In 1962, the Uniques recorded "Do You Remember" b / w "Come Marry Me" released by Flippin Records. Encyclopedia of Rhythm and Blues and Doo-Wop Vocal Groups by Mitch Rosalsky
The Cineramas 1959 - Life Can Be Beautiful / It Must Be Love (Champ 103) 1960 - Crying For You / I'm Sorry Baby (Rhapsody 71963/ Candlelite 433) 1973 - Is This All Mine / Crying For You (Clifton 4)
Roc Rowland & The Cineramas 1960 - Playing For Keeps / I Don't Care (Rhapsody 71987)
Biography :
The Cineramas were a doo-wop group from the late 50's and early 60's based in Stamford, CT. They were a mixed black and white group led by Joey Bennett and Frankie Palmer. The other members were Barti LoDolce & Curtis Grasty .
Frankie Palmer still very active in the business. He also has other records and was part of the act of “Frankie & Johnny” (Frankie Palmer & Johnny Angel). They were with Mercury Records where they recorded “Hometown USA”, “Lucille/Slipp’in an a Slid’in”, I can’t Stand up Alone” and on Lourie Record “Midnight Magic Man”, with the group Franklyn Circle.
The Gaylarks 1955 - Tell me Darling / Whole lot of love (The Rovers) (Music City 792) 1955 - Romantic Memories / Lil Dream Girl (Music City 793) 1956 - My Greatest sin / Teenage Mambo (Music City 805) 1957 - Mr Rock-n-roll / Church On The Hill (Music City 809) 1957 - Somewhere in this World / Just one more chance (L.Luther) (Music City 812) 1958 - Ivy League clothes / The Doodle-Doo (Music City 819)
John Heartsman & The Gaylarks 1957 - Johnny's House Party (Part I & II) (Music City 807)
Biography :
Richards, Moore. Davis, and Vance started singing in their San Francisco high school. Carl Lovejoy, from nearby Oakland, states that he brought the group to Music City's facilities. It is stated elsewhere that Music City owner Ray Dobard brought the group to his label.
"Ivy League Clothes."although credited to the Gaylarks, was by another Bay area group — the Five Lyrics. The Gaylarks' first recording, "Tell Me Darling," was actually the flip side of the Rovers' "Whole Lot of Love" (1955). The Gaylarks had a loyal following in the Bay area, but when they went on tour, they failed to receive the same kind of reception.
Songs :
Tell me Darling Ivy League Clothes Somewhere in this World
1957 - Friendship Ring / Baby Baby (Gallo 108) 1957 - Please Don't Leave Me Now / You're In Love (Galo 110)
Biography :
It was at the Charcoal Ovens that I hooked up with some guys who liked to hang out there, and one day, after the lunch rush, we started singing doo-wop, just for fun. But the more we sang, the more we liked what we heard; and the Royal Aires were born: Rudy, Ray, Frank, John, and me. We started doing local shows, and then went to New York to seek a record deal. While we were doing background for a singer at a recording studio, one of the engineers told us he knew a guy who was looking for new groups.
Frank Amodeo, Johnny Lem, Sal Richards , Ray Freudenberger, Rudy Gasparik..
So we went to see Lee Clark, owner of Gallo Records. We auditioned for him, and he signed us to a record deal. So now we were recording artists, doing record hops all over the country to promote the group. We wound up with a two-sided hit in some of the New England states and a few in the South—“Baby, Baby” was number one, and “Friendship Ring” was number three on the charts in those areas.
Then it started to get played in New York, on the Allen Freed Show—and if he played it, it would become a hit. But he didn't play it for long. Payola was big in those days, and the owner of Gallo Records refused to pay to have the record played, so it went off the charts quickly. When the second record was released, the same thing happened. We tried to keep going, doing shows around town, but when the kids didn't hear the record on the radio, they didn't show up. The group split up after two years Sal Richards (Behind the Laughter, Hidden Tears)
Frank Amodeo was Gino of Gino & The Dells . Frank "Gino" Amodeo with Peter Chacona, Louis Reyes and Augie Borgess. The group started in '62 on the Long Island streets of Eastern Suffolk County, NY. "Altar Of Dreams" became the title song of Clark Galehouse's Shelley and Golden Crest Great Hits. The record never got any exposure and was a limited pressing record so the value is higher than the group's other releases. This was the group's only actual release while Gino released three singles with the unlisted Dells. Frank "Gino" Amodeo was with the Reflections(on ABC-Paramount Records) & he was Darin D’Anna on World Artists.
The Vows (2) 1963 - Girl In Red / Born With The Rhythm (Ran-Dee 111/112) 1963 - When A Boy Love A Girl / Say You'll be mine (Sta-Set 402) 1963 - Lost In A City / When A Boy Love A Girl (Big Three 400)
The Majors (6) 1963 - Lost In A City / Say You'll be mine (Big Three 403)
Biography :
The Vows on Ran-Dee, Big 3 and Sta-Set were a Chicago group (led by Larry Montgomery) that later changed their name to The Major IV. They also recorded for Mickey Stevenson on Venture Records. They had nothing to do with The Majors on Imperial (Philadelphia group), or The Vows on Markay (L.A. female group), or The Symphonics .
This group was earlier known as The Vows . They made a vocal harmony cut called "Girl in Red" on the Ran-Dee label, the A side was Andre Williams' r&b song entitled "Born with The Rhythm." The Fantastic Doo wop "Girl in Red", was composed in 57 but was released in 63.
"Lost In A City", "Say You'll be mine" all originally recorded as The Vows on Bob Lee's Big Three as #400 and was later re-released as Big Three #403 by The Majors.
(L to R) Carol Stansbury, Shirley Taylor, Barbara Thompson, Thelma Stansburry, Barbara Lee.
The Deltairs (1) (Jamaica, Queens, NY) aka The Tranquils
Personnel :
Barbara Thompson (Lead)
Barbara Lee
Carol Stansbury
Thelma Stansbury
Shirley Taylor
Discography :
The Deltairs (1) 1957 - Lullaby Of The Bells / It's Only You, Dear (Ivy 101) 1958 - Standing At The Altar / I Might Like It (Ivy 105) 1958 - Who Would Have Thought It / You Won't Be Satisfied (Felsted 8525)
The Tranquils 1958 - One Billion, Seven Million, Thirty-Three / You're Such A Much (Hamilton 50005)
Biography :
The trade magazines in 1961 took notice of a growing trend to female singers, female-led male groups and female groups. The fair sex up to that point had not been getting much attention (on records, that is). That, and the revival of interest in "oldies," gave a whole new audience the chance to hear one of the best female harmony groups, the Deltairs.
Barbara Lee, Carol Stansbury, Thelma Stansbury, Shirley Taylor, and lead Barbara Thompson were discovered by bandleader Al Browne in 1955. Impressed by their harmony skills, he took them to artist managers Ed Portnoy and Stan Feldman. Portnoy and Feldman started a label to showcase the talent under their wings. They called it Ivy. (Portnoy later had the Porwin label.)"Lullaby Of The Bells," written by Carol Stansbury, got good reviews when it was first released in 1957 and sold well on the East Coast.
The girls got to do a few personal appearances, including a spot on American Bandstand. The lack of promotion from Ivy kept the record from breaking out nationwide. A few more releases, including one as the Tranquils, and the group left the business to focus on family life. A reissue of "Lullaby Of The Bells" in 1961 made the Bubbling Under charts. http://www.uncamarvy.com/Deltairs/deltairs.html
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