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The Du Mauriers

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The Du Mauriers

The Du Mauriers (Brooklyn, NY)

Thanks to Liam

 

Personnel :

Donald "Razor" Raysor

Leon Briggs

... Anderson

Butch ...

 

Discography :

1958 - All Night Long / Baby I Love You (Fury 1011)

 

Biography :

The Du Mauriers again fall into the category of groups who only ever managed to get one record released. In their case they had a goodie in "All Night Long"/"Baby | Love You" (Fury 1011) which saw release in February, 1958. This Brooklyn group appear to have named themselves after the cigarettes of the same name. The mind boggles at the prospect of the Camels, the Wild Woodbines, the Rothmans, the Stuyvesants, the Capstans, and the Weights, but fortunately that trend did not catch on! .

The Du Mauriers    The Du Mauriers

Likely from Brooklyn, NY, group lasted no longer than a week, Donald "Razor" Raysor & Leon Briggs were from The Velvets on Fury and The Clippers on Gee.  Leon Briggs was also with The Miracles on Fury and Donald "Razor" Raysor with The Valentines on Old Town.

 

Songs :

  
All Night Long                              Baby I Love You

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The Princetons

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Paul Highfill, Tony Bertolet and Ken Robertson

The Princetons (Torrance, Ca.)

 

Personnel :

Ken Robertson

Tony Bertolet

Paul Highfill

 

Discography :

1960 - Please / Why Do I Love You? (Dore ???)

 

Biography :

Three Torrance boys,"The Princetons” are composed by Paul Highfill,16, Tony Bertolet, 18, and Ken Robertson, 19. The teen-age threesome, twoTorrance High School graduates and a 10th grader from Bishop Montgomery High School, have signed a contract to record for Dore Records, singing their own compositions. To guarantee an ample supply of material each of the three writes two songs every two weeks .From the six bi-weekly offerings, the best are put on tape and the cream of those are arranged to offer Dore. Their First commercial disc were sched uled for release in March 1960 and carries two familiar titles, “Please” and “Why Do I Love You?” were written by Ken Robertson. Tony and Ken began singing together in high school and appeared regularly on programs. They asked Paul to join them when Tony heard him play the guitar at a party It was also Tony who, indi y, found their agent. He met a fellow who knew a fellow, and, after their management had changed hands a few times, they signed a  contract with Dore.  Unfortunately, none of their recordings will be released.

Songs :

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The Viscounts (2)

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The Viscounts (2)
(L-R; Bob Thompson, James Mendola, Joe Annotica, Ron Annotico

The Viscounts (2) (Cleveland, OH)
Thanks to Liam

 

Personnel :

Bob Thompson

James Mendola

Joe Annotico

Ron Annotico

Pete Bene

 

Discography :

1957 - Raindrop / My Girl (Mercury 71073)

 

Discography :

Vocal group from Cleveland, the Viscounts were composed by Bob Thompson, James Mendola, Joe Annotico, Ron Annotico and Pete Bene. On February 19, 1957, the group entered the studio. That day, Pete Bene who was an officer in the Navy at the time was absent and the group now a quartet recorded "Raindrop" and "My Girl" accompanied by Gil George (Piano), Don Speroff (Bass), Dick Harrison (Saxophone) andJoe Zavadnic (Drums).

The Viscounts (2)

 



Songs :

  
Raindrop                                          My Girl

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The Colonairs

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The Colonairs
Kenneth Dames & Alphonso Dames  in 1957


The Colonairs (Freeport, New York)

Thanks to  Liam

 

Personnel :

Billy Brown

Kenneth Dames

William Pride

Louis Shervington

Alphonso Dames

 

Discography :

Single:
1957 - Can't Stand To Lose You / Sandy (Ember 1017)
Unreleased:
1957 - Devil's Angel (Ember)


Biography :

Vocal group from Freeport, NY. The Colonairs consisted of Billy Brown, Kenneth Dames, William Pride, Louis Shervington and Alphonso Dames. The Dames brothers (and likely the rest of the group) attended Hempstead High School in Hempstead, New York & were around 16-17 when they recorded their Ember release "Sandy". They recorded three songs. "Can't Stand To Lose You" and "Sandy" will be released in June 1957 by Ember.

The Colonairs    The Colonairs

Ember was founded in New York as a sister label to Herald by Al Silver. It would release one hundred and eleven singles in its eight years in business. And while many of its artists and their recordings are now obscure, two singles – ‘In The Still Of The Night’ by the Five Satins and ‘Get A Job’ by the Silhouettes – are acknowledged classics.

 

Songs :

  
              Sandy                                   Can't Stand To Lose You


Devil's Angel

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The Episodes (1)

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The Episodes (1) 

The Episodes (1) (Brooklyn, New York)

 

Personnel :

Irwin Schlass (Lead)

Tony Muriello (Second Tenor)

Jack Nahem (First Tenor)

Sal Bonagura (Bass)

 

Discography :

1962 - Where Is My Love / The Christmas Tree (Four Seasons 1014)

 

Biography :

Group from Brooklyn (New York)., the episodes consisted of Irwin Schlass (Lead), Tony Muriello (Second Tenor), Jack Nahem (First Tenor) and Sal Bonagura (Bass). They were all close friends and spent many hours harmonizing together. "The Christmas Tree"  was written on the spot at the end of a recording session where the Episodes were singing back up to a very young man. He had written a poem call The Christmas Tree.  Sal Bonagura who is singing bass came up with the riff. They did this in one take. Irwin sang baritone and Jack sang top tenor and Tony Muriello sang second tenor. In 1962, the Episodes have their only release for the Four Seasons label in New York with "Where Is My Love" and "The Christmas Tree." Steve Beckermen joined the group after Tony Muriello left for High school.

 

Songs :

   
The Christmas Tree                                Where Is My Love

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The Teen Tones (1) aka The Meloaires

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The Teen Tones (1) aka The Meloaires
The Teen Tones (1) (Columbus, GA.)
aka The Meloaires


Personnel :

Gerald Powers (Lead)

Larry Kent (First Tenor)

Bob Burnett (Baritone)

Gordon Barksdale (Bass)

 

Discography :

The Teen Tones (1)
1958 - Faded Love / Gypsy Boogie (Nu-Clear 1/Wynne 107))

Bill Collins bb The Teen Tones (1)
1958 - Mercy / Turn To Your Bible (NBC-1 / NBC-2)

The Meloaires
Single:
1958 - Indebted To You / You Know Baby (Nasco 6019)
Unreleased :
1958 - I'm So Glad (Nasco/Excello)
1958 - Don't Ever Get Married (Nasco/Excello)


Biography :

Most teen-agers like rock ‘n’ roll, but four local high school boys have built musical careers on it. After a round of Columbus radio, TV and civic club appearances in June 1957, The quartet auditioned June 8 for Pops director Albert Coleman, and were notified that they were to appear on the July 28 program at the Fox Theater in Atlanta.

The Teen Tones (1) aka The Meloaires
The Original Teen Tones : Charles Brown, Larry Kent, Bob Burnett and Gerald Powers

The “Teen Tones,” all students at Baker High School, were organised six months ago by Gerald Powers, who sings the tenor lead.  The other “Teen Tones” are Larry Kent, first tenor, Robert Burnett, baritone and Gordon Barksdale, bass.Gordon, who at 15 boasts a deep bass voice, joined the quartet when the original bass,  Charles Brown, graduated and went on active duty with the Army Reserve..  The others are 16.

The Teen Tones (1) aka The Meloaires
Gerald Powers, Gordon Barksdale, Larry Kent and Bob Burnett

The boys are all members of the Baker High Choral Club and the Concert Choir, and started singing as a quartet “just for kicks."’ Hugh Deen, Baker vocal director, has helped the Teen Tones with their selections, and accompanies them when necessary, although they usually sing without accompaniment. Gerald once studied piano, and Gordon was a member of the Baker High Band, but none of the Teen Tones read music.

The Teen Tones (1) aka The Meloaires   
In early 1958, The Teen Tones signing a recording contract with Sam Persons owner of Nu-Clear Records in Columbus. They cut "Faded Love" b/w "Gypsy Boogie". The Teen-Tones' record will be the first edited by the company in February 1958.  A few months later in the same year, they change their name to the Meloaires and recorded four songs for Ernie Young (founder of Nashboro, Nasco and Excello labels).

The Teen Tones (1) aka The Meloaires    The Teen Tones (1) aka The Meloaires

"Till The End Of The Dance" b/w "My Pretty Baby" appeared on Nashboro's, subsidiary label Nasco in September 1958. The Nasco label had success with the Crescendos in 1958 with a song called "Oh, Julie," which made the pop music Top 10. The company was a part of Excello rec Music who produced a great many doo wop groups of the 50's.

 

Songs :

The Teen Tones (1)

  
Faded Love                                     Gypsy Boogie


The Meloaires

  
Indebted To You                        You Know Baby

  
   I'm So Glad                                  Don't Ever Get Married 


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The Five Diamonds

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The Five Diamonds (Wilmington, Delaware)

 

Personnel :

William Loper (Lead)

Leonard Griffin (1st tenor)

Coleman Griffin (2nd tenor)

Jimmy Smith (Baritone)

Chick Lloyd (Bass) 

 

Discography :

Single :
1955 - Ten Commandments Of Love / I Cried And Cried (Treat 501)

Unreleased :
1955 - The Night (Treat)
1955 - My Love (Treat)

 

Biography :

The Original group consisted of: Leonard Griffin, Jimmy Smith, William Loper, Coleman Griffin, and Chick Lloyd. They would see each other around Wilmington and quickly discovered they all shared a love for vocal group harmony. They listened to songs of other artists and would practice with the songs of The Harptones, Medallions, and  The Spaniels. They would practice in the bathroom at Howard High, where they all attended, because the ceramics and porcelain walls provided an echo chamber effect. Managed by Mitch Thomas, the Five Diamonds recorded four sides on the Treat label from New York. only “The Ten Commandment of Love,”and  “I Cried and Cried,” were released in 1955. The other two tunes, “The Night” b/w “My Love,” were not release on a Treat Records 45rpm until 1973. "Ten Commandments of Love” became an instant hit on the Treat Label out of New York City. They opened for Dee Clark, Lloyd Price, Jackie Wilson and Muddy Waters and performed at many venues. The group once performed at the legendary Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York City. The group broke up when some members entered the Military. In 1958 The group reformed with a few new members and became “The Five Gents”. They continued to perform at many different venues and were singing R & B classics from the 50s and 60.

 

Songs :

  
Ten Commandments Of Love                   I Cried And Cried          

  
The Night                                    My Love

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The Veltones (2) aka The Vel-Tones (3)

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The Veltones (2) aka The Vel-Tones (3)

The Veltones (2) (Ossining, New York)
aka The Vel-Tones (3)

 

Personnel :

Joyce Edmundson

Kathy Miller

Martha Smith

Melvin Smith

Florence Artis

Jimmy Paesin

 

Discography :

The Veltones (2)
1961 - Now / I Need You So  (Lost Nite 103)

The Vel-Tones (3)
1961 - Now / I Need You So  (Zara 901)

 

Biography :

This Veltones have no connection to other Veltones group. This is a mixed male/female group of young kids, from Ossining,  New York.  The sextet include Joyce Edmundson, Kathy Miller, Martha Smith, Melvin Smith, Florence Artis and Jimmy Paesin. 

The Veltones (2) aka The Vel-Tones (3)

There is very little information about the band except their names and where they are from. But one source claims that this is the band that recorded "Now" and "I Need You So" composed by Al Brown and accompanied by Al Brown And His Band. The record was released by Lost Nite Records in 1961 and by Zara Records some time later.

 

Songs :
(updated by Hans-Joachim) 


  
         Now                                            I Need You So


I Need You So (unrel. alt. take)
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The Jo-Ettes

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The Jo-Ettes
1957 (Left to right) Norman Dunlap, Joseph Denton, Victor Smith, Jimmie Byrd and James Pace

The Jo-Ettes (Kinross Air Force. Base, Michigan)

 

Personnel :

Norman Dunlap (Lead)

Joseph Denton

Victor Smith

Jimmie Byrd

James Pace

 

Discography :

???

 

Biography :

The Jo-Ettes were orignally organized in August of 1955 at Kinross Air Force Base by T-Sgt. Denton of the Communications section at Kinross AFB. The Jo-Ettes entered "Tops in Blue", which is an annual Force talent contest, and placed second. They have appeared on numerous radio and TV shows both in Michigan and Canada and have performed for many benefit shows such as the March of Dimes, Rotary Club and so on. In 1957, The Jo-Ettes have contract with the Aladdin Company of Hollywood, But it seems they never recorded. The quintet consists of T-Sgt. Joseph Denton, A-1C Victor Smith, A-2C James Pace, A-2C Jimmie Byrd and A13C Norman Dunlap. Dunlap, who happens to be the soloist is known for his recordings and has appeared in many night spots  in and around Hollywood, Chicago, Boston and numerous other places. This is probably the same guy who recorded for Aladdin in 1953 with the Melodettes "It's Easy To Remember" and "Dream And A Prayer".

Norman Dunlap & The Melodettes
1953 - It's Easy To Remember / Dream And A Prayer (Aladdin 3213)

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The Heartbreakers (1)

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The Heartbreakers (1)

The Heartbreakers (1) (Washington, D.C)

 

Personnel :

Robert Evans (Lead)

James Ross (Tenor)

Lawrence Tate (Baritone)

Lawrence Green (Baritone)

Georges Davis Jr. (Bass)

 

Discography :

Singles:
1951 - Heartbreaker / Wanda (RCA 4327)
1952 - You're So Necessary To Me / I'm Only Following My Heart (RCA 4508)
1952 - Why Don't I / Rockin' Daddy-O (RCA 4652)
1952 - There Is Time / It's O.K. With Me (RCA 4849)
1952 - Cry Wind Cry / I Swear By All The Star Above (Roadhouse 1007)
1952 - Hey Baby / I only Want To Be Your Guy (Roadhouse 1008)
1952 - Heartbreaker (live) /  Embraceable You (Roadhouse 1010)
1952 - Is It Real / Ain't Nothing 'Shakin' (Roadhouse 1011)
1952 - We're Gonna Have Some Fun / Goodbye Baby (Roadhouse 1012)
1953 - Don't Stop Baby (Roadhouse 1014)

Unreleased :
1952 - She's Gone (RCA)
1952 - I Don't Want Anybody (RCA)
1952 - Movin' Man (RCA)
1952 - Since My Love Has Gone (RCA)
1952 - Alone In The Night (RCA)

 

Biography :

The Heartbreakers originated in the Washington D.C. area after the end of the second world war. The original members of the group were the Ross brothers James and William, Lawrence Tate and Fred Holmes. They met singer/song writer Bobby Evans and he wrote a song for the group called "Heartbreaker". In 1949 the group sang on a local radio program that featured local talent called "Art Brown's Amateur Hour". They went down well and a Washington area record producer and talent scout named Lillian Clairborne invited the group to appear for an audition and she told them that she would try to sign the group to a recording contract. William Ross and Fred Holmes were drafted for military service. Replacing Ross and Holmes were Lawrence Green and Junior Davis, who had been a member of the singing group The Four Dots. Clairborne secured a recording deal with RCA Victor Records.

The Heartbreakers (1)

All of the songs recorded by the group were written by Bobby Evans. Once the group began to record they made appearances at local clubs. Their first record released on RCA Victor 4327 was "Heartbreaker" and "Wanda". It met with little success. Four months later RCA released "You're So Necessary To Me" and "I'm Only Fooling My Heart" on 4508. In early 1952 RCA released "Rockin Daddy-O" and "Why Don't I?" on 4662. In 1952 "There Is Time" and "It's O.K. With Me" was released on 4849. This was the last RCA release by The Heartbreakers.In early 1953 the group broke up with Lawrence Tate and William Ross joining a group called The Griffins who recorded for Mercury, and Bobby Evans and Fred Holmes formed a vocal group called The Topps who recorded for Red Robin Records in New York. The Heartbreakers descended into obscurity until the early nineteen seventies when vocal group aficionado Les Moss started Roadhouse Records, a small collector oriented label that released six 45's by the group including a live cut of their signature tune "Heartbreaker" from an appearance at the Howard Theater in D.C. in 1952. Roadhouse also issued an album of the Heartbreakers containing some of the RCA unreleased sides by the group.

 

Songs :
(updated by Hans-Joachim) 


    
There Is Time                                      Why Don't I

      
    Wanda                                   You're So Necessary To Me

  
     Heartbreaker                      I'm Only Following My Heart

  
Rockin' Daddy-O                          It's O.K. With Me

  
             Cry Wind Cry              I Swear By All The Stars Above (2 takes)

  
Hey Baby / I Only Want To Be Your Guy          Embraceable You (live)   

  
Cry Wind Cry                        Is It Real

  
Don't Stop Baby                         Ain't Nothin' Shakin'


Goodbye Baby / We're Gonna Have Some Fun
 

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