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Richie & The Royals (5)

Posted on May 12 2024 by dion1

Richie & The Royals (5) (Philadelphia)

Personnel :

Richie Benatti (Lead)

Rob Shaner (First Tenor)

Al Marrone (Second Tenor)

Norm Shaner (Baritone)

Bob Beato (Bass)

Discography :

Singles :
1961 - And When I'm Near You / Goody Goody (Rello 1)
1962 - Be My Girl / We're Strollin' (Rello 3/Golden Crest 573)

Unreleased :
1961 - Glad You're My Girl (Rello)
1961- Oh What a Nite (acap) (Rello)
1961 - What Chance Have I (Rello)
1961 - Glad You're My Girl (Rello)
1961- I Only Want You (acap) (Rello)

Biography :

Richie & the Royals were from South Philly and raised on the same corner as Anthony Maresco, 20th &Moore. Anthony was Anthony & Sophomores, Tony & Dynamics & Twilighters. Richie Benatti adored the older Maresco and tried to copy his style in singing. Richie didn't have the voice that Anthony had but Richie had the better look. The group went to South Philly High and used to sing in the halls and bathrooms of the school, they were heard by one of their teacher's, Steve Toderello. Steve felt they needed a manager and producer so he signed the group and got them into a recording studio. The group's first release was "And When I'm Near You" b/w "Goody Goody"on Steve's Rello label. The group appeared at record hops and the girls screamed for the five good looking guys and the record began to climb the charts in Philly.

Richie & The Royals

The record never got national exposure because Steve's first venture into owning a label caused him to realize he wasn't ready for the big time yet. The next record released was this record and getting back to my first line, it was an interesting record mainly because Anthony Maresca recorded this song on the Jalynne label in '60 so Richie felt he had to do thais song. Steve released it in Philly and within two weeks struck a deal with Clark Galehouse to distribute the record nationally on his Golden Crest label. Another interesting story is the flip side of this record, another Philly record called "We're Strollin'" which is the same song with a change in lyrics as the Philly's Fabulaires "While Walking" and was also recorded by other Philly groups, The Del-Aires and Tony & Raindrops. Al Kelly

Songs :


Be My Girl                     And When I'm Near You                  I Only Want You


     Goody Goody                    We're Strollin'                  What Chance Have I


Oh What a Nite                 I Only Want You                         Glad You're My Girl

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Ray & Lindy

Posted on May 12 2024 by dion1

Ray & Lindy (Owensboro, Ky.)

Personnel :

Ray Wilson

Lindy Estes

Discography :

Ray & Lindy
1957 - Oh Let Me Love You / Misery (Rocket 1957)
1957 - Hey Doll Baby / Love Must Be In The Air (Starday 333)
1958 - Little Miss Love / I Give Up (Starday 348)
1959 - Yes, That's Love / Angel Love (UA 171)
1959 - Big Betty / Jimmy's Got A Girl (Atco 6150)

Lindy Estes
1960 - Maria / Where Will I Go (To Forget You) (Fraternity 872
1963 - Useless / It Could Happen To You (Exclusive 2273)
1963 - I Still Miss Someone / Do Darlin' (Joni 102)

Biography :

Rock and roll / Country Owensboro duet, Ray (Wilson) and Lindy (Estes) recorded for a number of labels: Rocket, Starday, United Artists and Atco Records. As a duo, they were active between 1957 and 1959 and released five singles. First out was "Oh Let Me Love You" / "Misery" on Rocket (#1957) in October 1957, followed by "Hey Doll Baby" / "Love Must Be In The Air" on Starday (#333) à month later. In March the following year, and for the same company, they released "Little Miss Love" / "I Give Up" (Starday #348).

Ray & Lindy

Two month later May 1958, the duo had switched to United Artists where they change their musical style by turning to teenager songs with "Angel Love" / "Yes, Thats Love" (#171). The topside of this disc was performed by Ray & Lindy on American Bandstand on June 8th 1959. Their final joint release was "Big Betty" / "Jimmys Got À Girl" on Atco (#6150) in November 1959. However, Lindy Estes also recorded for Fraternity as a solo act in 1960Ray And Lindy

Songs :

Ray & Lindy

Yes, That's Love Angel Love

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Joey Delmar ( bb The Lucky-Tones)

Posted on May 12 2024 by dion1

Joey Delmar

Joey Delmar ( bb The Lucky-Tones) (Camden, New Jersey)

Personnel:

Joey Delmar

The Lucky-Tones

Frank "Lucky" Cardone

George Wdzieczkowski

John Zduniak

Lee Wondo

Joe Bruno

Bob Aceto

Discography :

1962 - I Say A Prayer / I've Got It (Bell-Glade 1001)
1962 - Friendship Seven / Happiness (Britone 1001)

Biography :

Musician-producer-songwriters Frank Bendinelli and Leroy Lovett formed a production company, Ben-Lee Music, that generated tracks that were leased to other labels, as well as sides that were put out on their own small Philadelphia labels, like Benn-X and Sonata. They produced two single by Joey Delmar, both produced in 1962 by B & L Productions (Frank Bendinelli and Lee Leroy Lovett) and one of their earliest, before Patty & The Emblems (1964). Joey Delmar, 19-year-old Woodrow Wilson High School graduate have made his first major stage appearance in the "Teen Spectacular” at the Delaware Valley Gardens in Cherry Hillin in march 1962.

Joey Delmar ( bb The Lucky-Tones)
Joey Delmar

Since graduation from Wilson in June, 1960, Joey has appeared in many South Jersey clubs and shows and has cut a couple of records, ‘But they were never released" His first record tunes, “l've Got It," and “I Say a Prayer” will be released on Bell-Glade 1001. Joey is managed by Dick Gannon of Laurel Springs and Mary Riley, who was one of the first to spot his talents. In mid-1962, he recorded "Friendship Seven" b/w "Happiness" released. Several sources assure that the group which backed Joey would be the "lucky tones" a popular Camden's vocal & instrumental group composed of Frank "Lucky" Cardone, George Wdzieczkowski, John Zduniak, Lee Wondo, Joe Bruno and Bob Aceto.

Songs :

Friendship Seven Happiness

I've Got It

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Stan Vincent & The Del-Satins & The Young Lads (2)

Posted on May 1 2024 by dion1

Stan Vincent & The Del-Satins & The Young Lads (2)
Stan Vincent

Stan Vincent (Brooklyn, New York)
& The Del-Satins
& The Young Lads (2)

Personnel :

Stan Vincent (Lead)

The Del-Satins

The Young Lads (2)

Discography :

Stan Vincent & The Del-Satins
Single:
1961 - She's So Wonderful / Please Be Mine (Comet 2147)
Unreleased :
1961 - Angel By My Side
1961 - She's Not Around Anymore

Stan Vincent bb The Young Lads (2)
1963 - Hot Fudge Sundaes and Pizza Pies / The World Is Round (Felice 711)

Biography :

Stan Vincent (born Stanley Crochowski, 1944) is an American record producer/arranger best known for the Top Ten hits "I'm Gonna Make You Mine" by Lou Christie and "O-o-h Child" by Five Stairsteps. He is also a composer notably having written "O-o-h Child" and several songs recorded by Connie Francis. Stan Vincent also assisted in the making of the 1980 Double Fantasy album by John Lennon and Yoko Ono. A child actor under his birth name of Stanley Crochowski, playing Jimmy on the Chicago-based NBC-TV Saturday morning educational series Watch Mr. Wizard, Stan Vincent began his music industry career as a teenager working as a gofer at the Brooklyn-based offices of Jim Gribble who managed several doo-wop groups including the Mystics and the Passions, sometimes assisting on the recordings on Gribble's clients:.

Stan Vincent & The Del-Satins & The Young Lads (2)
The Del-Satins Stan Vincent

by 1959 Vincent was himself recording his output including two singles backed by the Del Satins. Vincent's releases were overlooked but a recording he produced for the Del Satins of his composition "Teardrops Follow Me" became a regional success in the summer of 1962 and Vincent was afforded his first major success as the producer of the Earls hit "Remember Then" recorded in 1962 which reached #24 in January 1963. The Same year , The Young Lads released their first record on Felice Records entitled "Night After Night". and uring the session, the Young Lads backed Stan Vincent on "Hot Fudge Sundaes and Pizza Pies" b/w "The World Is Round". Still in 1963, Stan Vincent became the manager of The Majestic lads and composed "Pledge Of A Fool" and "Don't Go Away (Pretty Little Girl)". Stan Vincent changed the original name by The Barons.

Stan Vincent & The Del-Satins & The Young Lads (2)
Stan Vincent The Young Lads

Vincent had several songs recorded by Connie Francis, notably her hit singles "Drownin' My Sorrows" (1963) and "Looking For Love" (1964), the latter being the title song for a cinematic vehicle for Francis - see Looking for Love - in which she sang two other Vincent compositions: "Let's Have a Party" and "When the Clock Strikes Midnight". Francis also recorded the Stan Vincent compositions "Lollipop Lips", "Whatever Happened to Rosemarie" and "Tommy" to serve as the B-sides to her hits "If My Pillow Could Talk" (1962)"Your Other Love" (1963), and "Be Anything (but Be Mine)" (1963). The compositions which Vincent placed with Francis were all co-written with Hank Hunter.

Songs :

Stan Vincent & The Del-Satins

She's So Wonderful Please Be Mine

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Janice Green bb The Crescendos (3)

Posted on May 1 2024 by dion1

Janice Green bb The Crescendos (3)
Janice Green

Janice Green bb The Crescendos (3) (Nashville, TN.) 

 Personnel : 

Janice Green (Lead)

The Crescendos (3)
George Lanius
Kenneth Brigham
Jim Lanius
Jimmy Hall
Tommy Fortner

Biography :

Formed in 1957 by five men who attended Cumberland High School in Nashville, the Crescendos succeeded with the song "Oh Julie". The record sold over one million copies, earning a gold disc. The Crescendos were recorded by the independent Nashville production company, Nu-Star, owned by Noel Ball and Ken Moffett .

Janice Green bb The Crescendos (3)
Cash Box March 15, 1958

Ball was a disc jockey on Radio WSIX and had the only rock'n'roll show in Nashwville. Moffett came into music via a day-time job with the Genesco shoe company. Moffett and Ball spent all one Sunday recording the song, and nothing was happening until Moffett came up with the idea of adding à high-flying repetitive girl voice - that of 16-year old Janice Green, who by chance was present in the studio with her parents for an audition.

Janice Green bb The Crescendos (3)
Janice with The Crescendos (3)

Janice came from Inglewood, East Nashville and later recorded one solo single for Nasco as "The Oh Julie Girl" (6013) with the Crescendos in support. Her haunting background chant on ‘Oh Julie’ was the unique gimmick which lifted the recording into an exalted realm.

Songs :

Janice Green bb The Crescendos (3)

Jackie With All my heart

The Crescendos (3)

Oh Julie

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The Supremes Four

Posted on May 1 2024 by dion1

The Supremes Four

The Supremes Four (Milwaukee Wisconsin)

Personnel :

Phillip Green

Lovelace Redmond

Homer Walton

Carl Campbell

Discography :

1961 - I Love You, Patricia / I Lost My Job And I've Got To Find Another (Sara 1032)

Biography :

"Love You Patricia" by The Supremes Four appeared in 1961 on the B-side of "l Lost My Job", a very belated and ultimately futile answer to the Silhouettes’ 1958 chartmaker ‘Get A Job’. Jay Albrent , a rep for Cuca's Chicago distributor, brought them in to record. This outstanding lone release by the Milwaukee quartet comprising Lovelace Redmond, Homer Wäalton, Carl Campbell and Phil Green, was the first to appear on Kirchstein's Sara logo. (Sara releases were incorporated within the same numerical sequence as Cuca.) Redmond & Campbell had a 70s 45 as Those Two on Melic.

Songs :

I Love You, Patricia I Lost My Job

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The Victorials

Posted on April 25 2024 by dion1

The Victorials

The Victorials (Cincinnati, OH.)
Ref :The Emeralds (1)

Personnel :

Harold Davis (Lead)

Sedrick Cox (First Tenor)

Charles Godfrey (Second Tenor)

Willis Miller (Baritone)

Clyde Giles (Bass)

Discography :

1956 - I Get That Feeling / Prettiest Girl In The World (Imperial 5398)

Biography :

Harold Edward "Hal" Davis (February 8, 1933 — November 18, 1998) was an American songwriter and record producer. He is best remembered as the key figure in the latter part of the Motown career of The Jackson 5. Davis was the co-writer and producer of Jackson 5 hits such as "I'll Be There" and "Dancing Machine," and Eddie Kendricks' "Can I". Davis also produced for Bette Midler (her Motown record of 1975, produced by Davis, was never released), Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers, The Supremes, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Brenda Holloway, Thelma Houston, Joy Holden, Diana Ross, Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson, Marvin Gaye, Little Stevie Wonder, Four Tops, Junior Walker, and The Miracles.

Marc Gordon, Marvin Gaye & Hal Davis in Motown's studios

Back in the mid 50’, At the end of 1955, Hal Davis joined some neighborhood friends, Willis Miller, Clyde Giles and Sedrick Cox. The three fellows were part of Luther Bond & the Emeralds and have recorded three singles for the Savoy Label. With the addition of Charles Godfrey, they named themselves the Victorials after the car (Ford Crown Victoria). DJ: Charles "Bugs" Scruggs of WCIN managed the group for about eight months and recorded some demos at the station.

Charles "Bugs" Scruggs Charles Godfrey, Willis Miller, Harold Davis, Sedrick Cox & Clyde Giles
Scruggs sent the demos to Imperial Records. Imperial responded by sending pianist Ernie Freeman to Cincinnati to hire some pick-up musicians and oversee a recording session. The Victorials cut "I Get That Feeling" and "The Prettiest Girl In The World" written by Scruggs & Davis. The record released in July went nowhere and the Victorials decided to call it a day, breaking up after about a year in existence.
http://www.uncamarvy.com/Emeralds/emeralds.html

Songs :
(updated by Hans-Joachim)

I Get That Feeling Prettiest Girl In The World

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The Big Five aka The Fabulous Five Flames aka The Fabulous Five aka The Fabulous Flames (1)

Posted on April 17 2024 by dion1

The Fabulous Flames (1) aka The Fabulous Five Flames

The Big Five (Cleveland, Ohio)
aka The Fabulous Five Flames aka The Fabulous Five aka The Fabulous Flames (1)

Personnel :

Otis Carter

Harvey Hall

David McPhatter

Richard Fisher

Ernest Smith

Discography:

The Big Five
1958 - Wob-Ding-A-Ling / Baby, I Need You So (Junior 5000)
1960 - Blue Eyes / Stardust In Her Eyes (Shad 5019)

The Fabulous Flames (1)
1958 - Josephine / My Joan (Rex 3000)

The Fabulous Five
1960 - Janie Made A Monster / Gettin' Old (King 45-5220)

The Fabulous Five Flames
1960 - Lonely Lover / No More Tears (Time 1023)

Biography :

This Vocal group from Cleveland was known locally as The Fabulous Flames. The group included J. C. Tatum, Otis Carter, David McFadden, Ernest Smith, and Harvey Hall. The group started while some of the members were students at East Technical High School. The group performed at local clubs, and in Detroit. Their first single "Wop Ding A Ling" (also Known as "Wab Ding A Ling") plus the flip "Baby, I Need You So" was issued on the Shad predecessor Junior label (Junior 5000) on 29 October 1958. Bobby Shad renamed The Fabulous Flames by The Big Five. Their second single "Josephine" b/w "My Joan " released as their original name (The Fabulous Flames) was a local production, done for the short lived Rex label. Bill Jacocks, a local entrepreneur, wrote the songs and helped get the record released. Jacocks later became known as Cleveland's first African-American TV news anchor, along with producting some records in the mid 1970s.

The Big Five aka The Fabulous Five Flames aka The Fabulous Five aka The Fabulous Flames (1)
Bobby Shad

The group was known as the Fabulous Flames, but changed for The Fabulous Five for their third record for the King label to prevent confusion with other groups with that name. The song "Janie Made A Monster" is a classic R&B Halloween record. Richard Fisher replaced J. C. Tatum. Four sides were recorded at Capitol Studios in New York on 4 December 1959, "Lonely Lover", "No More Tears", "Blue Eyes" and "Stardust In Her Eyes". The first two will be released on the Time (/Shad) Label on April 1960 as The Fabulous Five Flames, and the next two were released on 10 June 1960 on Shad 5019 as The Big Five. Richard Fisher was the brother of Jesse Fisher. He wasn't with the group for long as he left for New York where he ended up joining the Jive Five. Art Blakey replaced him, not long before the group disbanded. Harvey Hall - later known as Harvey Nickerson-Hall - went on to lead Harvey and the Phenomenals. https://www.buckeyebeat.com/

Songs :

The Big Five


Wob-Ding-A-Ling                               Baby, I Need You So


      Blue Eyes                                     Stardust In Her Eyes

The Fabulous Flames (1)

Josephine My Joan

The Fabulous Five

Janie Made A Monster Gettin' Old

The Fabulous Five Flames

Lonely Lover No More Tears

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The Chancers

Posted on April 17 2024 by dion1

(L to R) Eddie Miller, Tom Fagan and ed Burkhalter

The Chancers (Auburn, Alabama)

Personnel :

Eddie Miller (Lead)

Tommy Fagan (Tenor)

Fred Burkhalter (Bass/ Baritone)

Discography :

1958 - Shirley Ann / My One (Dot 15870)

Biography :

Vocal & Instrumental Trio, the Chancers formed in the late 1950s at A.P.I. (Alabama Polytechnic Institute), which in 1960 became Auburn University. Better known as the KA Trio. Tommy Fagan (from Fort Valley), a member of this group, has gained added fame for himself and the trio by writing a ballad entitled "Remember The Night," which was previewed in february 1958 over a national TV hookup by singer Autry Inman. RCA has released the recording.

The Chancers
Chancers'Friend Dorothy Gideon spins their disc. Fred Burkhalter, Tommy Fagan & Eddie Miller

The Chancers began singing as a group about 1956 when they met as KA fraternity brothers. Tommy Fagan and Eddie Miller (from Anniston) were roommates at the time, began experimenting and came up with some very fine arrangements, with Fagan on the tub bass, a wash tub arrangement, and Miller on the guitar. Fred Burkhalter (from Rome, Ga.) soon joined the group adding his bass and baritone voice to those of Fagan, tenor, and Miller, lead. The Chancers got their start by entertaining at fraternity activities. Several of their originals were played over WAUD, and the group performed on Fagan's hometown station, WEPM in Fort Valley, Ga.

The Chancers
Fred Burkhalter, Eddie Miller & Tommy Fagan Autry Inman ("Remember The Night")

The big break came when Jeff Whatley, Auburn's expert in high fidelity, sent tape recordings of their work to Tru Publishing Company. Tru sold Fagan's song, "Remember the Night" to RCA victor, who became very interested in both the group and the song. The group will record several songs, two of which, "My One" a song composed by the trio and "Shirley Ann" will be released by Dot records.

Songs :

The Chancers

My One Shirley Ann

Autry Inman

Remember The Night

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The Vel-Tones (1)

Posted on April 17 2024 by dion1

Top : W.Kimbrough - L.Alford Middle : F.Abercrombie - W.Glenn Bottom : G.Jones - M.Glenn

The Vel-Tones (1) (Aliquippa, Pa.)

Personnel :

Willie Glenn (Lead)

Melvin Glenn (First Tenor)

Len Alford (Second Tenor)

Frank Abercrombie (Baritone)

William Kimbrough (Bass)

Discography :

1958 - Please Say You'll Be True / Broken Heart (Vel 9177/9178 / Fee Bee 9177/9178)

Biography :

In 1954, Richie Blackson, Joe Freeman, Willie Glenn and Coyt Young formed a barbershop quartet from a Choir at Aliquippa High School in Aliquippa, Pa. In 1956, While in school Willie Glenn had been groomed to the more conservative musical stylings. Now, he and others would be crooners had become street corner vocalists. Not until early 1957 did a cohesive quintet, the Vel-Tones, surface with Willie Glenn, Melvin Glenn (Willie's brother), Len Alford, Frank Abercrombie and William Kimbrough. Initially, the only instrumental accompaniment was provided by Gorge Jones on piano and Organ. Although the Vel-Tones offerings lacked originally, their superb harmony impressed former original "Come Go With Me" Dell-Viking, Kripp Johnson. On account of contractual obligations, Johnson was still recording for Joe Averbach's Fee Bee Label with a new assemblage of Dell-Vikings, aka, the Versatiles.

Kripp Johnson The Dell-Vikings - Willie Glenn in the Middle
Kripp johnson arranged an audition for the Vel-Tones at Averbach's home in Whitehall, Pa. The group brought along a new number called "Broken Heart" which had been written just for them In August, the group traveled to Cleveland, Ohio for a session at the Way Out Recording Studio. "Broken Heart" and "Please Say You'll Be True" were waxed. The Vel-Tones shared the stage with the Five Royales at the CIO Hall in Aliquippa. there were continuous engagements at a multitude of club in Pensylvania. In 1959, Kripp Johnson approached Willie Glenn about joining a new edition of the Del Vikings. Glenn agreed and With his departure the Vel-Tones finally Disbanded.

Songs :

Broken Heart / Please Say You'll Be True

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