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The Chesterfields (2)

Posted on October 14 2018 by dion1

The Chesterfields (2) (Bronx, NY.)

Personnel :

Al Reno "Al DiPaola" (Lead)

Carl DiPrima

John Colisante (First Tenor)

Larry Stovell

Discography :

1958 - I Got Fired / Meet Me At The Candy Store (Cub 9008)

Biography :

Vocal group from the Bronx composed by Al Reno (real name Al DiPaola) backed by Carl DiPrima, John Colisante and Larry Stovell. Lou Cicchetti owned Cousins record store in the Bronx which was frequented by many local neighborhood groups. These groups wanted Lou to record the songs they were singing on the street corner and help propel them to stardom.

The Chesterfields (2)

Lou's faith in the material he was producing was so strong that almost every time he was ready to release a master, if he had difficulty placing it with a record label, he would release it on Cousins and soon a major label would eventually lease the product based on its local sales and strong teenager appeal.The Chesterfields recorded "I Got Fired" and "Meet Me At The Candy Store" and the record eventually sold to ”MGM Records” released by subsidiary Cub Records.

Songs :

Meet Me At The Candy Store I Got Fired

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The Unknowns (1)

Posted on October 14 2018 by dion1

The Unknowns (1)

The Unknowns (1) (Manhattan, New York)

Personnel :

Fred Brunner (Lead)

Anthony Primola (Bass)

Edward Williams (Tenor)

John Alicea (Tenor)

Discography :

1957 - You and Me / One More Chance (X-Tra 102 / Shield 7101)

Biography :

This integrated group formed in 1956 while group members were attending George Washington High School in the Washington Heights section of Manhattan. Later in 1956, The Unknowns visited every recording organisation on Broadway's Tin Pan Alley. They finally met up with Ben Smith of X-Tra Records. He had them records very Quickly, and "You and Me" b/w "One More Chance" was the product of that session. Smith played baritone sax on the recording. The Unknowns wore masks when they appeared at High School dances and other events. They reflected the racial mix of their neighborhood.

Songs :

One More Chance You and Me

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The Voltaires

Posted on October 12 2018 by dion1

The Voltaires (Pittsburgh, Pa.)

Personnel :

Louis Bates (Lead)

George Russell (First Tenor)

Joe Golden (Second Tenor)

Jimmy Wright (Baritone)

Donald Tillman (Bass)

Discography :

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1955 (L to R) : Donald Tillman, Jimmy Wright, Louis Bates, George Russell and Joe Golden

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Ronnie Vare & The Inspirators (2) aka The Inspirations (2)

Posted on October 9 2018 by dion1

Ronnie Vare & The Inspirators (2) aka The Inspirations (2)

Ronnie Vare & The Inspirators (2) (Springfield, MA)
aka The Inspirations (2)

Personnel :

Ronnie "Vare" Oliviero

Chuck Bentley

Dave Petronino

Ed Bentley

Harry Gagne

Discography :

Ronnie Vare & The Inspirators (2)
1957 - Let Me Be Your Love / Don't Ask Me (Glo 5201)

Ronnie Vare & The Inspirations (2)
1959 - Let's Rock Little Girl / Love Just For Two (Dell 5023)

Biography :

Vocal and Instrumental group from Springfield, MA. consisted of Ronnie "Vare" Oliviero, Chuck Bentley, Dave Petronino, Ed Bentley and Harry Gagne.

Ronnie Vare & The Inspirators (2) aka The Inspirations (2)

The Insprations started singing in 1957 and recorded "Let Me Be Your Love" b/w "Don't Ask Me" for Glo Records. The single will be released under the name of Ronnie Vare & The Inspirators.

Ronnie Vare & The Inspirators (2) aka The Inspirations (2)

After a change of manager, and style, the group recorded "Let's Rock Little Girl" b/w "Love Just For Two" for Dell records .The two titles are more like a rockabilly band than a Vocal Group. In 1960 the group had broken up.

Songs :

Ronnie Vare & The Inspirators (2)

Don't Ask Me Let Me Be Your Love

Ronnie Vare & The Inspirations (2)

Let's Rock Little Girl

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The Inspirators (1) aka The Five Stars (1)

Posted on October 9 2018 by dion1

The Inspirators (1) aka The Five Stars (1)

The Inspirators (1) (Brooklyn, New York)
aka The Five Stars (1)

Personnel :

Cleo Perry (Lead)

William Massey (First tenor)

Clifton Johnson (Second Tenor)

Barney Fields (Baritone)

Buster Boyce (Bass)

Discography :

The Inspirators (1)
1955 - If Loving You Is Wrong / Three Sixty (Treat 502)
1958 - Starlight Tonight / Oh What A Feeling (Old Town 1053)

The Five Stars (1)
1955 - We Danced In The Moonlight / Let's Fall In Love [as the 5 Stars] (Treat 505)

Biography :

The Inspirators were among the myriad doo wop groups to emerge from Brooklyn's Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood. According to Marv Goldberg's profile in the March 1997 issue of Discoveries, lead Cleo Perry, first tenor William Massey, second tenor Clifton Johnson, baritone Barney Fields, and bass Buster Boyce were all high-school students when they began their collaboration in 1949. Inspired by local heroes including the Velours and the Strangers, the Inspirators were a regular presence on the Brooklyn club circuit and placed second during their lone appearance at the Apollo Theater's renowned amateur showcase, but their career remained stuck in neutral until the mid-'50s, when they became fixtures of the neighborhood surrounding New York's famed songwriting capital the Brill Building. While harmonizing on the street corner, the quintet captured the attention of Treat Records general manager Larry Newton, who extended a contract offer.

The Inspirators (1) aka The Five Stars (1)

The Inspirators' debut single, "If Loving You Is Wrong," hit retail in April 1955 but attracted little attention. For reasons unknown, Newton credited the follow-up, "Let's Fall in Love," to the Five Stars, but it too failed to catch on at radio. The Inspirators returned to Treat to cut several additional sessions, all of which remain unreleased. Newton finally terminated the group's contract in early 1958, and at mid-year their final single, "Starlight Tonight," appeared on the Old Town label. Its failure essentially spelled the Inspirators' demise, although Perry later toured clubs and the Catskills as a solo act, cutting singles for Dot under the aliases Lee Perry and Perry Lee. ~ Jason Ankeny

Songs :

The Inspirators (1)


If Loving You Is Wrong                                Three Sixty


Starlight Tonight                             Oh What A Feeling

The Five Stars (1)


We Danced In The Moonlight                    Let's Fall In Love

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The Montereys (4)

Posted on October 7 2018 by dion1

The Montereys (4) (Bronx, New York)

Personnel :

Francis Harper

Charles Dever

Louis LoBiondo

Patrick Callahan

Discography :

1958 - The American Teens / I’ll Love You Again (East West 121)

Biography:

Vocal group from The Bronx composed by Francis Harper, Charles Dever, Louis LoBiondo and Patrick Callahan. The Monterey recorded two songs "The American Teens" and "I’ll Love You Again" released by East West Records in New York. The A side "The American Teens" was copyrighted twice. By the members of the Monterys and by Eddie Connor.

The Montereys (4)

The group were unaffiliated with a publisher (or a record label) so went ahead and copyrighted their song as individuals on August 22. Then they shopped it around and Atlantic/East West picked up their recording (or decided to record them).. Part of the deal would have been Progressive taking over the copyright thus ensuring 50% of any royalties would flow back to Atlantic and the other 50% would be split by the members of the group. Atlantic, being really efficient, re-registered copyright in December (at time of record release) via Progressive to ensure their claim on the copyright.
by Klepsie

Songs :

The American Teens I’ll Love You Again

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The Brochures

Posted on October 7 2018 by dion1

The Brochures

The Brochures (Canton, Ohio)

Personnel :

Ed MacIwain (Lead)

Lucius Hood (Tenor)

Robert Hood (Alto / Baritone)

Butch hogan (Bass)

Charles Bazen

Discography :

1961 - My In-Laws Are Outlaws / They Lied (Apollo 757)

Biography :

The Brochures were from Canton Ohio and their only 45,"They Lied" was released as Apollo #757 in 1961. They started in the fifties singing spirituals with local Baptist Churches and eventually made their way to an appearance on an amateur show at the Apollo Theatre in New York City. Ed MacIwain was the lead of the Brochures, Lucius Hood, tenor, Robert Hood, alto and baritone, Butch hogan, bass, Charles Bazen who wrote "They Lied" often sang with the group, but he was away at Syracuse University when the record was cut. According to Bazen, the Brochures had a special affinity for the Platters.

Songs:

They Lied My In-Laws Are Outlaws

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The Twi-Lites (2)

Posted on October 5 2018 by dion1

The Twi-Lites (2)
Louis Pritchett & Waymon Bryant

The Twi-Lites (2) (Chicago, IL.)
ref The Four Gents (1)

Personnel :

Louis Pritchett

Waymon Bryant

Matthew Perkins

Calvin Baron

Discography :

1963 - My Love / No Greater Thing (M-Pac 720)

Biography :

Around 1958, the Four Gents split in half. Louis Pritchett and Waymon Bryant joined Matthew Perkins and Calvin Baron to form the Twi-lites. Calvin Baron also had previous experience in groups, having sung with the Moroccos and with a Sun Ra doowop group, The Cosmic Rays. The Twi-lites recorded two sides for George Leaner's M-Pac label in 1963; "My Love" b/w "No Greater Thing".

Songs :

My Love No Greater Thing

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The Equa(l)los aka Willie Logan & The Plaids (3)

Posted on October 5 2018 by dion1

Willie Logan & The Plaids (3) aka The Equa(l)los

The Equa(l)los
aka Willie Logan & The Plaids (3)

Personnel :

Willie Logan (Lead)

O. C. Logan

Arthur Ford

Dave Hoskins

Discography :

The Equalos
1959 - Yodeling / Patty-Patty (Mad 1296)

The Equallos
1962 - In Between Tears / Beneath The Sun (Mad 23)

Willie Logan & The Plaids (3)
1963 - Say That You Care / You Conquered Me (Jerry-O 103)

Biography :

The Equalos were brothers O. C. Logan and Willie Logan, Arthur Ford, and Dave Hoskin. Their first release was on Mad in 1960. They recorded "Yodelin" and "Patty-Patty." The Equalos' single on Mad 1296 failed to generate any response. Their next single arrives three years later, as The Equallos with an additional "l" in the name. "Beneath The Sun" b/w "In Between Tears," was released in 1962. Going baroque did not generate any sales, and in 1962 the group signed with George Leaner's One-derful label. Much to the Equallos' dismay, however, he never put anything out on them. In 1963 the Equallos recorded as Willie Logan and the Plaids, making a two-sided neo-doowop single called "You Conquered Me" b/w "Say that You Care," which appeared on Jerry Murray's Jerry O label. The two thinly-produced sides with their exotic warbling (a bit off-key besides) sounded dated next to the soul sounds that were emerging.

Songs :

The Equalos


Yodeling                                            Patty-Patty

The Equallos


In Between Tears                         Beneath The Sun

Willie Logan & The Plaids (3)


Say That You Care                        You Conquered Me

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The Daychords aka The D’Accords

Posted on October 5 2018 by dion1

The Daychords aka The D’Accords

The Daychords (Philadelphia, Pa.)
aka The D’Accords

Personnel :

Branson Bagwell

Luther Cook

John Sims

Earl Washington

Dewey Wilson

Discography :

The D’Accords
Single :
1961 - Who's Been Lovin' You / Runnin' Around (Don-El 110)
Unreleased :
1961 - Hittin’ on Nothin’ (Don-El)
1961 - Tell Me (Don-El)

Roxy & The Daychords
1962 - I’m So in Love / Mary Lou (Don-El 116)

The Daychords
1964 - One More Time / Too Bad (Don-El 120)

Biography :

The Daychords was from the area around 10th Street & Columbia Avenue (now Cecil B. Moore Avenue) in Philadelphia .The group consisted of Branson Bagwell, Luther Cook, John Sims, Earl Washington and Dewey Wilson. The Daychords first recorded for Don-El as the D’Accords: "Who's Been Lovin' You" b/w "Runnin' Around" and then backed Roxy on “I’m So In Love” and ”Mary Lou” as The Daychords. Don-El was owned by real estate man C. Percy White [aka Don White]. Wally Osborne wrote and produced their last single in 1964 “One More Time” b/w “Too Bad” [Don-El #120).

Songs :
(updated by Hans-Joachim)

The D’Accords

Runnin' Around Who's Been Loving You

Roxy & The Daychords

I’m So in Love Mary Lou

The Daychords

One More Time / Too Bad

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