1958 - Chapel Of Love / Cool School (Original Sound 1)
Biography :
Also in 1958, responding to the need to make extra money, Bobby Adams who have left The calvanes after their last single on Dootone joined a newly formed Group, called the "Hitmakers". The group also consisted of Val Poliuto, 1st tenor, of the "Jaguars," Rodney Gooden, with two other singers. Original Sound Released "Chapel Of Love" b/w "Cool School" by the group in the summer 1958. Original Sound is a Los Angeles, California-based record label. It was founded in the early 1950s by KPOP deejay Art Laboe. It began as a small label that specialized in compiling and re-releasing "oldies" R&B and rock 'n' roll songs.
Art Laboe
"Chapel of Love" was recorded and became a hit song on the west coast, which was led by Rodney Gooden. Bobby Adams sang the non-lyrical chant at the beginning and. ending of "Chapel." Adams was also the bass singer during the middle of the song. The flip side was "Cool School" . After a few "gigs" the racially integrated "Hitmakers" went their separate ways.
(The Tones) L to R : Kenny Cubicotti, Larry D'Angelo, Billy Hebert and Jimmy Avachini.
Little Sammy & The Tones (4) (Philadelphia) aka Little Sammy Rozzi & The Guys (1)
Personnel :
Sammy Rozzi (Lead)
Kenny Cubicotti
Larry D'Angelo
Billy Hebert
Jimmy Avachini
Discography :
Little Sammy & The Tones (4) 1962 - Christine / Over The Rainbow (Jaclyn 1161)
Little Sammy Rozzi & The Guys (1) 1963 - Christine / Over The Rainbow ( (Pelham 722)
Biography :
Vocal group from from 13th and Wharton in Philadelphia consisted by Kenny Cubicotti, Larry D'Angelo, Billy Hebert and Jimmy Avachini. At that time they just caled the "Tones".Larry D'Angelo went to school with Frank Pescatore, stage name (Dean Randolph) for 12 years. it was Frank who suggested to the group to make a new version of "Over The Rainbow". Kenny Cubicotti wrote the song "Christine" and Frank showed them the different parts and harmony to the song.
Dean Randolph
Unfortunately, Larry D'Angelo was drafted into the army before the Tones entered the studio to record the two songs. Sammy Rozzi replaced Larry. The Group recorded the two songs into the A.M.S. Recording Studio at 17th & Jackson in South Philadelphia and the single was released by Jaclyn in 1962. Shortly after the release of the single, the Tones broke up. It was minor hit in the Delaware Valley, getting plenty of action, especially on pop stations like WIBG. In 1963, Pelham Records reissued the single as by Little Sammy Rozzi & The Guys.
Mel Sasso, Rochell Henderson, Johnny Wyatt and T.C. Henderson
Rochell & The Candles (1) (Los Angeles, California) (By Hans-Joachim)
Personnel:
Rochell Henderson (Lead & Tenor)
Johnny Wyatt (Lead & First Tenor)
Mel Sasso (Tenor)
T.C. Henderson (Bass)
Discography
Rochell & The Candles (1) 1960 - Once Upon A Time / When My Baby Is Gone (Swingin' 623) 1961 - Hey, Pretty Baby / So Far Away (Swingin' 634) 1962 - Beg Of My Heart / Squat With Me Baby (Swingin' 640) 1962 - Each Night / Turn Her Down (Challenge 9158) 1963 - Big Boy Pete / A Long Time Ago (Swingin' 652) 1963 - Let's Run Away And Get Married / Annie's Not An Orphan Anymore (Challenge 9191)
Johnny Wyatt (& Group) 1963 - One Night With You / Goodnight (Swingin' 643)
Biography
The curiously named Rochell and the Candles were an all-male black vocal group, formed in 1958 in Los Angeles, by Rochell Henderson (lead and tenor), Johnny Wyatt (lead and first tenor), Mel Sasso (tenor) and T.C. Henderson (bass). The two Hendersons were not related, but both came originally from Louisiana. Wyatt was a Texan and only Sasso was an L.A. kid. The foursome played clubs until they had enough original material to record.
Four tracks were recorded in the backyard studio of Ted Brinson (a professional bass player who can be heard on most of Larry Williams's early Specialty recordings) in Watts, where at least two major 1950s hits had been recorded, "Earth Angel" by the Penguins and "Western Movies" by the Olympics. The group took their demos to Hunter Hancock of KGFJ, then one of the hottest R&B deejays in L.A. Hancock had started his own label, Swingin' Records in 1959 and scored a hit with "There Is Something On Your Mind" by Big Jay McNeely.
Hancock tested out their song "Once Upon A Time" on his show by playing their acetate and the studio phones started ringing immediately. Released in October 1960 on Swingin' 623, "Once Upon A Time" slipped into Billboard's Hot 100 in February 1961, eventually reaching # 26. The feminine sounding lead on this doowop number was by Johnny Wyatt. The record was not in keeping with the group's image : not only was Rochell not the lead, "Rochell" wasn't even a girl. The group got plenty of work out of their hit, but when both follow-ups flopped, the group switched to the Challenge label in 1962.
Rochell Henderson Johnny Wyatt
On "Every Night" they were backed by the Champs, but this ballad didn't sell either, in spite of a good Billboard review. Their best record came in 1963, but it never stood a chance, as it was not even the A-side. "Annie's Not An Orphan Anymore" (Challenge 9191, written by Dave Burgess of the Champs) was a mid-tempo rocker that confounded its 1963 release date by harking back to an earlier era, with a "fat" sax sound. It was co-produced by Gary Usher and Mike Borchetta.
T.C. Henderson, Rochell Henderson, Johnny Wyatt, Johnny Wyatt
The A-side was what you could call a proto-funk recording, "Let's Run Away And Get Married", that crashed on takeoff. Four older cuts were released in 1963 on two singles, including an odd arrangement of "Big Boy Pete", before the Candles were snuffed out. Johnny Wyatt went on to record as a solo vocalist and had releases on Challenge, Magnum and Bronco. Jay Warner writes in his otherwise excellent Billboard book of American singing groups (1992) that he was the leader of the soul group Johnny and the Expresions, but that was Johnny Matthews. Johnny Wyatt died in December 1983 at the age of 45. Rochell and the Candles were a typical one-hit wonder group with an atypical image. Dik (Black Cat Rockabilly Europe) http://www.doowopy.de/old/02page/C/eCandles.html - http://www.soulfulkindamusic.net/jwyatt.htm http://www.rockabilly.nl/references/messages/rochell_and_the_candles.htm
Songs :
Rochell & The Candles (1)
Once Upon A Time Beg Of My Heart When My Baby Is Gone
A Long Time Ago So Far Away Hey, Pretty Baby
One Night With You Each Night Big Boy Pete
Lets Run Away And Get Married Annie's Not An Orphan Anymore Squat With Me Baby
Single : 1960 - ??? (Variety Records) 1960 - ??? (Liberty Records) 1979 - I Could Never Love Another / Good Old Acappella (Rogue 1001)
Lp : 1979 - The Enchantments Present Acappella (Rogue 1000)
Biography :
Tom DeSantis was born and raised on Doowop in Queens, N.Y. Tommy started singing in the subways and hallways in 1958 with a group of local kids called The Velveteens composed by Tommy DeSantis (Baritone), John Colwell (First Tenor), Ray Sharpe (Lead) and Jerry Garramone (Second Tenor). In late 1959 Tommy left the group to start a new group called The Enchantments recording for Variety, and Liberty records in the early 60's. Unfortunately, impossible to find these singles, maybe that they have never been released. After a short breakup of the original Enchantments they reformed in 1970. The group performed, and toured throughout the 1970's until Tommy moved to S.W. Fla in 1979.
The Velveteens (1959) The Enchantments (1969)
With Sal Cangialosi (Lead), John Mannino (First Tenor), Moe Ferrari (Second Tenor), Tom de Santis (Baritone) and Frank Amico (Bass), The New Enchatments recorded two songs on the Rogue record label "I Could Never Love Another" b/w "Good Old Acappella" and a LP "The Enchantments Present Acappella". In 1984 the birth of a group known as 'City Streets' occurred after two years and a few member changes the group name became 'The Uptown Express'.
The Diadems (Pittsburgh, Pa) aka The Torches aka The Rhythm Rascals
Personnel :
Cleveland "Butch" Martin (Lead)
Earl Thompson (First Tenor)
Robert Thompson (Second Tenor)
Jerry Hill (Baritone)
Jimmy Mitchell (Bass)
Discography :
The Diadems 1961 - What More Is There To Say / Ala Vevo (LaVere 187) 1963 - Why Don't You Believe Me? / Yes I Love You Baby (Star 514) 1964 - I'll Do Anything / Goodnight Irene (Goldie 715)
Jerry Hilton & The Diadems 1964 - Dancing On Moonbeams / My Little Darling (Goodie 207)
The Torches 1965 - Darn Your Love / No I Won't (Ring-O 302)
The Rhythm Rascals 1965 - Why Do You Have To Go / Girl By My Side (Sonic 117)
Biography :
The Diadems got together as a gang of ten Homewood pre-teens in 1953, organized by Cleveland "Butch" Martin (who was blind, though it never hindered his ability to sing or write a song) and Earl Thompson. They called themselves the E l Moroccos.In 1956, the core of the act formed up. Martin was the lead, and was backed by Earl Thompson (first tenor), Jerry Hill (baritone), Alvin Allsberry, Gerald Johnson and Arlene Gore. Allsberry and Johnson left in 1958, and Gore in 1959. They were replaced in the lineup by bass Jimmy Mitchell and Earl's brother Robert, a second tenor that was singing with the LaRells. The revamped group renamed themselves the Countdowns.
They didn't find any angel to back them in Pittsburgh as far as a recording deal went, so they motored to the Big Apple in 1960 and met up with Teacho Wiltshire, of the Tin Pan Alley label. They did a demo of a Top Notes song called "Shake It Up Baby," and Wiltshire wanted them to stay in NYC to record it. But the boys were grown up now, and headed back to Pittsburgh, where their girls were.
Can't beat that home cookin'! They became the Diadems, and recorded "What More Is There To Say" b/w "Ala Vevo" in 1961 on LaVerve #187. Wiltshire didn't forget about them. He called and asked them to come back to New York to cover "Shake It Up Baby," but they were under contract to LaVerve and passed. The Isley Brothers didn't; they recorded the tune as "Twist And Shout." They were that close.
The following year, they signed on with Joe Averbach's Fee Bee label, and released some wax for his affiliates. "Why Don't You Believe Me?" b/w "Yes I Love You Baby," (Star #514), written by the group, was released in 1963, and "Dancing On Moonbeams" b/w "My Little Darling," was issued on Goodie #207 in 1964, with Jerry Hilton on lead.The Diadems quickly followed with the doo-wop Martin-Thompson song "I'll Do Anything" b/w "Goodnight Irene" (Goldie #715) the same year. Buddy Sharpe and the Shakers, local rockabilly legends, provided the musical track behind them. That was the last hurrah for the Diadems. Jimmy Mitchell took ill, and the group disbanded for a bit. They came back as the Torches in 1965, and became the Rhythm Rascals in 1966, http://oldmonmusic.blogspot.fr/search/label/diadems
Songs :
The Diadems
What More Is There To Say Why Don't You Believe Me
Lou Mac bb The Palms 1955 - Slow Down / Baby (Lou Mac) (Blue Lake 114)
The Palms Single : 1957 - Edna / Tear Drops (United 208) Unreleased : 1957 - One More Time (United) 1957 - Love Is No Thing to Play With (United) 1957 - I Knew I Had a Chance (United) 1957 - Dianne (United)
Artie Wilkins and The Palms 1957 - Darling Patricia / Please Come Back (Artie Wilkins) ((States 157)
Five Palms 1957 - Little Girl of Mine / Tear Drops (States 163)
Biography :
The Palms were one of those bands who, despite a lot of talent, never really had the opportunity to shine. Based on the West Coast of Chicago, they all attended Creiger and Crane High Schools. The Palms were Wilbur Williams (lead) Willie Young (tenor) M.C. Ward (bass) O.C. Perkins (second tenor) Murrie Eskridge (first tenor and sometimes lead). They recorded two sessions, in February and April 1957, from which the company drew two sides for a lone single release on United U-208 "Edna." a Latin-beat ballad, and "Teardrops." The second single "Little Girl Of Mine" coupled with "Teardrops", which they recorded as The Five Palms on State Records.
The Sheppards (2)
The two singles were released in early 1957, and despite a certain local audience, none became a hit. The Palms were a prolific band at United, but with two poorly distributed recordings, the opportunity for success was not there. Only two members (O. C. Perkins and Murrie Eskridge) eventually became members of the excellent group The Sheppards, formed by members of The Ballads and The Bel Aires, led by producer Bill Sheppard, hence the name of the group. At both sessions, the Palms were accompanied by the Lefty Bates band, Williams "Lefty" Bates (guitar) Red Halloway (tenor sax) Horace Palm (piano) Quinn Wilson (bass) Paul Gusman (drums).
The Stylemasters (Omaha's Central High School, Nebraska) aka The Bachelors (6)
Personnel:
Rich Hansen
Dick Mueller
Bill Snyder
Bob Larsen
Discography
The Stylemasters 1957 - I Want A Sweetheart / Cutie Of The Kitten Crowd (Foremost 111) 1958 - The Chapel / Did You Ever See A Dream Walking (Capitol 3936) 1958 - Hawaiian Sea Breeze / Those Nights (Capitol 3987) 1958 - You're A Sweetheart / Carolina In The Morning (Capitol 4076)
The Bachelors (6) 1960 - The Bachelors' Club / Do The Madison (Epic 9369)
Biography :
Vocal group from Omaha's Central high school, Nebraska composed by Rich Hansen, Dick Mueller, Bill Snyder, and Bob Larsen. The lads started singing as a quartet in Omaha's Central high school in 1952. The Stylemasters made 'their debut at Centritl's '55 Road Show. Following an engagement on Arthur Godfrey's television program in 1957, they are rapidly becoming popular as entertainers in night spots, Clubs all over the country and beyond.
The Stylemasters have sung in Sun Valley, Las Vegas and on teleVIsion shows in Los 'Angeles. The foursome played a two-week stand at Eddy's nightclub in Kansas City and the Quartet signed a record contract with Foremost Records in Kansas City where they recorded their first single, "I Want A Sweetheart" b/w "Cutie Of The Kitten Crowd."
The next year, the Quartet signed with Capitol Records in Hollywood. In 1958, They recorded three singles for Capitol: "The Chapel" b/w "Did You Ever See A Dream Walking", "Hawaiian Sea Breeze" b/w "Those Nights" and "You're A Sweetheart" b/w "Carolina In The Morning".
In 1960 in New York, Epic Records has signed The Stylemasters as the result of a recent nationwide talent search, by Charles Sagle, co-director of popular A&R. Mr. Sagle heard The Stylemasters in Omaha, where the four young men are featured vocalists with the United States Army Band. With eleven more months to go before completing their enlistment, Sagle goes to Washington to get permission from the Army to sign the quartet.
Epic renames them The Bachelors and the group recorded one single for Epic Records, "The Bachelors' Club" b/w "Do The Madison". Because they changed their name to The Bachelors, strangly enough, shortly thereafter everyone started with 'the marriage thing'.
1958 - The Freeze / Gonna Get A Little Kissin' Tonight (Era 1075) 1958 - Where Can You Be? / Play Something Sentimental Mr. DJ (Era 1083/Dore 2002) 1960 - The Duck Walk / Instant Love (Gardena 103) 1961 - Twist And Freeze / Long Black Stockings (More 619)
Biography :
Joe Saraceno has been hailed by Billboard as one of the Top 100 producers of all time and as the # 1 producer of rock instrumentals. After graduating from St. Lawrence University with a degree in business administration and psychology, Saraceno moved to Los Angeles in 1958, where he got a job as an auditor for US Steel. Arranger and pianist Ernie Freeman (“Raunchy,” #1 R&B, 1957) introduced Saraceno to the world of professional musicians, arrangers, producers, and recording studios. Saraceno began working with songwriter/pianist Tony Savonne (real name Henry Imel) on a song savonne called ”The Pause”, inspired by the dancers on American Bandstand.
Saraceno suggested a better title, “The Freeze.” They showed the song to Freeman who, although he detested it, arranged to cut a demo in Ted Brinson's garage with Plas Johnson on sax and Ed “Sharky” Hall on drums. Unable to afford professional singers, Saraceno and Savonne sang it themselves, hoping to pitch it to Jan and Arnie on Arwin Records. But after they played it for Herb Newman, he suggested they release the demo under their first names Tony & Joe. “The Freeze“ (b/w “Gonna Get A Little Kissin' Tonight“)was released in June 1958. The silly song struck a chord with the record-buying public and, propelled by an appearance on American Bandstand, reached #33 on August 4, the date Billboard renamed its singles chart the Hot 100. A follow-up single on Era, written by Phil Spector (“Where Can You Be?”), and one each on Flyte and Gardena, failed to chart, but Saraceno was undeterred.
The Pendletones (from left) : Mike Love, Brian Wilson, David Marks, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson (hidden)
Joe decided to concentrate on making records as an independent producer. His first success came in late 1959, co-producing Russ Regan's Christmas novelty hit "The Happy Reindeer" (recorded under the name "Dancer, Prancer and Nervous"), which went to # 34 (Capitol 4300). The first record Saraceno produced solo was Dorsey Burnette's "(There Was A) Tall Oak Tree", another hit (# 23 in early 1960). After charting modestly (# 89) with the instrumental "Beautiful Obsession" by Sir Chauncey (Ernie Freeman), Saraceno had participated in four national hits in less than two years. Come 1961, Joe went to work for Candix Records, also owned by Herb Newman. He was involved with the instrumental "Underwater" by the Frogmen (# 44) and then signed a group called the Pendletones, on the basis of their song "Surfin'". Saraceno changed their name to the Beach Boys,
Songs :
The Freeze Gonna Get A Little Kissin' Tonight Where Can You Be?
The Duck Walk Instant Love Play Something Sentimental Mr. DJ
The Dusters (1) (Ohio] aka The Duster’s aka The Belvaderes
Personnel :
Tommy Tucker (Tenor)
Clarence LeVille (Lead)
James Crosby (Tenor)
Yonnie Peoples
Dave Johnson (Lead)
Discography :
The Belvaderes 1955 - Don't Leave Me Here To Cry / I Love You (Baby) (Hudson 4)
The Duster’s 1955 - Don't Leave Me Here To Cry / I Love You (Baby) (Hudson 4)
The Dusters (1) Singles : 1956 - Give Me Time / Sallie Mae (Arc 3000) 1958 - Darling Love / Teen Age Jamboree (Glory 287) Unreleased: 1956 - Castles In Ihe Sky(Ivory Tower) (Arc)
Biography :
Tommy Tucker was not the real name of Robert Higginbotham, who had himself devised this pseudonym. March 5, 1933 Born in Springfield, Ohio, he learned to play the piano by beobachtete- later he took a local hairdresser playing with his son lessons. He refined his technique at performances in Central Ohio with the Orchestra of the saxophonist Bobby Wood in the early 50's and then founded with trumpeter Clarence LaVell a band that received a firm commitment at a club in Dayton. By 1955, the demand for vocal group music was at its zenith. The Bobby Wood Orchestra was forced to adapt to enable them to find good paying gigs and, more importantly, to strengthen survival against stiff competition. The orchestra split apart and became a doo-wop quartet overnight. Tucker and childhood pal James Crosby sang tenor leads with Dave Johnson (tenor) and Clarence Lavell (bass). Yonnie Peoples joined later when the group recorded. For live engagements, the quartet billed themselves as the Cavaliers.
Some time during the spring of 1955, having signed a deal with ARC Records, the Cavaliers entered Syd Nathan's King label Cincinnati studios, ready and eager to record three songs: "Give Me Time," "Sallie Mae" and a tune remembered variously as "Castles In The Sky" or "Ivory Tower".For some reason, perhaps because the Cavaliers did not want to get themselves confused with the Cavaliers on Decca or Atlas labels, the group opted to change their name to the Dusters. The Cavaliers/Dusters waited well over a year before the ARC release. Some eight months prior, the group, perhaps out of impatience, opted to try and find a record company willing to get product onto the market fast. Touring brought the group to East St. Louis where they hitched up with The Ike Turner Band. During their sojourn in the city they met up with a guy named Hudson, owner and proprietor of Hudson Records. After the audition, Hudson took the group to the King Studios in Cincinnati where they had cut previously for ARC. The group, now billed as the Belvaderes, with Crosby and Lavell sharing leads and Tucker shifting more to piano accompaniment and writing arrangements, cut two songs, "Don't Leave Me To Cry" and "I Love You (Baby)." In 1958 James Crosby wrote the splendid "Darling Love" recorded by the Dusters and released The Same year by Glory Records.
1953 - White Cliffs Of Dover / Hey Papa (Checker 782)
Biography:
The Blue Jays, from Chicago, Ill, made only one record, featuring an excellent version of "White Cliffs Of Dover". Other groups that covered this standard include The Five Keys, Lee Andrews and The Hearts, The Five Willows, and The Checkers. There is two versions of "White Cliffs Of Dover." Gene Ammons is on Sax on both versions.
The 1st version is the Checker 78 version, & the 2nd is from a compilation album, titled "The Golden Age Of Rhythm & Blues Anthology." A 2 Record LP Set. The group featured here, from Washington, have nothing to do with The Blue Jays led by Leon Peels who recorded 'Lover's Island' or The Hollywood Blue Jays who became The Flairs. That group is from Oakwood Park.
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