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The Montereys (5) aka The Four Escorts (2) ???

Posted on March 4 2017 by dion1

The Montereys (5) aka The Four Escorts (2) ???
Manuel Canez

The Montereys (5) (Bakersfield, CA)
aka The Four Escorts (2) ???

Personnel :

Manuel Canez (Lead)

Tom Lopez

Tom Rey

Santos Cepeda

Discography :

The Montereys (5)
1962 - Darlin Send Me A Letter / Darling (I Love You) (Trans American 10,000)
1963 - (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons / I Still Love You (GNP Crescendo 314)
1966 - It Hurts So Much / Goodbye My Love (Arwin 130)

The Four Escorts (2)
1961 - Don’t You Remember / My Special Girl (Skyla 1113)

Biography :

Chicano vocal group, The Montereys were from the Bakersfield area. They started out as the Belvederes but were asked to change their name by the producer. Their lead singer was Hector Canez. The other band members were Tom Lopez, Tom Rey and Santos Cepeda.

The Montereys (5) aka The Four Escorts (2) ???
The Four Escorts (with Manuel Canez Top Left ???)

In 1962 they recorded an extremely rare record for the Trans American label (Trans American 1001) "Darlin (Love You So) b/w "Darlin' Send Me A Letter". Manuel Canez wrote and sang both songs. The following year, they recorded "(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons" b/w "I Still Love You" produced by Kim Fowley and released on the GNP Crescendo label.

The Montereys (5) aka The Four Escorts (2) ???

The Montereys were related to the Four Escorts who recorded for producer Steve Venet on Skyla Records owned by Starla Kaye with the sides "Don’t You Remember" b/w "My Special Girl".

Songs :
(updated by Hans-Joachim)

The Montereys (5)


Darlin Send Me A Letter                     Darling (I Love You)


(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons                    I Still Love You

The Four Escorts (2)

Don't You Remember / My Special Girl

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Rosie & The Originals (3)

Posted on March 1 2017 by dion1

Rosie & The Originals (3)
Rosalie Hamlin and Noah Tofolla

Rosie & The Originals (3) (San Diego, Ca)

Personnel :

Rosalie Hamlin (Lead)

Noah Tofolla (Guitar)

David Ponci (Guitar)

Carl Van Guida (Drums)

Tony Gomez (Sax)

Discography :

Rosie & The Originals (3)

Singles:
1960 - Angel Baby / Give Me Love (Highland 1011)
1961 - Why Did You Leave Me? / Angel from Above (Highland 1025)
1961 - Lonely Blue Nights / We’ll Have a Chance (Highland 1032/ Brunswick 55205)
1962 - My One And Only Love / It Kinda Makes You Wonder (Globe 401)
1973 - You're No Good / I Don't Understand (Wax World 3265)

Unreleased :
I'm So Young
A Thousand Stars
There's No Other (Like My Baby)
The One Who Really Loves You
Confidential
Happy Happy Birthday Baby
Angel Baby (Re Recording)
Guess Who?
Just Because

Lp :
1962 - Lonely Blue Nights with Rosie (Brunswick, 1962)
Lonely Blue Nights / Read the Story of Love / My Darling Forever / No Other Love Will Ever Do / We'll Have a Chance / Angel From Above / The Time Is Near / Baby Baby Baby / I Found a Dream / Maybe I'm Dreamin' / Cloud Nine / It's Time to Go Home

Rosie & The Originals (3)

Rosie
1961 - My Darling Forever / The Time Is Near (Brunswick 55213)

Biography :

The band certainly had no thoughts of inviting such intellectual commentary when they formed in San Diego in 1960. Unable to find a recording studio in San Diego, then Rosalie Hamlin, then only 15, Noah Tofolla (guitar), David Ponci (Guitar), Carl Van Guida (Drums) and Tony Gomez (Sax) cut "Angel Baby" in a barn-like building in the farming town of San Marcos, with a radically different B-side, "Give Me Love," with a vocal by Bluford D. Wade.

Rosie & The Originals (3)
Rosalie Hamlin

The group had trouble interesting Los Angeles labels in the song (a Hamlin original) until they convinced a department store manager in San Diego to play it. This attracted attention from kids in the store and a record distributor that happened to be there at the time. Through him they got the single "Angel Baby" released on Highland, and at the end of 1960 it shot up the national charts. Although Rosie & the Originals recorded a few more tracks, they broke up almost immediately after "Angel Baby" made the charts, in a dispute over the terms of a recording contract they were considering signing.

Rosie & The Originals (3)
1961 - Dick Jacobs, Rosie & Nat Tarnopol

In 1961, Jackie Wilson's manager, Nat Tarnopol, got Rosie a contract with Wilson's label, Brunswick. Brunswick did put out a follow-up single, "Lonely Blue Nights," which made number 66, as well as an album and another single, billing the artist solely as Rosie for all the releases. In the meantime Highland put out a couple of Rosie & the Originals 45s with tracks to which they had the rights.

Rosie & The Originals (3)

"Angel Baby," however, was one of those accidents of timing and unique material that couldn't be repeated, and none of Rosie's subsequent recordings -- which, like "Angel Baby," were usually simple pop/rock ballads with a doo wop feel -- could recapture the magic. Hamlin did make another single for the Globe label before leaving the music business to raise a family with her husband, Noah Tafolla, who had been leader and lead guitarist of the Originals. She did some tracks with producer Doug Salma in 1969 in a more updated doo wop/girl-group style that remained unreleased until 1999, when the Ace compilation The Best of Rosie & the Originals was issued. ~ Richie Unterberger, Rovi
http://www.colorradio.com/rosie.html

Songs :


         Angel Baby       Give Me Love    Why Did You Leave Me?


Angel from Above             Lonely Blue Nights                   We’ll Have a Chance


My Darling Forever         The Time Is Near             My One And Only Love


Read the Story of Love       My Darling Forever           No Other Love Will Ever Do


Baby Baby Baby              I Found a Dream                   Maybe I'm Dreamin'


          Cloud Nine               It's Time to Go Home           It Kinda Makes You Wonder


I'm So Young                 A Thousand Stars                 There's No Other


The One Who Really Loves You       Confidential            Happy Happy Birthday Baby


Guess Who?                  Just Because                         You're No Good

I Don't Understand

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The Fairlanes (4)

Posted on February 11 2017 by dion1

Left to right: Charles Pennywell, Eddie Lejay, Thomas Odom, Steve Ross

The Fairlanes (4) (Shreveport, Louisiana)
by Hans-Joachim

Personnel:

Charles “Diamond” Pennywell (Lead)

Eddie Lejay (First Tenor)

Steve Ross (Second Tenor)

Thomas Odeom (Baritone & Bass)

Discography:

The Fairlanes (4)
1959 - Seventeen Steps / Johnny Rhythm (Lucky Seven 102)
1959 – Bullseye / Just For Me (Dart 109)

Charles Perrywell [sic!] & His Fairlanes
1961 - Your [sic!] Lonesome Now / Come Along With Me (Tic-Toc 104)

Unreleased demo:
1961 - I Hear Someone (Goldband)

Biography:

Charles “Diamond” Pennywell was born in Shreveport, LA and formed a little vocal group called the Fairlanes for whom he sang lead. Their first record was “Seventeen Steps” b/w “Johnny Rhythm” for Dee Marais’ Lucky Seven label, released in April 1959. The haunting ballad "Seventeen Steps" tells the feelings of a death row inmate watching fellow inmates, one by one, walk the seventeen steps from the holding cell to "...that death cold chair..." knowing he'll be walking them tomorrow. Johnny Rhythm" is an up tempo tune rocker.

The Fairlanes (4)

November 1959 saw the release of “Bullseye”, a Coasters-style up tempo song, backed with another great Charles Pennywell led ballad "Just For Me," on Pappy Dailey’s Dart label. The Fairlanes were back in the studio in 1961 to record "You're Lonesome Now" and the up tempo flip, "Come Along With Me". This time they recorded directly for Eddie Shuler's Tic-Toc label, a subsidiary of Goldband.

The Fairlanes (4)
Charles Pennywell (1963)

"You're Lonesome Now" was a soulful group ballad, again led by Charles Pennywell. Oddly, when the record came out there were two misprints on the label. First, the title was printed as "Your Lonesome Now" instead of "You're Lonesome Now". And second, the artist was listed as "Charles Perrywell" instead of "Charles Pennywell". Charles “Diamond” Pennywell recorded for Smash in 1963 and formed the soul harmony group The Sunlover’s in 1967. He is still performing.

http://classicurbanharmony.net/
http://www.charlesdiamond.webs.com/

Songs:


Seventeen Steps                      Johnny Rhythm


Just For Me / Bullseye                    Your Lonesome Now


Come Along With Me                        I Hear Someone

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The Searchers (2)

Posted on February 11 2017 by dion1

Oscar Toney Jr.

The Searchers (2) (Columbus, GA)

Personnel :

Oscar Toney Jr.

Roosevelt Toney

James Toney

Discography :

The Searchers (2) (bb The Kayos)
1960 - Little Wanda / Yvonne (MAC 351)

Sonny Williams & The Searchers (2) (bb The Kayos)
1960 - Love / Oh Why Cha Cha Cha (MAC 352) 

Biography :

Oscar Toney, Jr. grew up in the forties in Columbus, Georgia. He began singing with local Gospel quartet The Sensational Melodies Of Joy while barely into his teens. Young Oscar won the amateur competition at the landmark Liberty Theater so many times that he wasn't allowed to enter them anymore. By the late fifties, The Sensational Melodies took to singing doo-wop as well, calling themselves, simply, The Melodies. In 1958, Toney and his two brothers formed another vocal group called The Valentines, eventually changing their name to The Searchers, as their own version of the Coasters' Searchin' had become their signature song.

The Searchers (2)
Oscar Toney Jr.

Although now a ‘Kayo’, Oscar also remained with The Searchers who, in November 1960, cut a 45 for Cement McNally’s Mac label (#351) at a New Orleans radio station. The ballad side “Yvonne” was written by (and features thee-part harmony by) Oscar and his two brothers, while Walker and Thomas weren’t present. The backing is supplied by The Kayos. The flip was the more up-tempo “Little Wanda”. Cement McNallywas also the leader of the 'house band', The Kayos. Another Searchers Mac single, “Love” c/w “Oh Why Cha Cha Cha”, it was really a Kayos recording put out by McNally under The Searchers’ name, with the Kayos other front-man Sonny Williams on lead vocals.The Searchers had been around for about 4 years but now the other members decided not to make a career out of singing and Oscar was left to carry on both as a solo act and as a featured vocalist with the Kayos.

Songs :
(updated by Hans-Joachim)

Yvonne Little Wanda

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Rickie & The Hallmarks

Posted on February 8 2017 by dion1

Rickie & The Hallmarks

Rickie & The Hallmarks (Queens, New York)

Personnel :

Ricky Lisi

Bixie Boyle

Denis McMahon

Jack Scandura

Discography :

Rickie & The Hallmarks
Single :
1963 - Joanie Don't You Cry / Wherever You Are (Amy 877)
Demos :
1963 - This I Swear
1963 - When I Fall In Love
1963 - That Lucky Old Sun
1963 - My Man The Moon

Ricky Lisi
1963 - The River / Don't Go Now (Roulette 4511)

Biography :

Ricky Lisi grew up in Queens, New York and was in his first group "The Pharo's" when he was only 12 years old. In 1959, The Pharo's cut four sides, "Gloria", "Lorraine", "Sunday Kind Of Love" and the original "Mama Twist". After the group broke up Ricky formed the Original Hallmarks with Bixie Boyle, Tommy Oliveri, Tony DeFeo and the lovely Beverly Warren. Ricky really liked the Skyliner's at this time and on the back of their album was written hallmark of their style, he liked the word so much he christened the group the Hallmarks.

Rickie & The Hallmarks
_{Beverly Warren Ricky Lisi}

One night while singing under the "El" (an elevator train line) on Queens Blvd. and 43rd St in Woodside Queens, they were discovered by Tony Powers on his way to the movies. Tony was a writing partner at this time with Ellie Greenwich. Tony took the group into Bell Sound where they would record "Like A Million Years". The next step was the Brill Building where Leiber & Stoller pass on the group. Ellie liked Bev and pulled her from the group to do background vocals and eventually had her record "Like A Million Years" released on the United Artists label.

Rickie & The Hallmarks
Ricky Lisi

At this time both Tony and Tommy exited the group as well. Replacement were Denis McMahon first tenor and from the Starlings, Jack Scandura. With a much better Knowledge of how things worked and now knowing about the Brill Building the group went into variety studios and once again cut some demos : "This I Swear", "When I Fall In Love", "That Lucky Old Sun" and the original "My Man The Moon". They would end up at the door of Wemar music where Johnny Brandon decided he would record the group. The group was brought into Mira Sound Studio as the Four Seasons were leaving. The two side recorded that night were "Joanie Don't You Cry" and "Wherever You Are". The songs were placed with Amy records a division of Bell. At the sessions, Paul Simon played guitar. The records didn't do much and the group broke up after they recorded "Don't Go Now". The Powers to be decided they didn't like the way the recording came out and shelved it. In the meantime the Concords would record it and Ricky himself would have a 45 release of the tune with the Concords on Back Up.

Songs :
(updated by Hans-Joachim)

Rickie & The Hallmarks


   Wherever You Are                            Joanie Don't You Cry


When I Fall In Love                        This I Swear


That Lucky Old Sun                       My Man The Moon

Ricky Lisi

Don't Go Now The River

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J.J. Jackson & The Jackaels aka The Jackals aka Hank Blackman & The Killers

Posted on February 5 2017 by dion1

Hank Blackman & The Killers aka J.J. Jackson And The Jackaels
June Jackson

J.J. Jackson & The Jackaels (San Diego, Ca)
aka The Jackals aka Hank Blackman & The Killers

Personnel :

William E. 'June' 'J.J' Jackson (Lead)

Hubert Richardson (First Tenor)

James Famber (Second Tenor)

Hank Blackman (Baritone)

Discography :

J.J. Jackson & The Jackaels
Singles :
1959 - A Lifetime From Today / That Look In Your Eye (Storm 501)
1959 - Oo-Ma-Liddi / Let The Show Begin (Storm 502/ Prelude 502)
Unreleased :
1962 - Port of Happiness (Brent)
1962 - Don't Let Her Make You Cry (Brent)

J.J. Jackson & The Jackals
1962 - False Face / Ring Telephone (Everest 2012)

Hank Blackman & The Killers
1962 - Everyone Has Someone /Itchy Koo (Brent 7030)

Bertha Tillman bb J.J. Jackson & The Jackaels
1962 - Oh My Angel / Lovin' Time (Brent 7029)

J.J. Jackson bb The Jackaels
1963 - Time / Shy Guy (Crescent 632)

Biography :

There is much confusion about J.J. Jackson. Jerome Louis 'J.J' Jackson (B. 4/8/41) was a Soul Artist who did 'But It's Alright". He was in a doo wop group called 'Cordials'. William E. 'June' 'J.J' Jackson (B. 1931) from San Diego, Ca is the lead singer of The Jackaels with Hubert Richardson (First Tenor), James Famber (Second Tenor) & Hank Blackman (Baritone) . In 1959, the group recorded four songs released by Storm Records .

Hank Blackman & The Killers aka J.J. Jackson & The Jackaels

In 1962, June Jackson & The Jackaels recorded four songs for Brent records. Because they had two releases under that name, the company decide to re-brand them and use the two song sung by group member Hank Blackman rather than the two June Jackson sang lead on. The group was renamed Hank Blackman & The Killers. the two songs left in the can were June Jackson sung and penned numbers "Port of Happiness" and "Don't Let Her Make You Cry".

Hank Blackman & The Killers aka J.J. Jackson & The Jackaels

During the same session the Jackaels also recorded with Bertha Tillman. Bertha Tillman was working as a department store salesgirl in San Diego when she was discovered by Hank Blackman . June Jackson had written "Oh My Angel" and the Jackaels were the uncredited group that backed Tillman on this tremendously soulful tearjerker. There were two more 45s with the Jackaels : "False Face" b/w "Ring Telephone" on Everest and "Time" b/w "Shy Guy" on Crescent. June Jackson will continue to record for Imperial, Bell and Musette in the 60s and 70s.

Songs :

J.J. Jackson & The Jackaels


A Lifetime From Today         That Look In Your Eye                   Oo-Ma-Liddi


Let The Show Begin             Port of Happiness

J. Jackson & The Jackals


False Face                           Ring Telephone

Hank Blackman & The Killers


Everyone Has Someone                           Itchy Koo

Bertha Tillman bb J.J. Jackson & The Jackaels

Oh My Angel Lovin' Time

J.J. Jackson bb The Jackaels

Time

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Debbie & The Diplomats (3)

Posted on February 4 2017 by dion1

Debbie & The Diplomats (3)

Debbie & The Diplomats (3) (Chicago, Illinois)

Personnel :

Debbie Kelly (Soprano)

Mel Johnson

Howard Berhalter (Baritone)

Bert Steling (Tenor)

Discography :

1958 - Burnin' The Torch / Unchangeable Heart (Stepheny 1826)

Biography :

Pop vocal group from Chicago, Debbie & The Diplomatswere composed by Debbie Kelly, Mel Johnson, Howard Berhalter and Bert Steling. The group formed in the mid-1950s. In 1955, the quartet began to perform in the clubs, restaurants, cabarets & palaces of indianpolis. Debbie & The Diplomats gain a little notoriety in the region and multiply performances.

Debbie & The Diplomats (3)

They backed some artist and orchestra and in 1958, the group can recorded their own single "Unchangeable Heart" b/w "Burnin' The Torch" on Stepheny record based in Evanston, Illinois and owned by Norman Forgue. The group performed until 1962 before separating.

Songs :
(updated by Hans-Joachim)

Unchangeable Heart Burnin' The Torch

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The Catalinas (9)

Posted on January 31 2017 by dion1

Paul Buff

The Catalinas (9) (Cucamonga, California)

Personnel :

Paul Buff

Allison Buff

Discography :

1964 - Your Tender Lips / Gonna Tell (Original Sound)

Biography :

Pal Recording Studio (1957–1964) was an independent recording studio that operated in Cucamonga, California. The studio was started by engineer/innovator Paul Buff. The studio is known for its instrumental Surf music recordings such as "Wipe Out" by The Surfaris and the original demo recording of "Pipeline". Buff’s studio creativity and complete openness in recording musicians of all backgrounds and styles naturally resulted in studio bookings by many local artists. Pal Recording Studio quickly became a place where musicians could record their rehearsals and repertoire and leave with high quality recordings.

The Catalinas (9)

Paul Buff’s Original Sound output was credited to his own name as well as many other artists. Paul also recorded with his first wife Allison as The Catalinas. Terri And Johnnie had cut "Your Tender Lips" at Pal for release on Donna, but their version was not a hit. So, Paul Buff did his own version as The Catalinas for Original Sound. Unlike Terri And Johnnie's version as a male/female duet, all the vocals on The Catalinas' version were by Paul. The Catalinas released "Gonna Tell" as the Original Sound B-side of "Your Tender Lips." Unlike the A-side, "Gonna Tell" features Allison Buff in the lead with Paul doing the bridge.

The Catalinas (9)
                     Paul Buff          Frank Zappa
Pal was also the training ground for a young Frank Zappa who worked at the studio starting in 1961. Zappa learned basic recording techniques at Pal. He recorded his first rock n' roll record, "Breaktime", by The Masters, which consisted of himself, Paul Buff, and Ronnie Williams. In 1964, Zappa bought the studio and renamed it Studio Z.

Songs :


Your Tender Lips                            Gonna Tell

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The Celebrities (3)

Posted on January 28 2017 by dion1

The Celebrities (3)

The Celebrities (3) (Bronx, New York)

Personnel :

Jo Jo (Lead)

Douglas Rodriguez

Billy

Pefly

???

Discography :

1961 - I Want You / Mambo Daddy (Music Makers 101)

Biography :

The Celebrities were a racially mixed group from the Bronx composed by Jo Jo (Lead) , Douglas Rodriguez, Billy, Perfly and another guy. "I Want You " b/w Mambo Daddy" was recorded in 1961 by the group at Musicmakers Studios W.57th St. in New York with King Curtis's Band who did a fabulous solo on his Sax with "Mambo Daddy" on the B side. "I want You" charted in 1961 at #31 on the WABC Swinging Sound Survey April 18, 1961.

The Celebrities (3)
King Curtis

The same year, Douglas Rodriguez and his new group , The Rialtos with Hector Ruiz, Fred Campos, Francisco Zubillaca and Patrick Gaul recorded again at Musicmakers Studios with King Curtis's Band the tunes "It Hurts" and "Let Me In" . In 1966 Douglas Rodriguez became a member of the The Latin Souls with Frank Ruiz,Anthony Florez, & Sammy Marrero.

Songs :

I Want You Mambo Daddy

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The Tu-Tones (1)

Posted on January 25 2017 by dion1

The Tu-Tones (1)
Top : Freddie Marione Bottom : Sal Marino

The Tu-Tones (1) (New Jersey)

Personnel :

Sal Marino

Freddie Marione

Discography :

1957 - True To Me / Don't Say We're Through (Cabot 114)
1957 - Crazy Baby / Be My Steady Love (Cabot 115)

Biography :

Sal Marino was born and raised in New Jersey and spent much of his youth in Hudson County, he went on to Memorial High School in West New York. Following high school, Sal Marino began to march to the beat of a different drum, and off to show business he went.

The Tu-Tones (1)
Freddie Marione & Sal Marino

Through song and dance, Sal Marino and his buddy, Freddie Marione, entertained crowds across the country, in a musical act the pair dubbed The Tu-Tones. They performed at the Ted Mack Amateur Hour in Seaside Heights and won twice.

The Tu-Tones (1)

After coming into contact with Ted Mack, a famous radio and television show host of the era, the duet met Teresa Brewer — a famous pop singer — who took them under her wing. She helped to get them a recording contract. The Tu-Tones cut two singles on Cabot Records founded by Paul Wexler in January 1957 in New York.

Songs :

Crazy Baby

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