(L to R) June Cromarty, Wilda Cromarty, Loraine Durante and Joseph Durante
The Ambers (2) (Hackensack, New Jersey)
Personnel :
Joseph "Joey" Durante (Lead & Guitar)
Loraine Durante
June Cromarty
Wilda Cromarty
Discography :
The Ambers (2)
1960 - All Of My Darling / So Glad (Todd 1042)
Joey & The Ambers (2)
1960 - The Treasure In My Heart / Sweet Sweet Memory (Bigtop 3052)
Biography :
Vocal group from Hackensack composed by June Cromarty, Wilda Cromarty, Loraine Durante and Joseph Durante. The two Cromarty sisters are Hackensack High School students while Joseph and Lorraine Durante are husband and Wife. In early 1960, The Ambers recorded "All Of My Darling" b/w "So Glad" released in April on the Todd Label. Todd Records got its start in New York City in 1958. Paul Cohen was owner and president of the company and also the main producer.
The same year, they recorded "The Treasure In My Heart" b/w "Sweet
Sweet Memory" released by Bigtop record in September as Joey & the
Ambers. BigTop was a New York label owned by Julian and Jean Aberbach as
a subsidiary of Hill and Range Music. It was run by their nephew,
Johnny Bienstock (President) with Fred Beinstock named as Executive.
Songs :
The Ambers (2)
All Of My Darling So Glad
Joey & The Ambers (2)
The Treasure In My Heart Sweet Sweet Memory