Mark Bennett Gartman (Lead)
Elliot Rothpearl
Ronnie Kalman
Martha ...
Discography :
Biography :
Vocal group from New York composed by Mark Bennett Gartman, Elliot Rothpearl, Ronnie Kalman and a girl named Martha. The group signed a recording contract with Morris Levy. Levy was co-founder and owner of Roulette Records. In mid-1959, The Blue Jays recorded "Practical Joker" b/w "Barbara" followed by "Kum Ba Yah" b/w "Cave Man Love".
The Castlemen : Mark, Elliot & Jerry
“Barbara”
is enjoying some success and the group performs regularly but Roulette
records took advantage of many artists who never got paid for their
work. The Blue Jay's are one of them! In early 1961 With Martha and
Ronnie Kalman departure replaced by Jerry Trevor, the group now as a
Trio turned to another label: VCB records from New York City. In 1961,
the group will record two new songs, "Tom Doolavitch" b/w "Driving On
Bald Mountain" released by VCB with a new group name: the
The Castlemen
Castlemen. A 1979 Castlemen Reunion also included Mike Ferrigno on Bass. Performance at the Teacher Union Award Luncheon of the United Federation of Teachers at the Waldorf Astoria December 17th 1979 where there played Labor Songs and Folk Songs .