Cecil Gentry (Freshman year)
The Chessmen (2) (Washington, DC)
Personnel :
Alan Johnson (Lead)
Willie Hardman (First Tenor)
Robert Brown (Second Tenor)
Cecil Gentry (Bass)
Discography :
1961 - Lola / I believe (Pac 100)
Biography :
Vocal
group from Washington DC composed by Alan Johnson (Lead Tenor), Willie
Hardman (First Tenor), Robert Brown (Second Tenor) and Cecil Gentry
(Bass).
The Chessmen cut only one single "Lola" b/w "I believe" at a local
studio (Rodel) for the local Label Pac. They are not the Chessmen on
Mirasonic who was also known as The Prelude 5. Previously Willie Hardman
sang with the Dippers Quintet in 1955 and recorded "Look What I Found"
b/w "Almost Christmas" on the Flayr Label .
Songs :
lola I believe