Glowtones with Cab Calloway : Henry Fisher, Landon Hill, Lewis Johnson, James Watkin and Robert Santiago
The Glowtones (McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey)
Personnel :
Henry Fisher
Landon Hill
Lewis Johnson
James Watkins
Robert "Rigo" Santiago
Discography :
1957 - The Girl I Love / Ping Pong (East West 101)
Biography :
The Glowtone started, in 1957 at McGuire Air Force Base, near Trenton, New Jersey. They are composed by: Henry Fisher (from Washington, D.C.), Landon Hill (Norfolk, VA), Lewis Johnson (Philadelphia), James Watkins (Martinsville, VA), and Robert Santiago (Manhattan). In 1957, they awarded a professional recording contract with Atlantic Records. East-West 101 Their only Atlantic session took place on August 15, 1957, resulting in two songs: "The Girl I Love" and "Ping Pong",
At The Apollo
They were issued simultaneously on both
Atlantic and its brand-new East-West subsidiary in September 1957. Soon
after the session, one member was discharged from the Air Force. Robert
Santiago had a friend whom he'd known since childhood: Eddie Quinones,
from the Dovers and the Vocaltones, Brought into the Glowtones. At the
Apollo They did manage to spend a week at the Apollo Theater, beginning
on December 13, 1957. Then, as soon as they were ready to do another
session, the Air Force started shipping the guys all over the globe.
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Songs :
The Girl I Love Ping Pong