Otha Sonnie, Freddie Jackson, Hugo Winterhalter (RCA musical director), Frankie Anderson, Eddie Adams and Kenny Loftman
The Interludes (1) (Boston, MA)
Personnel :
Frankie Anderson (Lead)
Otha Sonnie (First Tenor)
Kenny Loftman (Second Tenor)
Eddie Adams (Baritone)
Freddie Jackson (Bass)
Discography:
Single :
1958 - I Shed A Million Tears / Oo-Wee (RCA 7281)
Unreleased :
1958 - In The Night (RCA)
1958 - The Wadda-Do (RCA)
Biography :
The original members of the group were Frankie Anderson who sang lead
tenor; Kenny Loftman, second tenor; Eddie Adams, baritone; Freddie
Jackson, bass, and Otha Sonnie who sang first tenor. Actually, the
group was formed as a result of a number of different local groups
breaking up. Frankie and Otha had been singing together with a group
called the Del-Rays who later changed their name to the Four Legends.
Both groups had the same personnel: Frankie, Otha, George Adams, who
sang baritone and a second tenor named Paul Francis. When the Four
Legends disbanded, Frankie and Otha stayed in touch and decided to try
again. Frankie contacted Eddie Adams who suggested asking Kenny
Loftman, who was a schoolmate, to join.
The first time They got
together, the four of them knew they had a good sound. Their initial
intent was to keep the group to only four. However, there was
something noticeably missing when Eddie had to double on bass and
baritone on some songs. That when they decided to add a bass singer
and it was Freddie. In 1957, WBZ, and its affiliated stations, sponsored
a nationwide talentt hunt. They ente red the contest and won the local
and regional competition here in Boston. The national finals were held
in New York where other groups from all over the country were brought
in. First prize was a RCA recording contract and an appearance on Patti
Page's Record Show. There were six judges, one of whom was Hugo
Winterhalter. They tied with a female group called the Deb-Tones from
Oregon. Since the judges couldn't break the tie, they awarded both
groups contracts. They cut their only 45 rpm for that label on May 28,
1958. Several tunes were recorded at this session but only one was
released. The record failed to attract a lot of attention. The group
broke up soon after recording because of discord between members.
Certain individuals would not come to practice sessions. If they came at
all, they were late. Or they would totally miss performances.
