BLUE JAYS (4) - CASTLEMEN

 

The Blue Jays (4) (New York)

aka The Castlemen

Personnel :

Mark Bennett Gartman (Lead)

Elliot Rothpearl

Ronnie Kalman

Martha ...

 

Discography :

The Blue Jays (4)

1959 - Practical Joker / Barbara (Roulette 4169)

1960 - Kum Ba Yah / Cave Man Love (Roulette 4264)

The Castlemen   

1961 - Tom Doolavitch / Driving On Bald Mountain (VCB 100-3

 

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 . 

Songs :

The Blue Jays (4)

(updated by Hans-Joachim) 

 

  

   Barbara                                         Practical Joker

  

Cave Man Love                                      Kum Ba Yah   

MINORS - EXCELS (1)

    

 The Minors : (L to R) back: Ernesto Colon, Benny Travies, Frankin Millin. front : Raymond "Rayfall" Diaz, Yvonne Lee and Harry Hillard

The Minors (Manhattan, New York)

aka. The Excels (1)

 

Personnel :

Yvonne Lee (Lead)

Ernesto Colon

Benny Travies

Frankin Millin

Raymond "Rayfall" Diaz

Harry Hillard

Discography :

The Minors

1957 - Jerry / Where Are You (Celeste 3007/Mello 554)

The Excels (1)

1957 - You're Mine Forever / Baby Doll (Central 2601)

1960 - My Foolish Heart / Just You And I Together (Gone 5094)

1961 - Can't Help Lovin' That Girl Of Mine / 'Til You Were Gone (RSVP 111)

 

Biography :

Celeste was one of the many short-lived (A little more than one year in duration) record label which specialized in R&b and headquartered in New York City during  the middle fifties heyday of Rock'n Roll. The label owned by David Levitt sign a recording contract with the Minors for a single in 1957. The Minors were Yvonne Lee, Ernesto Colon, Benny Travies, Frankin Millin, Raymond "Rayfall" Diaz and Harry Hillard . In 1957 the Minors appeared at the a apollo theater along with the Cadillacs, Crazy Cris Columbo and his "wild" Combo, Linda Hopkins, George Holmes and Spence Twins.

   

Some months later, Benny Travies, Raymond "Rayfall" Diaz & Harry Hillard join Joe Robles & Fred Orange to form the Excels. The new group  cut "You're Mine Forever" b/w "Baby Doll" for Central record with Al Browns & His Orchestra.  According to Excels' member Joe Robles and Bobby Diskin, the group continued for a while and recorded several songs "My Foolish Heart", "Just You And I Together", "Can't Help Lovin' That Girl Of Mine" and "'Til You Were Gone". Their songs were released years after the group disbanded, the first two were released on Gone Records in 1960, the next two on RSVP in 1961.

Thanks to Marv Goldberg

 

Songs :

The Minors

     

Jerry                                                Where Are You 

The Excels (1)

  

   Baby Doll                                 You're Mine Forever

  

  My Foolish Heart                           Just You And I Together

  

Can't Help Lovin' That Girl Of Mine               'Til You Were Gone                

MELODEARS

 

(L to R) Millicent "Millie" Fitzgerald, Annette Chimento & Madeline "Maddy" Stone

The Melodears (Belmore, New York)

 

Personnel :

Annette Chimento

Madeline "Maddy" Stone

Millicent "Millie" Fitzgerald

 

Discography :

1958 - Charock  / Summer Romance  (Gone 5033)

1958 - It's Love Because / They Don't Say (Gone 5040)

 

Biography :

In 1958, Ed Portnoy and Stan Feldman, Ivy records, just overhead in love with their newest group, The Melodears. The Trio consists of Millicent "Millie" Fitzgerald, Annette Chimento  and Madeline "Maddy" Stone , Seniors at Wellington C. Mephan High school in Belmore. Though busy with school work and extra curricular activities, they still find time to practise every day and stay on the top of their class scholastically.

  

Their first on Gone, "Chamrock" was written and a & r’d by writer of "Wheel Of Fortune" and many other hits, George Weiss and produced by Portnoy and Feldman. Ivy Records was set up in Sept 57 by Stan Feldman & Ed Portnoy. It was based out of 1697 Broadway, New York. The label's 1st release was "it's Only You Dear" by the Deltairs.

   

The Melodears : Millie, Annette and Maddy

The pair didn't have too much success distributing their product so signed lease deals for it to come out on APT, Gone & Felsted . A second single was released by Gone in 1958 with "It's Love Because" b/w "They Don't Say".

 

Songs :

  

Charock                                          Summer Romance

…

BOARDWALKERS (RONNIE BOOKER & THE)

 

(L to R) Lany Ross, Leon Garrison, Andrew Sims, Billy Foster and Ronald Booker

Ronnie Booker & The Boardwalkers (Atlantic City, New Jersey)

 

Personnel :

Billy Foster (Tenor/Guitar)

Ronald Booker (Lead)

Leon Garrison (Tenor)

Lany Ross (Bass)

Andrew Sims (Baritone)

 

Discography :

Single :

1957- She Won't Go Steady / What'll I Do? (Rex 103)

Unreleased :

1957 - She's the Girl in My Dreams (Rex)

 

Biography :

Ronnie Booker & The Boardwalkers were a Vocal group from Atlantic City, N.J. composed by five singer  Ronnie Booker, William Foster, Andrew Sims, Leon Garrison and Lanny Ross. With their truly "resortish” monicker, and with not one member of the group over 23, the localites have cut a recording acclaimed by professional musicians and critics in March 1957.   The disc, "She Won't Go Steady" and “What Will I Do" demonstrates that talent of the versatile vocalists. "Steady" is a ballad involving trials and tribulations of a youth whose best girl won't go steady with him, and "What Will I Do," an up-tempo with a hard driving beat.

Booker is the lyricist and Foster writes the music, Garrison has also penned one of his own, "She's the Girl in My Dreams.” Booker sings lead, and Foster croons tenor and plays guitar. Though voung in years, "The Boardwalkers" have all had ample previous experience in the singing profession, Each boy got his start vocalizing in church choirs.

Songs :

  

She Won't Go Steady                                What'll I Do?      

STRATFORDS

 

The Stratfords (1) (Bronx, New York)

Personnel :

Jerry Morano (Lead)

Ritchie Passerino (Second Tenor)

Randy Abbondanza (Baritone)

Sal Dilappi (Bass)

Jimmy Orce (First Tenor)

 

Discography :

The Stratfords (1)

Single

1961 - Promise Her Anything / Lover's Lullabye  (U.A. 1215)

Unreleased

1961 - I'll Never Smile Again

1961 - My Darling

King Louis bb The Stratfords (1)

1962 - Her Eyes Reveal / It Was Fun (U.A. 41562)

 

Biography :

First know as The Delvineers, the Stratfords were students from Evander Childs HS, Monroe HS in the Bronx and Lincoln HS in Yonkers ,NY and named after Stratford Ave. in the Bronx.  The group consisted of Jerry Morano (Lead), Ritchie Passerino (Second Tenor), Randy Abbondanza (Baritone), Sal Dilappi (Bass), Jimmy Orce (First Tenor). They started out with lots of radio play...WINS, WABC, WMGM and sold heavy for two-three weeks while Universal Artists Records was caught in the pay-for-play scandal. Mike D’Agnese, their manager send the group on December,1960 to recording session on the Soundcraft Recording Studio in Manhattan where they recorded the demos "My Darling"and /"I’ll Never Smile Again."

   

 In September,1961 The Stratfords signed with Jim Azar label Universal Artists Records and released in February,1962 the sides "Promise Her Anything"/"Lover’s Lullabye" . The A Side have a big local acceptacion and play on Jocko Herdenson’s and Murray the K’s radio shows also the group have in this time life perfomances in New Jersey and Connecticut. The next recording of the group was also in 1962 as backup vocals for King Louis on his Universal Artist’s sides "Her Eyes Reveal" b/w "It Was A Fun."

Songs :

The Stratfords (1)

     

Promise Her Anything But Give Her Love                  Lover´s lullabye             

      

I'll Never Smile Again                            My Darling

King Louis bb The Stratfords (1)

  

Her Eyes Reveal                                    It Was Fun   

 

CHANDELIERS (1) - CHANDELIERS QUINTET

 

The Chandeliers (1) (Midtown Kansas City, Missouri)

 aka The Chandeliers Quintet

Personnel :

Luther Rice (Tenor Lead)

William Watson (First & Second Tenor, Second Lead)

Reginald "Sandy" Johnson (First Tenor)

George Chambers (Second Tenor)

Jesse Watson (Bass)

Discography :

The Chandeliers Quintet

1958 - Blueberry Sweet / One More Step (Angle Tone 521)

The Chandeliers (1)

1958 - Blueberry Sweet / One More Step (Angle Tone 521)

1958 - Dolly / Dancin' In The Congo (Angle Tone 529)

1973 - Wild Cherry / Tender Love (Angle Tone 520)

 

Biography :

Doo wop quintet the Chandeliers formed in Kansas City in 1954. According to Marv Goldberg's profile in the April 1998 issue of Discoveries, first tenor/second lead William Watson and his bass brother Jesse co-founded the group with tenor/lead Luther Rice, first tenor Reginald "Sandy" Johnson, and second tenor George Chambers. Deriving their name simply by looking up at the ceiling during rehearsal, the Chandeliers honed their harmonies playing one-nighters and cabarets across the Kansas City region.

(L to R) William Watson, George Chambers, Reginald "Sandy" Johnson, Jesse Watson and Luther Rice

In mid-1957, manager Saul Davis arranged an audition with Atlas label exec Bobby Robinson, and weeks later the group recorded the Davis-penned "Blueberry Sweet," issued on Atlas in early 1958. The single emerged as a hit at home and in St. Louis and New York, and the Chandeliers mounted a brief Midwest tour highlighted by a Kansas City date on the same bill with the fledgling James Brown. "Dolly" followed in the summer, but fared poorly and Atlas chose to shelve a proposed third single, "Wild Cherry." In mid-1959 William Watson enlisted in the Navy, effectively spelling the Chandeliers' demise.

   

Jesse Watson and Luther Rice soon joined him in the service, and together they continued harmonizing on an informal basis, but only Rice returned to music full-time, working for a series of radio stations.

Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide

Songs :

  

Blueberry Sweet                                One More Step

  

           Dolly                                 Dancin' In The Congo 


  

Wild Cherry                                         Tender Love 
 

POLLYANNAS

 

The Pollyannas (Oklahoma City)

 

Personnel :

Diana Johnson

Jan Dye

Betty Joan Malloy

Discography :

1958 - Satisfied / Bermuda (Kings-X 3363)

 

Biography :

Female vocal group from Oklahoma City, composed of Diana Johnson, Jan Dye & Betty. In 1958, The Pollyannas recorded “Satisfied” and “Bermuda” in an Oklahoma City studio. The single was released on the tiny Kings-X Records In Oklahoma City.

  

With this disc, the group occurs locally and appears at Oklahoma Bandstand on Koco-TV.  Eventually Diana Johnson will leave the group for a solo career as Diana Allen Johnson.

Songs :

  

Bermuda                                                 Satisfied   

  

VAL-DOROS

 

The Val-Doros (Detroit)

 

Personnel :

Charles Pryor

Jonathon Pettiway

John Banett

Wesley Wiley

 

Discography :

1956 - A Woman A Man (Feat Charles Pryor) / Don't Open The Grave (Silhouette 517)

 

Biography :

Detroit soul pioneer Robert West was born March 1, 1912, in Montgomery, AL, relocating to the Motor City in 1935. In 1957 he formed Silhouette Records, doubling as manager for the Falcons, a local doo wop group featuring future solo stars Eddie Floyd and Mack Rice. West also produced the Falcons' "Sent Up," far and away the most successful of the eight singles issued on Silhouette during its brief existence, among them records by little-known Detroit acts including Jan Wynn, the Vo-cals, Jim Beasley & the Charmers and the Val-Doros.

  

The Valdoros makes itself known locally by their appearance in the surrounding clubs. The group signed with Silhouette records in early 1956. This group impressed the people at Silhouette with their simple layed-out approach to music. They had a special blend in their harmony that stood out from the rest of the groups around town. It was said they sounded like a young Orioles group with lead singer Sonny Till when they recorded "A Woman A Man" Feat Charles Pryor and B-side "Don't Open The Grave".

 

Songs :

  
Don't Open The Grave                             A Woman A Man    

ALLADINS

 

(L To R) Cosmo Watkins, Steve Harrison, Curtis L Ware and Joe A.Brock

The Alladins (Spokane, Washington)

 

Personnel:

Joe A.Brock (Lead)

Cosmo Watkins (Baritone)

Steve Harrison (Bass)

Curtis L Ware (Tenor)

 

Discography :

Single :

1960 - Gee / Then (Prism 6001)

Unreleased :

1960 - Blue Moon (Prism)

1960 - Thunderbird  (Prism)

 

Biography :

In 1960, a Spokane singing group, The Alladdins, had released their first record on the Prism label owned by Fletcher Daniels. The Alladins took their name from a Trent avenue Building. Three of the singers blended their talents first in 1957: Joe A.Brock, from Baltimore, the lead, Cosmo Watkins , Chicago, Baritone and Steve Harrison, a native of Rochester, N.Y. All were in the Air Force at Fairchild Air Force Base. They were joined in 1959 |by Curtis L. Ware (tenor) who came from Gary, Ind. Ware, at 22 is the baby of the quartet. They sing without accompaniment and the orchestra was dubbed in later on their record in which they sing "Then" and "Gee". They have recorded two more songs with Prism for release at any Time. One side is their own "Thunderbird" and the other a calypso-type, cha-cha version of the old standard "Blue Moon".

 

Songs :

  

Then                                                     Gee

...

TREN-TEENS - DEW DROPS (2)

 

L to R - Clara Woodard, Mary Ann Camp, Carlton Sumners, Barbara Ingram and Sandra Mingo

The Tren-Teens (Trenton, NJ)

aka The Dew Drops (2)

 

Personnel :

Clara Woodard

Mary Ann Camp

Barbara Ingram

Sandra Mingo

Carlton Sumners

Discography :

The Tren-Teens

1962 - Your Yah-Yah Is Gone / My Baby's Gone (Carnival 501)

The Dew Drops (2)

1963 - No Other Guy / Johnny Run Run (Jeff 1963/64)

Biography :

Jazz saxophonist Joe Evans set up Carnival Records label, based in New York and then in Newark, New Jersey, in the early 1960s. Releasing a total of 63 singles and two albums, the label's main focus was rhythm and blues/soul music. The label's roster included The Manhattans, The Pretenders, Lee Williams & The Cymbals, Little Royal, The Lovettes... Carnival was launched in 1962 with their first release "My Baby's Gone" and "Your Yah-Yah Is Gone" by The Tren-Teens.

   

Carlton Sumners                                                                                                           

The Tren-Teens are from Trenton, NJ and were composed by four Girls (Clara Woodard, Mary Ann Camp, Barbara Ingram and Sandra Mingoand) and one Boy (Carlton Sumners). Joe Evans co-arranged the two numbers on them. The A-side was a cute answer to Lee Dorsey's R&B success "Ya Ya", called "Your Yah-Yah Is Gone". In 1964, the group recorded "No Other Guy" b / w "Johnny Run Run". The single will be released by Jeff Records from New Jersey and the Tren-Teens will be renamed The Dew Drops. Cindy Birdsong sang with them for a time, then left to join Patti LaBelle and then onto the Supremes

Songs:

The Tren-Teens 

  

    My Baby's Gone                            Your Yah-Yah Is Gone

The Dew Drops (2)

No Other Guy

PALS

 

L-R : William Spann, Earl Polite, William Valentine , Norman Grayson and D.J. Joe Finan

The Pals (Brooklyn, New York)

Personnel :

Norman Grayson (Lead)

William Spann

Earl Polite

William Valentine

 

Discography :

1958 - Summer Is Here / My Baby Likes To Rock (Turf 1000/1 / Guyden 2019)

Biography :

Vocal group from Brooklyn, New York Consisted of; William Spann, William Valentine, Gerald Valentine, Earl Polite, Norman Grayson. In 1958, they  recorded "Summer Is Here " and  "My Baby Likes To Rock" Released by Turf Records

Songs :

    
      Summer Is Here                                My Baby Likes To Rock 

SPADES (2)

 

The Spades (2) (Texas)

Personnel :

? 

Discography :

1958 - Close To You / I'm On Fire (Major 1007)

 

Biography :

Other than the fact that this East Texas group had a regional hit with their release “Close to You” and that the record was released on the Major label in 1958 owned by Bennie Wess, it is difficult to find more information.

Songs :

  

Close To You                                           I'm On Fire

FANANDO'S

The Fanando's with school queens. Clarence Mitchell, Richard Hollins, James Terry, Lafayette Turner and Winston Rhodes

The Fanando's (Saint-Louis,  Missouri)

Personnel :

Clarence Mitchell

Richard Hollins

James Terry

Lafayette Turner

Winston Rhodes

Discography :

1958 - The One I Love / She Must Be From A Different Planet (Carter 2050)

Biography :

The Fanando's  were a group from Saint-Louis, Missouri composed by Clarence Mitchell, Richard Hollins, James Terry, Lafayette Turner and Winston Rhodes. They are the winners of a teenage talent contest and appeared on KMOX-TV telethon. The group recorded "The One I Love" b/w "She Must Be From A Different Planet" released by Carter Records out of Cote Brilliante, St. Louis Owned by Emmett A. Carter.

Der Kinck accompanies the Fanando's James Terry, Winston Rhodes, Lafayette Turner and Clarence Mitchell

Songs : 

   

             The One I Love                She Must Be From A Different Planet

SWANS (3)

 

The Swans (3) (Toledo, OH.)

Personnel :

Tommy Jones

Byron Thomas

Earl Fontain

Henry Goodwin

Discography :

 Paul Lewis (The Mighty Swamba) & The Swans (3)

1954 - Wedding Bells Oh Wedding Bells / Little Senorita (Fortune 813)

 The Swans (3)

1955 - Mister Cool Breeze / I'll Forever Love You (Fortune 822)

Biography :

Fortune Records was formed by composer-lyricist Devora Brown and her husband Jack in 1946 in Detroit. Jack and Devora decided to establish their own record company with the main purpose to record Devora's songs. In the beginning, they operated out of their home, then they rented a place on Linwood Avenue in Detroit. Their first record was "Jane" by Russ Titus. It was a hit in Detroit. The elusive national hit record was "Jealous Love" by The Davis Sisters in 1952. Two years later "Adios My Desert Love" and "The Wind" by Nolan Strong & The Diablos was a triumph in Black vocal group harmony.

The Swans with disc jockey Lady B (Fran Belcher) (L to R) Earl Fontain, Tommy Jones, Lady B, Byron Thomas and Henry Goodwin

Fortune released records by Rhythm & Blues artists Blues Legend John Lee Hooker, Nolan Strong & The Diablos, Andre Williams, Nathaniel Mayer and many others. In addition, the label featured product by Rockabilly, Country and Gospel artists. Fortune's Biggest National Hit was "Village Of Love" by Nathaniel Mayer. Released in May, 1962, the record reached #22 on the Billboard Pop Chart.

    

In November 1954, a group of Four Fellows From Toledo named the Swans and constituted by Tommy Jones, Byron Thomas, Earl Fontain and Henry Goodwin signed a recording contract with Fortune Records. The Swans were managed by Paul lewis, a reverend prophet from Toledo. Lead singer Tommy Jones wrote two songs "Wedding Bells Oh Wedding Bells " and  "Little Senorita ". Paul lewis recorded the two songs backed by the group. The single was released in December 1954 by Paul Lewis (The Mighty Swamba) & The Swans. Finally, early 1955, the Swans recorded their single "Mister Cool Breeze" b/w "I'll Forever Love You", both wrote by Tommy Jones. 

Discography :

The Swans (3)

   

Mister Cool Breeze                      I'll Forever Love You

 

Paul Lewis (The Mighty Swamba) & The Swans (3)

   

              Little Senorita                    Wedding Bells Oh Wedding Bells    

CRESCENDOS (5)

 

1957 - The Crescendos : Harrison Smith, Timothy Payton, Joe Stubbs & Richard Beasley

The Crescendos (5) (Detroit)

 

Personnel :

Joe Stubbs (Lead Tenor)

Harrison Smith "Smitty Boo" (First Tenor)

Timothy Payton (Second Tenor)

Richard Beasley (Baritone)

 

Discography :

1957- Woe Is Me / Some Say Love (???)

 

Biography :

Before joining The Famous Falcons,Joe Stubbs had been with the Fabulous Four a quartet from Detroit's Northern High that also had first tenor "Smitty Boo," second tenor Timothy Peyton, and baritone Richard Beasley). According to "The Michigan Chronicle", the group managed by Robert "Rollo"  West changed their name to The Crescendos. They perform locally and it is certainly this group that records two titles on a small, local unremembered label: "Woe Is Me" and "Some Say Love".
https://www.uncamarvy.com/Falcons/falcons.html

 

Songs :

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TORNADOS (1)

 William Weatherspoon, Ben Knight , Stanley Mitchell & Charles Sutton

The Tornados (1) (Detroit)

 Personnel :

Stanley Mitchell (Lead)

William Weatherspoon (Tenor)

Charles Sutton (Baritone)

Ben Knight (Bass)

 

Discography :

Stanley Mitchell & The Tornados (1)

Single:

1956 - Four O'Clock In The Morning / Would You,Could You (Chess 1649)

Unreleased :

1956 - Don't You Know (Chess)

1956 - River (Chess)

1956 - Papers (Chess)

1956 - Please, Mr. Mailman (Chess)

1956 - Back To School (Chess)

1956 - Your Touch (Chess)

1956 - That's The Way I Feel (Chess)

The Tornados (1)

1959 - Love In Your Life / Geni In The Jug (Bumble Bee 503)

Stan Mitchell

1961 - Devil In Disguise / Lovin' Man (Gone 5106)

 

Biography :

Charles Sutton, a founding member of the Royals -- who changed to the Midnighters to avoid confusion with the Five Royales -- formed the Tornados when the Midnighters barred his re-entry in the group after a lengthy illness. Attempting to create a lineup as potent as the Midnighters, Sutton recruited Stanley Mitchell (tenor), William Weatherspoon (tenor), and Ben Knight (bass).  A session for Chess Records produced five sides of which Chess issued one single "Four O' Clock in the Morning" b/w "Would You, Could You," aka "Hey You," (both sides written by their manager Alonzo Tucker) in 1956. The label credit read Stanley Mitchell & the Tornados and it got home state play (Michigan) but little anywhere else; the three other sides were never released, nor was anything cut at a 1957 or a 1958 session after they fired Tucker. 1956 wasn't all bad for Sutton, he co-wrote the Moonglows' hit "See Saw" with Roquel "Billy" Davis and Harry Pratt.

William Weatherspoon, Stanley Mitchell, Ben Knight  & Charles Sutton

A hitch with Bob West in 1959 resulted in "Love in Your Life," written by Sutton and sometimes-Tornado Robert Spencer, and "Geni [sic] in a Jug," written by Sutton and Weatherspoon. West had a family of labels that included Lupine, Flick, Kudo, Contour, and Bumblebee; the Tornados' single came out on the latter. It seemed a natural move as West's A&R Director was ex-Royal/Midnighter Sonny Woods, Sutton's old road dog. But the Bumblebee deal only lasted one record. They next recorded some sides for Winley Records, notably "Clap Your Hand and Skate," written by Dave Clowney, bka Dave "Baby" Cortez, and Paul Winley, but neither it, nor the other sides ever saw the light of day and the Tornados disbanded. 

The Tornados featuring "Little" Freddie Reno

 Sutton attempted an unsuccessful songwriting career with Correct Tone Records. Weatherspoon made a splash with Motown in the '60s as a songwriter/producer, scoring mightily with Jimmy Ruffin via "What's Become of the Brokenhearted," co-written with James Dean and arranger Paul Riser. He also contributed to Holland-Dozier-Holland's Invictus/Hot Wax labels in the '70s. Mitchell and Knight blended into the nine to five world and were never heard from again.

Songs :

Stanley Mitchell & The Tornados (1)

  

Four O'Clock In The Morning                  Would You,Could You

hat's The Way I Feel

The Tornados (1)

  

Love In Your Life                               Geni In The Jug

Stan Mitchell

  

Devil In Disguise                                       Lovin' Man

SENIORS (3)

 

    "Doc" Chambers, Harry Danault, Bill Sigman

The Seniors (3) (Boston, Mass.)

Personnel :

"Doc" Chambers

Harry Danault

Bill Sigman

 

Discography :

Singles:

1959 - Who's Gonna Know / It's Been A Long Time (Interlude 163/ Tampa 163)

Unreleased :

1959 - All I HaveTo Do Is Dream (Tampa)

1959 - Shotgun Packin Baby (Tampa)

 

Biography :

Harry Danault and "Doc" Chambers are from Boston, Bill Sigman from Uniontown, PA.. The Trio got their start while with the Air Force In Europe. They won several Talent Shows and did night club work in both Germany & Danemark.

  

                                                                          "Doc" Chambers, Harry Danault, Bill Sigman

Since coming home in 1958, they have done night club engagements in the New England Aera, New York and Chicago. Then on a trip to the west came the chance to do a record for the Tampa Label in Hollywood. Calif. The group recorded two Unreleased song, "All I HaveTo Do Is Dream" and "Shotgun Packin Baby".

Songs :

      

Who's Gonna Know                      It's Been A Long Time