FIVE DELIGHTS - MOOD MAKERS - WATUSI WARRIORS

 

 1959 (l-r) Danny Levy, Eddie Stokes, Ray Figueroa, Waldo Champen and Sonny Jordan

 The Five Delights  (New York)

aka The Mood Makers

aka The Watusi Warriors


 

Personnel :

Ed "Sonny" Jordan (First Tenor)

Waldo Champen (First Tenor)

Douglas Ferrer (Second Tenor)

Georges Rosa (Baritone)

Daniel Levy (Bass)

Discography :

The Five Delights

Singles:

1958 - There'll Be No Goodbye / Okey Dokey Mama (Newport 7002/Unart 2003)

1959 - The Thought Of Losing You / That Love Affair (Abel 228)

Unreleased :

1959 - Sweet Little Girl (Abel)

The Mood Makers

Single:

1961 - Dolores / Dream a Dream (Bambi 80)

Unreleased :

1961 - Sweet Little Girl (Bambi)

The Watusi Warriors

1959 -  Wa-Chi-Bam-Ba  / Kalahari (Prince 1206)

Biography :

In 1958, Waldo Champen and Ed Jordan reunited in the 5 Delights, with Douglas Ferrer (second tenor), George Rosa (baritone) and Daniel Levy (bass). This mixed group (George was Spanish and Daniel was white) was already in existence; when they brought in Ed (an old friend), he, in turn, brought in Champ. They recorded a single record which was released on another of Jerry Winston's labels in June (Newport this time; it was distributed by George Goldner's Gone label).

(l-r) Danny Levy, Eddie Stokes, Ray Figueroa, Waldo Champen and Sonny Jordan 

Ed led "There'll Be No Goodbye," while Douglas fronted "Okey Dokey Mama." When it started making a little noise, the masters were sold to United Artists, which re-released it on Unart in September. However, a little noise was all it made, and George and Douglas left. Two new members were found in Raymond Figuroa (a Spanish second tenor) and Ed Stokes (a white baritone). They had a release, in March 1959, on the Prince label (under the embarrassing name of the Watusi Warriors): "Wa-Chi-Bam-Ba," backed with "Kalahari.

Then, a new label (Alan Abel's Abel Records) and a couple of new tunes: "The Thought Of Losing You" with Ed and "That Love Affair" with Champ.  Once again there was no action, but this time they hung in there. In 1961 they changed the group's name to the Mood Makers and had a single release on the Bambi label in May. "Dolores" (the Bachelors' tune) is led by Ed Jordan and "Dream A Dream" is a duet between Ed and Champ.

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Songs :

The Five Delights

    

There'll Be No Goodbye                  The Thought Of Losing You

    

   That Love Affair                              Okey Dokey Mama

 The Mood Makers

    

Dolores                                  Dream A Dream

 The Watusi Warriors

   

   

Wa-Chi-Bam-Ba                       Kalahari         

CLOUDS (1)

  

The Clouds (1) (Chicago)

Personnel :

Sherrard Jones (Lead) 

Al Butler  

Williams English 

Bobby Walker 

Discography : 

Single :

1956 - I Do / Rock and Roll Boogie (Cobra 5001)

Unreleased :

1956 - Say You Love Me (Parrot)

1956 - Baby Wants To Rock  (Parrot)

Biography :

 The Clouds were one of hundreds of R&B, doo-wop vocal groups in the 1950s and 1960s. Members were Sherrard Jones, Al Butler, William English, and Bobby Walker. The groups had been finalists in a talent contest put on by disk jockey McKie Fitzhugh at the Pershing Ballroom; the prize was a recording session, and a joint venture between Al Benson and Leonard Chess was involved.in 1956, they cut “Rock & Roll Boogie” b/w “I Do“ on the Cobra Records. Cobra was started on Chicago's West Side in 1956 by Eli Toscano, a record-store- and television-repair-shop owner, with help from promoter Howard Bedno. When his previous record label, Abco Records, failed to generate much interest, Toscano approached Willie Dixon about working for Cobra. Dissatisfied with his arrangement with Chess Records, Dixon joined Cobra. There he served in many capacities, including talent scout, producer, arranger, songwriter, bassist, and became "the artistic vision behind Cobra Records.

Songs :

     

            I Do                                          Baby Wants To Rock

Say You Love Me / Baby Wants To Rock

ROOKIES (1)

 

The Rookies (1) (Nashville,TN.)

 

Personnel :

Joe Perkins

Freddie Carpenter "Freddie North"

 

Discography :

Joe Perkins & The Rookies (1)

1957 - Time Alone Will Tell / Ain’t You Glad Nature Did It (King 5005)

1957 - How Much Love Can One Love Hold / A New Feeling (King 5030)

Freddie Carpenter & The Rookies (1)

1958 - Take Me Back Lover / Money, Money, Money (Athens 705/East West 112)

 

Biography :

Joe Perkins, Born in Nashville, December 1, 1935 had always wanted to become a professional singer. His family objected to this idea for a long time but after they saw how much singing really meant to him they encouraged him. In school he participated in the Glee Club and Dramatic Club as well as playing baritone saxophone in the school orchestra for a short time. Joe Perkins was graduated from Cameron High School in the spring of 1956. The four others in the group known as the Rookies are still in high school but they devote every spare moment they can to their singing.

  

Joe Perkins and the Rookies cut "Time Alone Will Tell" b/w "Ain’t You Glad Nature Did It" for release on Cincinnati's King label early in 1957, followed by the Bragg/Riley song "How Much Love Can One Heart Hold" coupled with joe's composition "A New Feeling". Joe Perkins split from the group and Having recorded for several small US labels during the early 60′s, it was only his ‘Little Eefin Annie’ single for Sound Stage 7 in ’63 that charted at #76. One of the members of the group is none other than Freddie Carpenter later known as Freddie North. In 1958, as Freddie Carpenter & The Rookies, they recorded "Take Me Back Lover" b/w "Money, Money, Money" released by Athens Records from Nashville . Atlantic's East West subsidiary gave it national distribution credited just to Freddie Carpenter.

   

Joe Perkins                                                                                                                      

After that single, he split from the Rookies and adopted the name Freddie North, releasing "Okay, So What" with Buddy Killen in 1960. He managed to promote the single on American Bandstand but the single stalled. In 1961, he cut a couple of songs with Billy Sherrill that were licensed to Sam Phillips' Phillips International. As North worked at getting his recording career off the ground, he appeared on WLAC-TV's R&B show Night Train and took side gigs as a demo singer for country music publishing houses. He kept recording for various companies -- there was a side on Capitol, and 1964's "The Hurt" for R.I.C. -- but he opted for a job at Nashboro in 1965. He quickly worked his way into the promo department, but when the opportunity to record for Nashboro's fledgling A-Bet subsidiary arrived in 1967, he leaped at the chance. Produced by Bob Holmes, "Don't Make Me Look So Bad" was his first release for the label, followed by "I Have a Dream." North took control of his recordings in 1969, with the bulk of these sessions showing up on the Magnetic North LP in 1970.

Songs :

Joe Perkins & The Rookies (1)

   

        A New Feeling                        Ain’t You Glad Nature Did It

   

 How Much Love Can One Love Hold         Time Alone Will Tell          

Freddie Carpenter & The Rookies (1)

    

Money, Money, Money                    Take Me Back Lover   

DOLPHINS (3) - DUAL TONES

 

The Dolphins (3) Port Chester, New York)

aka The Dual Tones

Personnel :

James Cascio

Anthony Fotia

Discography :

The Dual Tones

1959 - Bubble-Gum Bop! / I'll Belong To You (Sabre 203)

The Dolphins (3)

1961 -  Rainbow's End / One More For The Road (Empress 102)

Biography :

The Dolphins were were James Cascio and Anthony Fotia. They were from Port Chester, New York. In 1959, James and Anthony  recorded two songs : "Bubble-Gum Bop!" b/w "I'll Belong To You". The single was released on the tiny Sabre records in New York. they were billed as the Dual Tones. They had the pleasure of appearing on the stage of an Allan Freed show in the Catskills back in 1959 were and they backed up Johnny Maestro on "16 Candles".

  

At the end of the year 1960, James Cascio and Anthony Fotia sign a recording contract with Empress and change their name to the Dolphins . Empress was a subsidiary of Valmor Records. The Valmor Company was started in the fall of 1960 in New York city. It was a division of Countess, international, and owned and run by Gene and Jody Malis (Jody often used her maiden name, Cameron).

   

In 1961, Valmor opened the subsidiary label, Empress. The Empress label lasted about a year and only released 8 singles. The new renamed Dolphins recorded two ballads : "Rainbow's End" and "One More For The Road" released on Empress 102. After the empress release, Anthony Fotia moved to the Bronx.

Songs :

The Dolphins (3)

 Rainbow's End         

The Dual Tones

  

I'll Belong To You                            Bubble-Gum Bop!

FOUR BUDDIES (4) - PAGE BOYS (3)

 

The Four Buddies (4) (New York)

aka The Page Boys (3) ???

Personnel :

Phil Melillo

Ralph DeCapua

Ralph Rizzolo

Discography :

The Four Buddies (4)

1960 – Hurt/ Moonglow & Theme From Picnic  (Coral 62217)

1962 – The Light / Cin Cin (Che Bel) (Coral 62325)

The Page Boys (3) ???

1963 - If Tears Could Speak / Ole Buttermilk Sky (Decca 31505)

Biography :

Vocal & Instrumental group from New York, The Four Buddies played a lot of clubs around the area. Early 1960 , They have a recording contract with Coral Records, a Decca Records subsidiary. The Group cut "Hurt" b/w  "Moonglow & Theme From Picnic" .

   

In April 1960 with a varied repertoire and their single, They sign an engagement at the Ottawa House Hotel in Ontario, Canada. they occur for more than one year before returning to New York. In 1962, They cut a second single for Coral "The Light" b/w "Cin Cin (Che Bel)". A source certifies that the writers of "The Light"  (Phil Melillo and Ralph Rizzolo) are both members of the group.

 

aka The Page Boys ? (From  : Bob Crewe ‘Seasons Connections)

Amongst the more unusual side projects that The Four Seasons members got involved with was the single by a group called ‘The Page Boys’. The Page Boys might have included member of the Four Seasons in the mix of vocals as the track ‘If Tears Could Speak’ (Decca 31505) was produced by Bob Gaudio and Frankie Valli. The group probably comprise the guys who are accredited as writers, Ralph Rizzolo, Ralph DeCapua and Phil Melillo and many believe Nick Massi and Tommy Devito may be joining in on vocals.

Songs :

(updated by Hans-Joachim) 

The Four Buddies (4)

    

‪Hurt / Moonglow And Theme From Picnic‬              The Light / Cin Cin (Che Bel) 

The Page Boys (3)

   

If Tears Could Speak                          Ole Buttermilk Sky      

CRYSTAL CHORDS

 

The Crystal Chords (Spanish Harlem, New York)

Personnel :

Lenny Montalvo (Lead)

Hector "Tito" Santiago (Baritone)

Joe Paredes

Eddie Sotolongo (Lead)

Arnie Magranrer

 

Discography :

1958 - Be Mine Again / When In The World (3D 373)

 

Biography :

In 1958, five friends from Spanish Harlem (Lenny Montalvo, Eddie Sotolongo, Hector Santiago, Arnie Managrer, Joe Paredes received local attention from neighborhood teens when their record was heard on the radio. Their tune "Be Mine Again" was originally a Spanish Folk song.

       

Lenny Montalvo and the guys decided to translate the Spanish lyrics into English but chose to leave the bridge part to be spoken in Spanish. An agent heard the group rehearse and invited them to 3D records in the Bronx. There they recorded two sides. "Be Mine Again" was lead by Lenny Montalvo which became the A side. "When in the World" was lead by Eddie Sotolongo which became the flip side.

Songs :

   

Be Mine Again                                    When In The World

 

BENGALS (BOBBY & THE)

Bobby & The Bengals (Massillon, Ohio)

 

Personnel :

Bobby Herring (Lead)

Sonny Herring

Julius Myricks

Al Myricks

Richard Kirkland

Jerry Allen

 

Discography :

1960 - Double Rock / No Parking! (B&W 601)

 

Biography :

In 1960, Bobby & the Bengals, a group of young men from Massillon have made a record on a national Label.  Feb. 6. the Black and white recording firm has issued "Double Rock" and "No Parking" by the local singers. "Double Rock" is a rock 'n roll number and "No Parking" comes under the calypso category. The Lead singer is Bobby Herring, 17, a junior at Washington High School and a member of the choir and football and basketball teams.

  

Other members of the group are Sonny Herring the brother, Julius & Al Myricks, Richard Kirkland and Jerry Allen. Allen also is a student at Washington High, He is a former football player and member of the rack team, Sonny Herring and Julius Myricks are employed at the Massillon city hospital.  Kirkland works the George Waikem Ford Co. and Al Myricks is employed by the Republic Steel Corp. The Group organized in September of 1959. Bobby & The Bengals appeared at the Wadsworth recreation center and the following night at Heidelberg college. Other engagements including a March of Dimes show in Wooster, an appearance on WAKR-TV, Akron. and on the Dick Clark American Bandstand the February 12, 1960.

 Songs :

   

No Parking!                                       Double Rock