Paul Verdi, Jackie Jacobs, Alex Balbadora, Dominick Andraccho
The Venairs (Philadelphia)
aka Ernie & The Halos (2) aka The Four Evers (2)
Personnel :
Jackie Jacobs (Lead)
Paul Verdi (Tenor)
Alex Barbadoro (Second Tenor)
Dominick Andraccho (Baritone)
Discography :
The Venairs
1962 - Summertime / Poor Boy (AMS demo) (Unreleased)
The Four Evers (2)
1963 - Everybody South Street / One More Time (Jamie 1247)
Ernie & The Halo's (2)
1963 - Angel Marie / Darlin!!! Don't Make Me Cry (Guyden 2085)
Biography :
This group initially formed in 1960. After a great deal of practice
and patience and a demo late spring 1962 as the Venairs , the Four-Evers
auditioned for the manager of deejay Jerry Blavat, who thought they
were great. Fate unfortunately didn't see it that way and they had to
wait until March 1963 before a recording of theirs was produced and
released on Philadelphia's Jamie label. “Everybody South Street” b/w
“One More Time” arranged by Bob Finizio (The Fabulous Four) came out on
February 16, 1963.
Bob Finizio
Prior to the release, there was no South Street dance in existence
and when the disc began to take off, a dance was invented. The Four
Evers did get on television dance shows in Baltimore, where the record
took off. They go down there and first appear on [Buddy] Dean’s TV show
and then on Bob Kaye’s with the Flamingos.” The Buddy Dean Show was
immortalized as the tv dance show satirized in numerous John Waters
productions like Hairspray, The Shag and Cry Baby. The Four Evers were
signed as singers not dancers, but the nature of their single required
them to try their feet at dancing.
Ernie Spano
About six monist elapsed when Bob Finizio contacted the restless
quartet for some work. a few days later, they popped up in a studio all
set to support neighborhood homeboy, Ernie Spano a member of the Four
Dates who also tripped with the Fabulous Four. The Four Evers also
backed Ernie Spano in the Bell-Sound –recorded release, “Angel Marie
(The Girl from Across the Sea” b/w “Darling!! Don’t Let Me Cry” (Guyden
2085) which was released on March 27, 1963, soon after their own
release. All of the doo-wop groups were soon overtaken by the arrival of
the Beatles and the British muscial invasion that would come within the
year.
Songs :
The Four Evers (2)
Everybody South Street One More Time
Ernie & The Halo's (2)
The Girl From Across The Sea Darlin!!! Don't Make Me Cry
1958 - I Shed So Many Tears / So Young So Sweet (Laurie 3016)
The Marvells
1961 - For Sentimental Reasons / Come Back (Winn 1916)
The Senators (3)
1962 - Wedding Bells / I Shouldn't Care (Winn 1917)
Biography :
The
Marvels emerged from the fertile Washington, D.C. doo wop scene of the
1950s. According to Marv Goldberg's profile in the December 1976 issue
of Yesterday's Memories, lead Sam Gilbert, second tenor James "Junior"
Isom, baritone Ronald Boyd and bass James Mitchell co-founded the group
in 1954 -- after honing their harmonies on local street corners, the
Marvels achieved sufficient notoriety to appear on the popular local
television show Milt Grant's Record Hop, but did not actively seek a
record deal until 1958, traveling to New York City to audition for the
Laurie label. Laurie immediately offered a deal, and that July issued
the Isom-led "I Shed So Many Tears" -- when the single went nowhere, the
label terminated their contract and the Marvels returned to the
Washington club circuit, waiting three years for their chance to cut a
follow-up.
The Winn label issued "For Sentimental Reasons" in the fall of 1961,
and when it too failed to generate much attention, the Marvels -- now
facing competition from hitmakers like the Marvellos and the Marvelettes
-- decided a fresh start was in order, renaming themselves the Senators
in honor of the local major league baseball franchise. Winn released
the Gilbert-led "Wedding Bells" in the spring of 1962, but it too fared
poorly and the group soon dissolved -- Isom later resurfaced in the
Gales before signing on with the Satisfactions, who in 1970 scored the
R&B Top 40 hits "This Bitter Earth" and "One Light, Two Lights."
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 .
1958 - My Baby And Me / Kingless Castle (Fury 1019)
1958 - Guardian Angel / Run Around Baby (Fury 1020)
The Kadak's
1960 - Don't Want No Teasing / Look Up To The Sky (J&S-1683 / 1684)
The Kodoks
1961 - Twista Twistin' / Let's Rock (Wink 1004)
1961 - Mister Magoo / Love Wouldn't Mean A Thing (Wink 1006)
Biography :
An early male R&B group with a female lead, the Kodaks' chief
asset was the uncanny similarity of Pearl McKinnon's voice to that of
Frankie Lymon. Pearl's first group got together in Newark, New Jersey,
at Robert Trent Junior High and consisted of 15-year-old Pearl, Marian
Patrick, and Jean Miller. The boys, who grew up in the Baxter Terrace
housing project, included Marian's brother James (lead, tenor, and
brother of Charles Patrick of The Monotones), William Franklin (second
tenor), Larry Davis (baritone), and William Miller (bass). The guys met
Pearl in 1957 and felt she would be the unique twist that would
differentiate them from the volume of vocal acts singing throughout
Newark. The group's influences included The Harptones, The Spaniels, The
Heartbeats and Frankie Lymon's Teenagers.
The Kodaks (1957) William Franklin, William Miller, James Patrick and Larry Davis
Whether conscious or not, Pearl's amazing ability to sound like
Frankie made the group a popular quintet around the Baxter Terrace
recreation hall where they rehearsed. They called themselves the
Supremes (over four years before the Detroit superstars) and when they
felt confident enough headed for Harlem to audition for Fury label owner
Bobby Robinson. Since Bobby had reportedly missed out on signing
Frankie Lymon because he had been late for an appointment with Richard
Barrett (who had then taken Lymon downtown to George Goldner's Gee
label), he made up for it by grabbing the Supremes and recording
"Teenager's Dream," a ballad Pearl and he collaborated on.
Pearl McKinnon
At this time the group decided to change their name to the Kodaks
after the camera company. Both "Teenager's Dream" and its flip, the
rollicking "Little Boy and Girl," were immediate New York airplay
favorites, and the group's smooth yet enthusiastic harmonies gave both
the songs and Pearl's lead an aura of quality not found in many of the
Lymon-like groups. The group's second single, "Oh Gee Oh Gosh," written
by Pearl when she was 12, became their best-known effort; it did well in
the Northeast and reached number eight R&B on their hometown chart
in June 1958. They performed a number of times at the Apollo, did the
chitlin circuit from Philadelphia's Uptown Theatre to the Howard in
Washington, and appeared on Dick Clark's "American Bandstand." Around
this time Franklin and Davis left to join the Sonics ("This Broken
Heart," Harvard, 1959).
They were replaced by Harold "Curly" Jenkins and Richard Dixon. The
group had two more Fury singles, neither of which reached the level of
the previous efforts, and within a year the Kodaks had disbanded. Pearl
married and stopped performing; James Patrick joined his brother in the
Monotones. Miller, along with his wife Jean, Harold Jenkins, and Renaldo
Gamble (the Schoolboys, Okeh), formed a new Kodaks and recorded one
single for Zell Sanders' J&S label in 1960 and two for Sol Winkler's
Wink label, the best side being "Love Wouldn't Mean A Thing". In 1960
Pearl, along with Carl Williams (first tenor), James Straite (second
tenor), Luther Morton (baritone), and Aaron Broadnick (bass), became
Pearl and the Del tars and did another version of "Teenager's Dream" for
Robinson's Fury label.
Songs :
The Kodaks
Teenager's Dream Little Boy And Girl Oh Gee, Oh Gosh
Make Believe Worlds My Baby And Me Kingless Castle
1961 - I Love You, Patricia / I Lost My Job And I've Got To Find Another (Sara 1032)
Biography :
"Love You Patricia" by The Supremes Four appeared in 1961 on the
B-side of "l Lost My Job", a very belated and ultimately futile answer
to the Silhouettes’ 1958 chartmaker ‘Get A Job’. Jay Albrent , a rep for
Cuca's Chicago distributor, brought them in to record. This outstanding
lone release by the Milwaukee quartet comprising Lovelace Redmond,
Homer Wäalton, Carl Campbell and Phil Green, was the first to appear on
Kirchstein's Sara logo. (Sara releases were incorporated within the same
numerical sequence as Cuca.) Redmond & Campbell had a 70s 45 as
Those Two on Melic.
The Visions (1) (Brooklyn, New York) ref : The Dovers (2)
Personnel :
Ronnie Gerona (Lead)
Pete Coniglia
Vinny Margiarto
Bill Herkert
Discography :
The Visions (1) 1960 - Teenager's Life / Little Moon (Elgey 1003 / Lost Night 102)
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The Dovers (2) with Billy Herkert 1962 - Alice My Love / A Lonely Heart [Valentine 1000]
Discography :
The Visions were from 86th Street in the
Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn (NY). The group were managed by Jim
Gribble who also managed the Mystics (who were also from the same area.)
Gribble was a successful lawyer and talent agent down south until his
marriage broke up and he landed in Manhattan destitute. It took a while
for Gribble to land on his feet, but when he did, he opened up an office
in what now is the Ed Sullivan Building on Broadway and started to
manage vocal talent.
According to Lou Rotondo, member of the
Passions and friend of the Visions, The group consisted of Pete
Coniglia, Vinny Margiarto, Bill Herkert and Ronnie Gerona on Lead Vocal
(Billy Herkert was also a member of the Dovers on the Valentine label).
In June 1960, The Visions recorded "Teenager's Life" and "Little Moon"
released in Elgey 1003 and Reissued in April 1961 on Lost Night (# 102).
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. https://www.uncamarvy.com/Glowtones/glowtones.html
1961 - I've Waited So Long / Always And Forever (Herald 564)
Biography :
Herald Records was an American record label of the 1950s and 1960s.
Herald was founded in Elizabeth, New Jersey in 1952 by Fred Mendelsohn.
He teamed up with Al Silver and Silver's brother-in-law, who continued
Herald Records after Mendelsohn left. The company signed Lightnin'
Hopkins in 1954, and The Mellowkings in 1957. Its biggest hit was "Stay"
by Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs in 1960.
Dale & The Del-Hearts came to Herald through Phil Gemhard of
Windsong Music in Columbia, S.C. who also Handled Maurice Williams and
The Zodiacs. "Always And Ever" bw "I've Waited So Long" came out in
August, 1961. Unfortunately no information on the names of the members
of the group, we only know that there were eight, five musicians and
three singers.
1956 - Talk To An Angel / Take It Easy Baby (Plus 108)
Biography :
Vocal group from Hartford, CT. composed by Joe McBride (First Tenor),
Bobby Tinsley (Lead), Calvin Brown (Bass), Burton Mathis (Second Tenor)
and Bobby Hamilton (Baritone). the group recorded only one single in
1956 on the small New York label "Plus".
1964 - Girls Don't Trust That Boy / Girls Should Always Look Their Best (Kapp 585)
1965 - A New Boy / Say One (Is A Lonely Number) (Kapp 667)
Biography :
Hotshot producers Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein and Richard Gottehrer
notched up some remarkable successes back in the 60s, including number
ones with "My Boyfriend’s Back" by the Angels in 1963 and "Hang On
Sloopy" by the McCoys in 1965, with lots of flops and almost-made-its
coming in between. In late 1963 the team scored again with the Angels’
follow-up, "I Adore Him" and nearly made it three hits in a row that
year with Patty Lace & The Petticoats, whose deliciously camp
"Sneaky Sue" (on Kapp) undoubtedly influenced Shadow Morton's work with
the Shangri-Las. Issued in the solemn aftermath of the Kennedy
assassination, "Sneaky Sue" made it to #104 in early January 1964.
Diane Christian
Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein and Richard
Gottehrer frequently used studio vocalists from the New York session
pool on their recordings and it seems that Patty Lace & The
Petticoats were one such aggregation. Their only follow-up* had the
peculiar distinction of being issued well over year later, when the
group had been forgotten. Perhaps sensing this, Kapp helpfully named
them on the label as ‘Patty, Paula, Peppi and Pixie’. Bob Feldman cannot
recall the real identities of Patty Lace & the Petticoats other
than to say that their original lead singer, Diane Christian, cut a solo
45 for Mercury. However, we do have a picture of the girls from a rare
French release.
Songs :
Sneaky Sue The Back
Girls Don't Trust That Boy Girls Should Always Look Their Best
1961 - I Remember The Night / I'll Pray For You (End 1096)
The Del Satins
Singles :
1961 - Counting Tear Drops / Remember (Win 702)
1962 - Teardrops Follow Me / Best Wishes, Good Luck, Good-Bye (Laurie 3132)
1962 - Does My Love Stand A Chance / Ballad Of A Dee-Jay (Laurie 3149)
1963 - Feelin´ No Pain / Who Cares (Columbia 42802)
1964 - Believe In Me / Two Broken Hearts (Mala 475)
1965 - Hang Around / My Candy Apple Vette (B.T. Puppy 506)
1965 - Sweets For My Sweet / A Girl Named Arlene (B.T. Puppy 509)
1965 - Relief / The Throwaway Song (B.T. Puppy 514)
1967 - Love, Hate, Revenge (If I Want You To Cry) / A Little Rain Must Fall (Diamond 216)
1970 - I’ll Do My Crying Tomorrow / A Girl Named Arlene (B.T. Puppy 563)
1991 - Read Between The Lines / I'll Never Know (Genie 31865)
Unreleased :
1962 - Naturally
1962 - I Don't Care
1962 - Clicky Clack
196? - I Wanna Know
1962 - Crazy Questions
1962 - If You Ever Am In Love
LPs :
1972 - Out To Lunch
Sweets
For My Sweet / Relief / I'll Do My Crying Tomorrow / Ski Beat / My
Candy Vette / Out To Lunch / I Can't Find The Girl On My Mind, Now /
Hang Around / A Girl Named Arlene / The Throwaway Song / Today I'm In
Love (B.T. Puppy BTPS-1019)
1962 - Lovers Who Wander / (I Was) Born To Cry (Laurie 3123)
1962 - Little Diane / Lost For Sure (Laurie 3134)
1962 - Love Came To Me / Little Girl (Laurie 3145)
....
Stan Vincent & The Del-Satins
Unreleased :
1961 - She's So Wonderful
1961 - Please Be Mine
1961 - She's Not Around Anymore
1961 - Angel By My Side
Nicky Como bb The Del-Satins
Single :
1961 - Just A Little While / Guardian Angel (Tang 1231)
Unreleased :
1961 - Crazy Questions
Bill Baker bb The Del-Satins
Single :
1962 - I Wanna Know / Is It A Dream (Audicon 115)
Unreleased :
1962 - So Bad
1962 - She's Not Around Anymore
1962 - Calling My Love
Big Jim & The Sundowners
1961 - Poor Little Sad Eyed Sue / Never Let You Go (The Sundownders) (Chip 1008)
Johnny Dawn bb The Del-Satins
1962 - Walking Down The Avenue / What Can I Do (Johnny Dawn) (Swirl 110)
Jackie Forrest bb The Del-Satins
1962 - Breaking Your Heart, For Fun / Mama Don't Sit... (Jackie Forrest) (Hitsville 1138]
Victor bb The Del-Satins
1962 - I Really Do / Stop A Knockin' (Dorset 5011)
The Sundownders bb The Del-Satins
1963 - Someone To Care / Such A Lovin'(Fargo 1051)
John Corey bb The Del-Satins
1963 - The Prettiest Girl I Kissed Today / Hey Little Runaround (Vee Jay 514)
Rick Russell bb The Del-Satins
1963 - My Angel / It's Time To Cry (Poplar 120)
Bobby Callender bb The Del-Satins
Single :
1964 - Beatty Dean / One By One (Bobby Callender) (Sky 970)
Unreleased :
1964 - Win Or Loose (Sky)
1964 - Devil Named Sue (Sky)
Clay Cole bb The Del-Satins bb The Del-Satins
Unreleased :
1964 - Miss America Teenager
Biography :
The Del-Satins were one of the finest white male doo wop groups of
all time. Though not as well known as The Earls, Jay & The Ameicans,
or The Four Seasons, in their own style (which was rhythm and blues and
rock and roll) they were every bit as good. Unfortunately, they
received no credit on any of their 13 hit records, although they did
have the chance to make a few excellent singles under their own name.
The Del-Satins first time on stage as professional entertainers (Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, April 23, 1958
Formed in 1958 in the Yorkville section
of Manhattan, the quintet consisted of Stan Ziska (lead), Leslie Cauchi
(first tenor), Bobby Fiela (second tenor), Fred Ferrara (baritone), and
his brother Tom Ferrara (bass). Les attended Power Memorial while Fred
and Tom went to Machine and Metals Trade School. Influenced by R&B
groups like The Heartbats, The Dubs, and The Flamingos, the Del-Satins,
aged 15 to 17, would practice on Tom and Fred’s stoop on 69th Street
when they weren't searching for a good overpass or bathroom to provide
that perfect echo.
November 1958
Early on they were called the Jokers, not
as a singing group but rather as a basketball team playing in a house
league for the Lenox Hill Neighborhood House. They decided on the name
Del-Satins by putting together two of their favorite groups, The Dells
and The Five Satins. They then made their own first break by
participating in a talent show at the Empire Hotel on New York’s West
Side. The first prize, which they won, was a record deal with George
Goldner’'s End Records, and s0 it was that the Del-Satins’ first single,
“I'll Pray for You,” was released in 1961.
The Del Satins with DJ Alan Fredriks
The
record received good local response, especially from WADO disc jockey
Alan Fredericks, leading to some shows for Fredericks at the Levittown
Arena.Around this time Jim Gribble, manager for other New York-area
harmony groups like The Passions, took on the Del-Satins. He brought the
quintet to Bob and Gene Schwartz at Laurie Records when he heard Dion
was looking for a new backup group.The Del-Satins were instantly sent to
work on his new song, "Runaround Sue", which then rose to number 1 in
the Billboard charts.
Anthony LaRosa avec Richie Greejn, Stan Zizka, Tom Ferrara, Fred Ferrara, Joe Ferrara et Leslie Cauchi.
Although their contribution to the hit
was substantial, the Del-Satins received no credit. They also sang on
Dion's later solo hits, "The Wanderer", "Lovers Who Wander", "Little
Diane", "Love Came To Me", "Ruby Baby", "Donna the Prima Donna" and
"Drip Drop", as well as on records by Len Barry and Jan and Dean.
They released a number of singles under
their own name, but had little success until "Teardrops Follow Me" in
1962, after which they found regular work on television and radio. They
then moved to Columbia Records as part of Dion's new contract. Still
frustrated by their lack of recognition, in 1963 they auditioned for
Phil Spector but declined his subsequent invitation to record with him.
As Dion's solo career ran into the commercial doldrums in the mid-1960s,
the group moved on to Mala Records and then B.T. Puppy Records where
they released an album, Out to Lunch.
Ziska left in the mid-1960s and Cauchi
and Tom Ferrara were drafted. The remaining members of the Del-Satins
continued to play live with the addition of Johnny Maestro (former lead
singer of The Crests), Richard Green, and Mike Gregorio. When Cauchi
returned, they changed the group's name to Brooklyn Bridge. In 1991 the
Del-Satins, led by Stan Ziska, re-formed for nostalgia shows and issued
an album, Still Wandering
Songs :
The Dell Satins
I Remember The Night / I'll Pray For You
The Del Satins
Remember / Counting Tear Drops Teardrops Follow Me / Best Wishes, Good...
Does My Love Stand A Chance Ballad Of A Dee-Jay
Feelin´ No Pain Naturally
I Don't Care Who Cares
Believe In Me Two Broken Hearts
Hang Around / My Candy Apple Vette Sweets For My Sweet / A Girl Named Arlene
Relief The Throwaway Song
Love, Hate, Revenge (If I Want You To Cry) Read Between The Lines / I'll Never Know
1955 - Baby, I Love You So / What Difference Does It Make (Flair 1065)
1955 - That's The Way I Like It / Gimme, Gimme, Gimme (Flair 1070)
Biography :
Shirley Gunter was born in 1934 in Coffeyville, Kansas, and migrated
to Los Angeles with her family in early 1942. She began her singing
career as a solo artist in 1953 when her older brother, Cornelius, a
member of a vocal group called The Flairs, took her to his label, Flair
Records, a subsidiary of Modern Records.
After her first two singles, Shirley put together her own group
called The Four Queens in 1954 with high soprano Lula B. Kenney, Lula's
Aunt Lula Mae Suggs (middle harmony) and alto Blondene Taylor, Shirley's
best friend at Polytechnic High School. One day the four girls were
fooling around on the piano in Shirley's living room when they came up
with a "Sh-Boom"-like ditty with nonsense lyrics called "Oop Shoop."
When they took it to saxophonist Maxwell Davis, Shirley's mentor at
Flair Records, he helped them work up a more polished arrangement.
Label chief Joe Bihari liked what he heard, changed their name to
Shirley Gunter & The Queens, and released "Oop Shoop" in August
1954. Within two months it entered the R&B charts and rose to number
eight, but before the record had a chance to cross over into pop
territory, The Crew-Cuts, who had already had a major hit by covering
"Sh-Boom" for Mercury Records, gave "Oop Shoop" the same treatment.
Blondene
Taylor
The
Flairs
Bandleader Spike Jones' wife, Helen Greco, also recorded it (on RCA's
X label), along with The Hamilton Sisters (Columbia), Big John &
His Buzzards (Okeh) and Kay Brown (on Crown, another Modern Records
subsidiary ). After four singles and a couple of tours with The Queens,
Shirley Gunter paired up with her brother's group, The Flairs.
Lincoln High School, an institution in Sumter, has a one-legged
tackle, 17 year old Artis Rucker, who lost his right leg in a train
accident when he was eight yearsold. Five years later he got an
artificial limb and reported to foothall practice in 1957. Reputedly
capable of running 100 yards in 13 seconds in football togs, his
Coach Robert Jenkins, who calls him "my best defensive lineman." Artis
Rucker became co-captain of the Football team and leads his small vocal
group composed of Henry Postel, Louis Carpenter, John Josey and Julius
Colcolough. In 1957, the Five Letters recorded "Your First Love" b/w
"Hold Me Baby" released by Ivy Records owned by Stan Feldman and Ed
Portnoy with offices at 1697 Broadway.
1956 - Sweet Breeze / The Old Willow Tree (Specialty 581)
Unreleased :
1956 - Tell Me Why (Specialty)
1956 - How Do You Kiss An Angel (Specialty)
Lynn Roberts & The Phantoms (1)
1956 - Miss You Tonite / I'll Be Around (Oriole 101)
Biography :
In mid-1956, Vernon Green (Lead singer of the Medallions put together
another group (called the Phantoms) at the request of Specialty
Records' owner Art Rupe. The Phantoms were, Bobby Relf (tenor; lead of
the Laurels and future "Bob" of Bob & Earl), Jerry Williams (tenor),
and Johnny Moss (bass). [The Specialty files tell a different identity
of the Phantoms: Vernon Green, Johnnie Moss, Edward Earl Daniels,
Madalyn Marselle, and Sidney Runnels.) When the Specialty sides were
released, in July, the label credits even included Vernon's name! The
association lasted only a short time, and a second Phantoms release on
the Oriole label had the group, minus Vernon, backing Lynn Roberts.
Dee & Di were Susanne and Diane Roshay, two graduates from
Clairmont High School, San Diego, class of 1960. The Girls first
recorded for the Bob Keane's label Keen in 1960 with a session that
produced four tracks. The Four tracks were recorded in Hollywood at Gold
Star Studios with arranger, Hank Levine who provided a lovely
arrangement that was sparse yet quite dreamy, showcasing Diane and
Susanne's harmonic lead voices. "Just You" b/w "Dream" were both
composed by the girls as was the follow up Keen single released in
February 1961, "(Then I'll Say) Goodbye" b/w "Lucky Girl". While
attending Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, California, the final Dee
& Di disc, "Silly Billy" b/w "Roses Are Red" was released in
September 1961 on the Acclaim label.
Diane & Susanne
By
the summer of 1965, Susanne, Diane and five young men had formed the
folk/pop group, the Lively Set and recorded one single for Mercury
Records. They moved to Capitol Records the following year and under the
production of David Axelrod, in August released only one single as
well. The final known Lively Set single was from October 1966 on the
Straight Ahead label. After that, the doings and whereabouts of Susanne
and Diane Roshay are not known other than their names are now Diane
Roshay Finnegan and Susanne Roshay McClain.
Paul Verdi, Jackie Jacobs, Alex Balbadora, Dominick Andraccho 
