Andy Magruder
Personnel
Andy Magruder (Lead)
Waymond Mooney (First Tenor)
Robert Stroud (Second Tenor)
Moise Vaughn (baritone / bass)
Discography :
Biography :
This group was founded by Magruder in 1950, when he was in junior
High school. "Could I Adore You" and "Sweet Pauline" were recorded by
the Five Blue Notes under their prerecording name, the Blue Jays. These
songs were eventually released in 1972 by Les Moss of Roadhouse Records.
When these unreleased tunes were originally recorded, the group was
only a quartet consisting of Magruder, Waymond Mooney, Robert Stroud,
and Moise Vaughan. Jackie Shedrick replaced Mooney, who joined the
marines. When lead/tenor Fleming Briscoe was added, the group's name
became the Five Blue Notes. They met William Bosco Boyd, the manager of the Clefs, who suggested
that they try to record for a Chicago organization. They spent a month
in Chicago before getting a contract to record. 
The contract was finally reached with Chance Records, and they recorded four songs that were all released on the Chance subsidiary Sabre. Magruder, disappointed that he never heard anything about the recordings, left to join the marines. While he was in the service, "My Gal Is Gone" was finally released by Chance/Sabre. Magruder was discharged in 1958 and found Stroud, Vaughan, Shedrick, and a new tenor, Louis Smalls, performing as the Five Blue Notes. They recorded one record for the Onda label, which went nowhere. They stayed together for a year and broke up for good in 1960. Magruder then joined a later Spaniels group, and recorded on their last hit, "I Know," in 1961. He stayed with the Spaniels until 1963, when he tried to go it alone as a solo act. Magruder managed to get one record out by himself, under the name of Andy Mack The titles were "Do You Wanta Go" and "Later Than You Think," and he was backed by a young D.C. group, the Carltons. Aside from a few plays in the D.C. area, the record bombed. http://www.uncamarvy.com/5BlueNotes/5bluenotes.html