1961 - Mope-Itty Mope / Wings Of An Angel (Boss 401 / V-Tone 208)
The Four Casts
964 - Stormy Weather / Workin' At The Factory (Atlantic 2228)
Wee Willie Weaver bb The Ly-Dells
1965 - You're Gonna Be So Glad / Automatic Reaction (Tandy 101)
Biography :
Vocal
group from high school at Philly's Edison HS (8th and Lehigh Avenue)
composed by Duval Young "Babbo", Robbie Robinson, Willie Weaver and Buck
(last name unknown). The Group recorded "Mope-Itty Mope" b/w "Wings Of
An Angel" in 1961. The single was issued on the Boss Label (distributed
by Ember) before the rarer V-Tone pressing. Matt Atkinson who sang with
many Philly groups during the era - matter of fact he did several
performances with the Bosstones on-stage singing with the Boss-Tones but
was not on the original record. "Mope-Itty Mope" has been a huge oldie
in Philadelphia in Philly since Jerry "Geator" Blavat featured it at
his popular hops. The Boss-Tones received regional attention but never
achieved the national success initially hoped for. The Dovells, even
covered it for Cameo-Parkway.
Jim Drucker worked as a teenager for Jolly Joyce Theatrical Booking
Agency (JJA), Philadelphia and ran weekend WIBG Record Hops with Harold
B. Childs, for Buzzy Curtis (Promotions) and was in high school at
Philly's Edison HS with members of the Boss-Tones. In 1964 he combined
Chuck Hatfield, Paul O' Lone from The Ly-Dells
and Babbo and Willie Weaver from the Bosstones, and in the dark of
night (at Chancellor Records Studios, 9th and Vine Streets), He
produced: "Stormy Weather" b/w "Working at the Factory" . Jerry Blavat,
Russ Faith (Chancellor Records) and Buzz Curtis sold the master (RCA
Tape Recorder deck) tapes to Atlantic Records. The record was released
in the spring of 1964, under the name of “the Four Casts” (Atlantic
2228)
