The Caravelles (1) (Detroit)
Personnel :
Harry Gates (lead)
Norman Hurst
Tommy Martin
Charles Poole
Discography :
1961 - Angry Angel / Pink Lips (Star Maker 1925)
Biography :
Detroit vocal group with Harry Gates, Norman Hurst, Tommy Martin, and
Charles Poole. Harry had been the lead singer of The Caravelles, who
had sung “Pink Lips” and “Angry Angel” in late 1961, for Carmen Murphy’s
Star Maker Records. She was the owner of House Of Beauty Records, who
also owned Detroit’s original Soul Records (whose name was bought from
her by Berry Gordy for his new label) . Gates was also lead singer for
Detroit’s original Dramatics, who recorded “Toy Soldier” for Joe Hunter
(then moonlighting from his Motown job (in late 1963), and he recorded
as a solo act for Enterprise Records, and may have been a member of
Enterprise’s Casual-Aires (although not lead singer). Harry Gates had a
rich, very distinctive voice. He is also likely to have been the lead
singer of Motown's Equadors - Miracle Records "Someone To Call My
Own"/"You're My Desire".
Songs :
Angry Angel Pink Lips