1960 - My Heart Is Low / I'll Love You Forever (Mohawk 114)
1960 - Humpty Dumpty / Le Chiam (Goodluck) (Mohawk 119)
1961 - It's You / I Don't Want To Wait (Just For Saturday Night) (Mohawk 126)
1961 - Little White Gardenia / I Don't Want To Wait (Just For Saturday Night) (Laurie 3114)
1963 - I'm Gonna Love You / Don't Let Her Cry Tonight (Tin Pan Alley 316)
1963 - Pretty Nola / Ricky Rocky Poo-Poo-Poo (Honeywell Jackson) (Tin Pan Alley 319)
Unreleased :
1960 - Walk With Me (Mohawk)
1960 - Carol (Mohawk)
1960 - Little Girl (Mohawk)
1960 - Come On (Mohawk)
The Four Deans (The Four Playboys)
1992 (Recorded 58) - So Very Wrong / Mr Echo (Park Ave.7)
Biography :
The Deans formed in 1956-1957 and went on to record for Mohawk
records. Originally, calling themselves The Four Playboys : Ralph Maffei
(Lead) , Tom Cori (Baritone), Fred Khoury (Bass)and Joe Macaluso
(Tenor) and eventualy lead on all recordings, when Ralph Maffei left
the group to get married. The 3-man group liked Dean Martin and for
awhile called themselves the Dino’s, eventually settling on the Deans.
They auditioned live in 1960 for Irv Spice.
The Four Playboys
Irv
Spice owner of Mohawk Records, was a musician who engulfed most of his
productions with strings and full orchestration. He is probably best
known releasing Dion & The Belmonts and The Dimensions’ first discs,
two groups who went on to national fame. Mohawk Records and it’s
subsidiaries Wizz, Abel, dragon, Dee and Hawk have been involved in many
recordings both released and unreleased.
The Deans
Irv Spice quickly signed them to a contract, their outstanding "Blend
and Sound" made them sound like a 5-man group. The group started
recording at Dick Charles Studios, and cut three singles from 1960 to
1961 before joining Laurie records for one single: "Little White
Gardenia" b/w "I Don't Want To Wait (Just For Saturday Night)". Despite
two other records on the Tin Pan Alley Labels in 1963, they never
achieved great success.
In the early 1990, Park Avenue released "So Very Much" and "Mr.
Echo" recorded in 1958 by the original group, the Four Playboys, with
Ralph Maffei on lead. The single was released under the name of The Four
Deans .
Songs :
The Deans (2)
My Heart Is Low I'll Love You Forever Humpty Dumpty
It's You I Don't Want To Wait
Little White Gardenia I'm Gonna Love You Don't Let Her Cry Tonight
