The Echoes .Top L to R: Elmo Jones , Darlene Love, Edward DeVold Bottom L to R: Marzetta Freeman & Miles Grayson
Personnel :
Marzetta Freeman (Lead)
Elmo Jones (First tenor)
Miles Grayson (Second tenor)
Edward DeVold (Baritone)
Darlene Franklin "Darlene Love"
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Biography :
The Echoes were an American doo-wop group from Los Angeles, California, one of the few black mixed-gender vocal ensembles of rhythm and blues, which were recorded on major record labels publications. Not to be confused with the white doo-wop group The Echoes (Baby Blue, Boomerang, candy, etc.). When Miles Grayson graduated to south Central's Fremont High he played in a few bebop groups. He got himself involved in three doo-wopping groups over the course of approximately two-and-a-half years. All three existed at the same time. two, the Echoes and the Poets, were basically the same group with a slight change in membership.
The school's own group, the continentals, all decked out in the school colors. definitely had a fluid membership. The continentals vocal group during Miles' tenure was made up of Edward DeVold, baritone; Earl Williams, tenor; Miles Grayson, second Baritone; Everett Wiliams, Lead Tenor and Bobby 'Lorenzo' Adams, second lead tenor. 1956 founded the graduates of Fremont High School in South Central Los Angeles Mosby Carter, Elmo Jones Jr., Harold and Edward Grayson Devold the band, The Echoes. With Marzetta Freeman before the discovery by the manager Mabel Weathers first ladies voice was integrated.
Mosby Carter was drafted into the army and replaced by a second female voice. Thus, in the spring of 1957 sang Darlene (Darlene Love) Franklin the lead vocal, as for Specialty Records in addition to the classic Over the Rainbow Someone recorded the title was. Even with this important Californian independent label, the band was allowed to make studio work: On Kings Clydie "Our Romance" with "Written on the wall" next to Kings is the teenage voice that time unusual harmonies of three men and two women's voices heard.
Since Edward Devold and Elmo Jones began their military service, the group broke up. Darlene Wright found the Blossoms with a new band, some of the original band Echoes were formed in 1960 as "The Poets" new and played the title Never Let You Go again, and coupled it with I'm Falling in Love for John Criners Shade Records label. Another new recording, this time Sonny Roberts "Honey Chile", was released along with "I'm in Love" on the sister label Spot Records
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