The Kings & Queens (Queens, N.Y.)
aka The Orioles (2) with The DellTones (1) / Ref The Regals (2)
Personnel :
Della Simpson (Lead)
Sonny Til
Diz Russell
Jerry Holeman
Tex Cornelius
Billy Adams
Bunny Foy
Renée Stewart
Algie Willie
Discography :
1957 - Voices Of Love / I'm So Lonely (Everlast 5003)
Biography :
Della
Simpson of the Dell Tones had met and befriended the Orioles. In fact,
she ended up marrying Paul Griffin, their pianist. (In the late 70s,
Sonny Til lived in Della's house for the last two years of his life.)
Since the Orioles were into modern harmony, they hit it off with the Delltones.
Della Griffin, Renee Stewart, Bunny Foy, Billy Adams, Sonny Till, Aaron Cornelius, Jerry Holeman and Albert Russell
The
two groups combined to record "Voices Of Love" and "I'm So Lonely," for
Danny Robinson's Everlast label, as the Kings And Queens. Released
around June 1957, the personnel consisted of: Sonny Til, Diz Russell,
Jerry Holeman, Tex Cornelius, Billy Adams, Della Simpson (who leads both
sides), Bunny Foy, Renée Stewart, and Algie Willie (who doesn't appear
in the only photo taken of them). This group appeared a couple of times
at some New York clubs.
Songs :
Voices Of Love / I'm So Lonely