The Pyramids (1) (Los Angeles, CA.)
aka The Tempo-Mentals
Personnel :
Sidney Correia (Lead)
Joe Dandy
Lionel Cobbs
Melvin White
Kenneth Perdue
Tom Williams
Discography :
The Pyramids (1)
1955 - Deep in My Heart for You / And I Need You (Federal 12233)
The Tempo-Mentals
1957 - Dearest / Burning Desire (Ebb 112)
Biography :
The group was formed under the leadership of Sidney Correia. The
rest of the group includes Joe Dandy, Lionel Cobbs, Melvin White,
Kenneth Perdue and Tom Williams. It didn't take Federal A&R man
Ralph Bass long to decide that he had a great potential recording act
when he first heard the Pyramids sing in a Los Angeles night club. He
got the group together in between shows and signed them to a recording
contract and immediately made plans for their first recording session.
The two sides of the session were "Deep in My Heart for You" and "And I
Need You". With this disc the band will perform all over the region. in
1957, with almost the same members, the group changed its name and
became The Tempo-Mentals. The group signs a recording contract with Ebb
records and recorded two song /"Deep in My Heart for You" was reworked
into "Burning Desire" and "Dearest". In, 1959 Melvin White join The Cyclones on Forward Records.
Songs :
The Pyramids (1)
Deep in My Heart for You And I Need You
The Tempo-Mentals
Burning Desire Dearest