All the photos of "The Genies
featuring Roy C. Hammond" on the various albums published present a cut
photo of the four guys. Marv Goldberg sent me the full picture, and
it's titled "The Skylarks". After Five singles and one minor hit , the
Genies had two interesting spin-offs. Roy Hammond embarked upon a solo
career as Roy C and was rewarded with a hit in 1965 and Claude Johnson
teamed with Roland Trone and they became Don (Roland) and Juan (Claude)
and hit the # 7 spot on the Billboard charts in the early spring of 1962
with "What's Your Name".
A group of "Skylarks" emerged in 1961 after the separation of "The
Genies". Their first record "Everytime It Rains" b/w "Is You Is" release
by by Embassy , probably a New York label (though some locate it in Los
Angeles). "Everytime It Rains" was written by Chet Barns and Roy
Hammond, the two had already written "Mama Blow Your Top" for the
Genies. Could it be a reformation of "The Genies" with the other three
members and Chet Barnes?. A new single will be released the following
year by Everlast Record from New York with "Everybody's Got Somebody"
b/w "Jeannie" both written by Barnes....
