Bobby Collins, Robert Whitehead (Rear), Lloyd Jones (Front) and Will T. Vance
The Sports (Nashville, TN.)
Personnel :
Lloyd Jones (Lead)
Will T. Vance (Tenor)
Robert Whitehead (Baritone)
Bobby Collins (Bass)
Discography :
Nick Dean & The Sports
1956 - High School Baby / When You Lose Your True Love (Deb 1001)
The Sports Featuring Lloyd Jones
1956 - True Love Come Back To Me / Hot Lips And Pretty Brown Hair (Deb 1002)
Biography :
The Sports were a group of young high school and College lads
composed by Bobby Collins, Robert Whitehead, Lloyd Jones and Will T.
Vance . The Sports have garnered a reputation for harmony in local and
middle Tennessee bookings. They also have furnished the background
vocalising for records, especially two sides cut by Nick Dean for the
Deb Label. Nick Dean (Nee Nicholas "Nick" Boone) Younger brother of Pat
Boone was born 1 June 1935, Jacksonville, Florida, USA. Todd's brief
career from 1957-60 was built during the era when record companies were
flooding the market with teen idol types who could sing a poppish
unthreatening style of rock 'n' roll. As the younger brother of the king
of poppish rock 'n' roll, Pat Boone, Todd was quickly snapped up.
Nick Boone (Nick Dean)
After his first release on Deb, Nick Boone was signed to Dot Records
(which gave the singer his name by reversing the company's name). Todd's
"Plaything", which entered the US Top 50 in 1957, brought the singer to
the public's attention, and, that same year, a cover of Danny And The
Juniors' "At The Hop" (number 21) cemented a relationship with his
teenage fans. There then followed a spate of television appearances and
fan magazine profiles, but it did not last and Todd left the music
business to pursue a career in social work. The Sports recorded a second
single for Deb records with "True Love Come Back To Me" and "Hot Lips
And Pretty Brown Hair."
1959 - Please Jan / Always Yours (Stars Of Hollywood 101)
Biography :
There were actually quite a lot of groups that used the name The
Ideals. This group came from California and was composed by Darlene
Lucas, Elaine Lloyd, Tommy Starr, Joe Paskel & another guy. The
Ideals have only one single on Stars Of Hollywood Record.
Stars
Of Hollywood was a division of Mobile Fidelity Recording Co., Burbank,
California Owned by Brad Miller. Brad Miller (1939-1998) began his
career by recording the sounds of steam engine railroad trains as a
teenager during the 1950's, releasing LP's on Mobile Fidelity Records.
1959 - My Pretty Baby / My Love For You (Reed 1038)
Biography :
The Coeds were a recording group from Troy State College, Troy, Ala.
They were composed of Tommy Fowler, from Luverne, Carole Weeks, from
Lake City, Fla., Joyce Grissett from Mobile, and Elbert Schory, from Ft.
Myers, Fla.. The Coeds were formed July 14, 1959, when they appeared
at a talent show at Troy High School. Fowler and Schory joined forces
early in June and began writing songs. Fowler writes the lyrics and
Schory writes the music for the Coeds. They started writing songs as a
hobby, but when students at the college heard the songs, they encouraged
the boys to record them.
Fired with the idea of making a record Fowler contacted several
recording companies in the area and set a date with Artist Recording
Company in Birmingham. With a recording contract in sight, Fowler and
Schory teamed up with two youne ladies, Miss Carole Weeks and Miss Joyce
Grissett to form the vocal group called the Coeds. Since then, the
Coeds have sung over radio and have appeared in several talent and
variety shows in the Troy area. On October 17, the Coeds have recorded
their first record with Artist on the Reed Label. The record, entitled
"My Pretty Baby", sung by Tommy Fowler, and "My Love For You", sung by
Elbert Schory, was released to the public on December 14, 1959.
1962 - Just Words / The White Cliffs Of Dover (Peacock 1910)
Biography :
Despite the fact that he is registered vocal quartet on the disc, the
band consists of five members. The group comes from Mount Vernon, NY.
and consists of two brothers, Billy Landrine and Patrick Landrine, Ben
Sands, Joe Johnson and Shirley Lee, . In 1958, The Versatiles recorded
"Crying" and "Passing By" both written by James Stansfield. Atlantic
Records released the single in October 1958.
Three years and a few months later, Peacock released another single
by the Versatiles with the classic "White Cliffs Of Dover" and "Just
Words" written again by James Stansfield as well as Brown (maybe the
fifth member) and lead singer of the group Billy Sand.
1954 - For Sentimental Reasons / I Want To See My Baby (Baton 207)
1955 - Don't Ever Leave Me / Little Girl (Baton 209)
Unreleased :
1954 - I (Baton)
1954 - Sing Little Bird (Baton)
1954 - How Am I To Know (Baton)
1954 - Deep Down Inside (Baton)
Gene Pearson & The Rivileers
1953 - A Thousand Stars / Hey Chiquita (Baton 200)
1957 - A Thousand Stars / Who Is The Girl (Baton 241)
Biography :
The Rivileers enjoyed a short (less than two years) recording career
from 1954 to 1955. They formed in Jamaica Queens, NY, and at one time
included actor Lou Gossett who claims he sung with them on "A Thousand
Eyes." Led by Eugene Pearson, the Rivileers most stable lineup consisted
of neighborhood and high school buds: Pearson, Milton Edwards, Earl
Lennard, Herb Crosby, and Alphonso Delaney. They cut a demo and left it
as a resume in a record shop. Sol Rabinowitz (a salesman for a record
distributor) heard the multi-song demo and decided to venture into the
recording business. Pearson had previously sung with the Embers and
co-wrote "Paradise Hill" for them in 1953, a year before the Rivileers
first single hit the streets.
Rabinowitz
redid the songs with jazz musicians giving the tracks an upscale sound,
but after futile attempts at leasing the masters (he cut four),
Rabinowitz decided to go it on his own and formed Baton Records. The
label's first single (1954) "A Thousand Stars" (written by Pearson)
backed by "Hey Chiquita" was credited as Gene Pearson & the
Rivileers. Despite limited distribution the record was Top Ten in many
cities. Baton followed it up with "Forever" b/w "Darling, Farewell," a
hit as well, but not as big. The first two singles bore the catalog
numbers Baton 200 and 201, the Rivileers third single "Eternal Love" b/w
"Carolyn" catalog number was 205, indicating Rabinowitz had issued
three non-Rivileers recordings in the interim. (Buddy Tate and his Band
cut Baton single #202.) Unlike their first two singles the Rivileers'
third effort flopped, but Baton scored with the Buddy Tate record.
The following year (1955) saw the release of "For Sentimental
Reasons" b/w "I Want to See My Baby," which chocked up some sales,
trailed by "Don't Ever Leave Me" b/w "Little Girl" the same year but no
more records followed and the group disbanded. Baton reissued "A
Thousand Stars" in 1957 with a new flip, "Who Is That Girl," but that
was the final shot for the Jamaica Queens hopefuls. Every single after
the first was credited as simply the Rivileers. Some unreleased
Rivileers' recordings have surfaced, including "Deep Down Inside," a
yearning ballad.
Kathy Young & the Innocents had an even bigger hit with "A
Thousand Stars" in 1960; Young was only 15 when she redid it, the Los
Angeles native was quite familiar with the song cause the Rivileers'
original was number one in L.A. in 1954. The song, which also was redone
by Britain's Billy Fury (1961), has amassed more than a million
performances with B.M.I. Pearson also wrote "Eternal Love" and "Don't
Ever Leave Me" for the Rivileers and later sang with the Cleftones
(co-writing a few of their songs including "Time Is Running out on
Love"); he then replaced Dock Green in the Drifters and sang second
tenor on many of their hits from 1962 to 1966.
He sandwiched a two-year stint with the military between the
Cleftones and Drifters stints and retired as a New York Transit Police
Officer in 1987. Delaney is a Reverend but the career paths of the
others are unknown. Baton had a couple more hits with the Hearts before
Zell Sanders got them, but faded from the scene before the '60s rolled
in. The Rivileers regrouped June 6, 1999 for the A Great Day In Harlem
event and talked about old times. Eugene Pearson passed April 6, 2000 in
Silver Springs, MD, where he relocated after retiring from the New York
Transit Authority.
http://www.uncamarvy.com/Rivileers/rivileers.html
The Rivileers
Darling Farewell / Forever Eternal Love / Carolyn
For Sentimental Reasons / I Want To See My Baby Don't Ever Leave Me / Little Girl
The Daytones began singing together in 1956 when they appeared at the
Block P minstrel show. Since then they've been heard widely in Utica,
at Utica College, organization banquets and benefits.. They specialize
in harmonic ballads with occasional jazz numbers. The combo features ballads like "Laura." "I Apologize," "Speak Low," and "A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening." Though steering clear of rock 'n' roll, the group occasionally tries rhythm numbers with a decided beat, "Charlie's Chant." a number they feel will soon be a hit, is their favorite jazz number. DeIorio said the next step after tonight's appearance will be to cut a new record which they will distribute widely to record companies.
They also are scheduled to take part in a regiment
amateur contest that could result in a contract with a large company as
well as appearances in large cities. Jubilee Records released
nationally a recording by Utica's singing quartet, The Daytones. The recording includes two songs, "Bless MY Love" and "Krambuli,"
both arranged and conducted by another Utican, Torrie Zito.Zito
conducted a full orchestra for the arrangements designed especially for
the group. "Bless My Love" is a romantic ballad interpreted by the
Daytones through climatic chord changes. "Krambuli" is a jazz number
written by Ben DeIorio and Colacicco. The Daytones are scheduled for
promotional radio and television programs and personal appearance tours
in New York City and throughout the country. Jubilee Records mailed more
than 8,000 copies of the record to disc jockeys, in addition to
obtaining national publicity for the quartet.
1957 - Watcha know New? / Run Fast (Dynamic 110/Relic518)
1958 - Jeannie / At The Ball (Ivy 112/Hanover 4510)
Biography :
Carl Petress and the Unique Teens had a great two sided record in
1958. "Jeannie" got most of the play. WMGM 1050 in New York showed it
on their last quarter of 1958 charts for a total of nine weeks. Other
east coast stations also ran it up and down their surveys too. Ivy was
the first issue, and the label was based in New York.
It really had just a few records before folding up. Hanover, also
based in New York, on the other hand, must have purchased this one from
Ivy and issued it themselves. None of the other Ivy discs show up in the
Hanover catalog. Hanover produced a sizable amount of records, and I
always felt they produced "Fun" records that were enjoyable and covered
many different styles. The Unique Teens' 'Jeannie' in New York where it
went R&B Top Five, December 1958.. The Bronx quintet made one other
record, on another New York label, Dynamic.
1954 - Faith, Hope And Charity / Lost (Capri 7201)
Biography :
Cleveland doo wop group the Spartans
formed in 1950. According to Marv Goldberg's profile in the March 1999
issue of Discoveries, lead Richard Howard, his tenor brother Ronald,
first tenor Curtis Hafley, baritone Paul Mahaly, and bass Herb Hinton
were childhood friends who began harmonizing on the grounds of the
Carver Park Projects their respective families all called home.
Originally dubbed the Mellow-Larks, the quintet often played local
clubs, churches, and benefits in the company of pianist/arranger Lamar
Gaines. In due time, they captured the attention of manager Al Rosen,
who instituted the name change on grounds that the Mellow-Larks moniker
was too similar to other, better-known acts. Soon after, Hinton left the Spartans
lineup to join the Renaults, prompting Mahaly to move to bass. Hinton
nevertheless returned long enough to cut the group's debut single,
"Lost," essentially a poem written by Rosen's business partner, Perry
Stevens, set to music. Issued in the spring of 1954 on the tiny New York
City label Capri, "Lost" emerged as a pet favorite of the influential
Cleveland DJ Alan Freed, but despite success in other regional pockets
including parts of Pennsylvania and Texas, the record's momentum failed
to translate nationally. Its commercial failure, combined with the
difficulty of finding a long-term replacement for Hinton, ultimately
spelled the Spartans' demise. In the fall of 1955, Ronald Howard and
Curtis Hafley both enlisted with the U.S. Air Force, although the group
briefly reunited when they exited the military four years later.
Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide. http://www.uncamarvy.com/Spartans/spartans.html
In 1958, after the Von Gayles and the Serenades
Willie Wright formed another group from the Cabrini-Green neighborhood
called the Medallionaires, consisting of Wright as lead, tenor Earnest
Montgomery, and two brothers, baritone David Anderson and bass Ronald
Anderson. They were yet another group managed by Woodtate Anderson and
Eddie Thomas.33 In May 1958 the Medallionaires came out with a single
that featured two Wright originals, "Magic Moonlight" backed with
"Teen-age Caravan."
The ballad side was "Magic Moonlight," which opens with a "bell-tone"
separation of the harmony and has the exaggerated melodramatic lead and
full vocal group support of the period, with burbling bass and such.
The record is highly appealing. The jump flip, on the other hand, is
uninteresting and sounds like a folksong, even though it deals with the
subject of rock 'n' roll. This folk aspect will surface again in
association with Wright. Today's collectors of vocal group records may
find it hard to believe, but it was "Teen-Age Caravan" that got played
on local R&B radio - but not enough to make it a hit.
In 1958, follwing Danny & the Juniors' huge it "At the Hop", one
of it's members, Frank Maffei, learned of his younger brother bobby's
aspiration to similar celebrity status. For that and other
ego-satisfying reasons, the Leisure Lads group was formed. After a great
deal of practice, they began public appearances.
Pete Lauro, a local musician, brought them to reco-Arts studio, where
they, along with other interested parties, financed a recording and an
eventual pressing of five hundred discs on a label named after Delaware
County (Delco), where they were all from.
With a record released, their schedule of appearances began to climb.
This lasted for some time. When their record began to disappear from
radio show playlists, their appearance bookings vanished as well. In
1962 they drifted apart.
Mitch Rosalsky (Encyclopedia of R&B and Doo-wop Vocal group)
1958 - A kiss Is A Kiss / Rockin' Chair Boogie (Recorte 402)
1958 - Please Mary Lou / Come On Baby (Recorte 404)
1959 - Memories Of Love / Girl Of Mine (Recorte 412)
Biography :
The
Rockin' Chairs all friends from Queens Village and Long Island, New
York, were basically an instrumental dance group, who played at record
hops. Theywere formed in 1955 and about three years later, at a dance,
met Alan Fredericks, who licked them so much that he became their
manager. Alan was a friend to the owner of Recorte Records and when the
guys auditioned,they were signed on the Spot . The personnel was as
follows : Lenny Dean (Lead Singer & Sax), Bob Gerardi (Piano &
Background Singer), Carmine Ray (Drums) and Rick Baxter (Bass). The
Group was rounded out by Joey Cary on guitar. The Boys had one of the
few Self-contained groups of that day in addition, they also wrote,
produced and arranged their own records. Their first release was "A kiss is a kiss" which sold over 200,000 copies and made the top 20 on the New York Charts. The distributor of Recorte Records had an associate, Johnny Holonka,
who was a friend of Alan Freed's and so the group appeared on Alan's
Live show and also on his television program. "Please Mary Lou" was
their second record. this disc was just starting to make some noise
until one night when Alan Freed played it on his television show and
said that it sounded like Paul Anka's "Diana". This was enough to kill the record. Their third and last record
for Recorte was "Memories Of Love". Speaking of ill luck - this record
was just starting to move when the Payola scandal hit and the promotion
of this record (Like so many others then) was stopped. The group really had high hopes for this side and got very discouragead at it's failure to reach the charts. At
this point, the group disbanded and Lenny & Bob became a duo. They
wrote, rehearsed and did some demos and then the draft notices came for
both of them. They Joines the same reserve unit and in six months were out. At
that time, Chubby Checker was the rage and Bob and Lenny had to change
their style which they did. As luck would have it, the Berlin Crisis
broke and the guy were back in the army. Coming out of the Army for the
second time, the two of them did club dates with back-up musicians under
the name Bob Gerardi and The Classic Four.
1962 - Climb Up On Your Rockin Chair / Make Up Your Mind (Express 716)
Biography :
The
Impaks originated from Ozone Park, Queens, New York. They met at a
Friday night Confraternity (dance) at The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin
Mary. There were two singing groups that night, the Imaginations and a
no name group (Louie Forte's). Charlie left the Imaginations to become
lead singer of the newly formed Impaks. Pictured above is the original
five, circa late 1961/Early 1962, Top left; Artie Riccio, middle;
Charlie Mollica, right; Louie Forte, Bottom left; Dominic "Dickie"
Agate, bottom right; Dennis Bounagura. Singing on neighborhood street
corners, and the famous Boyd Avenue train station (for the echo) with
other groups, happened all the time. A number of those groups were good
but never recorded. According to the guys. it was because "That's What
You Did" to stay out of trouble.
Their career was launched at Leone's restaurant in Long Beach, owned
by John Linde. He liked them so much, he became their manager and
arranged for them to cut a record for the Express label - which was a
subsidiary of Fargo. The Impaks then recorded Climb Upon Your Rockin'
Chair and flip side Make Up Your Mind in 1963. They had local airplay
for both sides, depending on which DJ was playing it. The disc also
picked up some spins in California. The Impaks appeared at many venues
with other local groups including the Earls, Johnny Maestro & the
Crests, Jive Five, the Dubs, Ronettes, Vito and the Salutations, and
others. The Impaks actually recorded other songs, but were never
released.
1958 - Cha Cha Boum / Wich Way Did My Heart Go(Baton 25)
1958 - Bad Motorcycle / Sweet Daddy (Cameo 126)
1959 - Lost Love / Lover How I Miss You (Mercury 71457)
Biography :
"Bad Motorcycle" From out of Philadelphia, Ann & Lillian Storey
recorded this ode to one cool cat, using one of Jocko Henderson's famous
catch phrases - That's one bad motorcycle! That meant something (that
guy or this record, for that matter) was good.
They recorded it for Al Browne's Peak label under the name The
Twinkles. It was picked up by Bernie Lowe and Kal Mann's Cameo
powerhouse for national distribution after they had changed their name
to the Storey Sisters. The 1958 re-release hit #45 on Billboard’s pop
charts.
aka The Chanels aka Virgil & The Four Chanels aka The Chelmars
Personnel :
Sharon Scott (Lead)
Gwynn Speller
Donza Drummond
Dolores Stringer
Virgil Hammond
Discography :
The Chanels
1958 - The Reason / Skiddily Doo (Deb 500)
The Five Chanels
Singles :
1958 - The Reason / Skiddily Doo (Deb 500)
Unreleased :
1958 - You Treat Me Mean (Deb)
1958 - Wish You Were Near (Deb)
Virgil & The Four Chanels
1959 - Waiting / Don't Keep It To Yourself (Deb 508)
The Chelmars
1962 - Jigsaw Puzzle / Confess (Select 45K-712)
Biography :
One of the few vocal group to have escaped the scrutiny of record
researchers, the Five Chanels were the protégés of Julius Dixon, a
veteran songwriter whose successes included (as co-writer) the
Chordettes' 1958 smash 'Lollipop' and Bill Halley's 'Dim Dim the
Lights'. Dixon dabbled in all aeras of the music business and in 1958,
he launched the Deb Label as a vehicle for his protégé, 14 year-Old
Beverly Ann Gibson who had won the amateur hour at the Apollo theatre.
She in turn introduced Dixon to the
Chanels who hailed from her hometown of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The
group were composed by Sharon Scott, Gwynn Speller, Donza Drummond,
Dolores Stringer and Virgil Hammond.Early pressings of 'the reason'
credited the Chanels but this was changed to the Five Chanels after
rival record boss, Georges Goldner, complained that the name was too
close to that of the Channels, a group he had recorded for his Gone
Label. And not only that, but the Chanels' lead singer, Sharon Scott,
sounded similar to Arlene Smith ot the Chantels, another of Goldner's
groups.
'The Reason' benefited from some immediate plugs on American
Bandstand, the nation's most influential TV pop show and Dixon set up a
distribution deal with ABC Paramount Records in anticipation of the
hoped for hit. However, Dick Clark who hosted Bandstand, and had tried
to acquire 'The Reason' for Swan Records, a Philadelphia Label with
which he was associated, promptly lost interest causing 'The Reason' to
stall at #98. A subsequent Release was credited to Virgil & the Four
Chanels. In 1962, Julius Dixon will call the group again, without
Virgil. The girls renamed "The Chelmars" recorded "Jigsaw Puzzle" b/w
"Confess" released by Select Records.
1959 - Jungle Superman / I Met Her At A Dance (Show Time 595)
1959 - Jungle Superman / Dear One (Show Time 598/Red Fox 105)
Biography :
By 1959, Johnny Staton had given up on the name "Feathers,"
having formed a group called the "Individuals." They consisted of: Roy
Allen (tenor), Joe "J.W." Cummings (baritone), and Art Ward (bass). They
recorded a novelty tune called "Jungle Superman" for Peter Morgan (yes,
Show Time was still around). This was in a Coasters/Olympics "playlet"
vein. The flip was "I Met Her At A Dance," although when Morgan
re-released "Jungle Superman" a few months later, the flip had changed
to a nicely-done remake of the Feathers' "Dear One."
publicity shot of the Individuals
There's a wonderful publicity shot of the Individuals in their
"Jungle Superman" costumes. They actually wore them once onstage, for a
show at Los Angeles' Orpheum Theater (which also featured Jackie Wilson,
Brook Benton, and Don & Dewey). The Individuals worked quite a bit,
even doing some background work behind Jan and Dean. Johnny himself
provided some backing vocals behind Ricky Nelson.
1963 - Some Happy Day / Say Sweet Things (Chex 1007)
Biography :
The
Bohemians had an appealing, although obscure, single for Chex in the
fall of 1962. "Some Happy Day"/"Say Sweet Things" was released as Chex
1007, and promptly disappeared from the market. There is no information
on this young group in the Chex files, but, fortunately, we know what
they looked like by their surviving publicity photo.
1958 - Like Mattie / Lovin' With A Beat (Cub 9011)
Biography :
The Eltones were formed on the corner of Elton Street and Dumont
Avenue in Brooklyn in 1957. "Lovin' With A Beat" The lead in this song
was Stuart, Stuart was also lead in "Like Matti", singing those high
notes. This song was written by Sylvester Bradford for Gene Vincent as a
Rockabilly song. Gene never used it so the Eltones recorded it.
"Do It By Moonlight" was actually recorded as a demo in 1957 with "
Honest I Do". Left in a demo studio for many years. Purchased for
fifteen dollars shortly before it was to be destroyed. The studio was
going to destroy the remaining copies but group member Paul bought it.
Paul Schrager is the one pictured singing lead, think that's Harvey
playing the piano in the background. Also "Moonlight" was the only song
Paul sang as the lead.
1956 - Gerard Highsmith, Bob Harris, Leroy Wiliams , James Pete Martin & Preston Fields
The Parakeets (2) (Newark / Elizabeth, N.J.)
Personnel :
Leroy Wiliams (Lead)
James Pete Martin (Tenor)
Willie Curry (Bass)
Preston Fields (Tenor)
Gerard Highsmith (Baritone / Second Lead)
Discography :
The Parakeets (2)
1956 - I Have A Love / The Rain Start To Fall (Atlas 1068/Angletone 1068)
Leroy Williams & The Parakeets (2)
1956 - My Heart Tells Me / Yvonne (Atlas 1069)
Vic Donna & The Parakeets (2)
1957 - Teenage Rose / Silly and Sappy (Atlas 1071)
1957 - Love Was A Stranger To Me / Count The Tears (Atlas 1075/Angletone 1075)
Al Jackson (bb The Parakeets)
Unreleased :
1957 - Y.O.U / No Wedding Today (Atlas)
Biography :
The Parakeets were five young men from the neighboring cities of
Newark and Elizabeth, New Jersey. All had experience singing in church
and the roots of the group were a high school glee club. The Parakeets
consisted of Leroy Williams (lead), James P. Martin (first tenor),
William “Bob” Curry (baritone), Preston Fields (second tenor) and Gerald
A. Highsmith (bass).
1956 - Preston Fields , Gerard Highsmith, Bob Harris, James Pete Martin & Leroy Wiliams
The Parakeets’ first record for Atlas was “Rain Starts To Fall” b/w
“I Have A Love,” released in May 1956. It was quickly followed by their
second re- lease, “Yvonne” b/w “My Heart Tells Me,” in November 1956.
All of the songs were written by James Martin.
Vic Donna
Atlas Records was like so many of the growing number of Rhythm &
Blues independent labels of the early fifties, but it was also different
from many of them. For one it was Black owned and located in the Black
community unlike most of the others. It was started by Tommy Robinson
(not related to Bobby or Danny Robinson ) and located in the heart of
New York's Harlem on 125th Street.
The Parakeets were chosen to back teen heartthorb Vic Donna (Atlas's
answer to Fabian or Frankie Avalon...) on the Maudlin "Teenage Rose" in
February, 1957 and " Love was a stranger to me / Count the tears" in
May. Since Robinson paid Steady tribute to the region's black disc
Jockeys, his records receveid constant airplay if only meager sales.
Don Fileti (The Golden era of Doowops "The groups of Atlas Records")
