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DIPLOMATS (3) (DEBBIE & THE)

 Debbie & The Diplomats (3)

Debbie & The Diplomats (3) (Chicago, Illinois)
 

Personnel :

Debbie Kelly (Soprano)

Mel Johnson

Howard Berhalter (Baritone)

Bert Steling (Tenor)


Discography :

1958 - Burnin' The Torch / Unchangeable Heart  (Stepheny 1826)


Biography :

Pop vocal group from Chicago, Debbie & The Diplomatswere composed by Debbie Kelly, Mel Johnson, Howard Berhalter and Bert Steling.  The group formed in the mid-1950s. In 1955, the quartet began to perform in the clubs, restaurants, cabarets & palaces of indianpolis. Debbie & The Diplomats gain a little notoriety in the region and multiply performances.

Debbie & The Diplomats (3)     Debbie & The Diplomats (3)

They backed some artist and orchestra  and in 1958, the group can recorded their own single "Unchangeable Heart" b/w "Burnin' The Torch" on Stepheny record based in Evanston, Illinois and owned by Norman Forgue. The group performed until 1962 before separating.

 

Songs :


  
Unchangeable Heart                               Burnin' The Torch