Top : Melvin Jennings, Earl Williams - Bottom : DeRoy Green, Robert Richardson and William Pierce
The Twilighters (1) (Baltimore, Maryland)
ref : DeRoy Green & The Cool Gents
Personnel :
Robert "Bob" Richardson (Lead)
Melvin Jennings (Baritone)
Earl Williams (Bass)
DeRoy Green (Second Tenor)
William Pierce (First Tenor)
Discography :
The Twilighters (1)
Single :
1953 - Please Tell Me You Are Mine / Wondering (Marshall 702)
Unreleased :
1953 - Longing For You (Marshall)
1953 - Gee, Baby I Need You So (Marshall)
1953 - I Wonder Who's Calling Her Now (Marshall)
DeRoy Green & The Cool Gents
Single :
1961 - Beggar To A Queen / At The Teen Center (Cee Jay 584)
Unreleased :
1961 - Phoebe (Cee Jay)
Biography :
The
Twilighters came from the "Old Town" district of Baltimore where they
attented Dunbar High School. They neighborhood also produced the
Cardinals & Four Buddies. The Group was composed of Robert "Bob"
Richardson (Lead), William Pierce (First Tenor), DeRoy Green (Second
Tenor), Melvin Jennings (Baritone) and Earl Williams (Bass).
1953 - The Twilighters
The
Twilighters recorded five songs at a recording session in Washington,
D.C., in 1953, two of which became the Marshall sides : "Please Tell Me
You Are Mine" b/w "Wondering" with Frank Motley (Dual Trumpets) and his
Crew. In 1953, The Twilighters made one of their appearances on a Cesar
Romero telethon. Evidently the appearance didn’t generate significant
interest in the Marshall record.
1953 - The Twilighters
Without
the appearances and record sales necessary to sustain interest in a
singing career, and after a dispute with their manager because they are
dissatisfied with the background music, the Twilighters broke up.
DeRoy Green
Several
years later, after his release from the Army in 1960, DeRoy Green
formed the Cool Gents. The group recorded for Lillian Claiborne in D.C
and "Beggar To A Queen" b/w "At The Teen Center" was leased to Cee Jay
records in the Bronx in 1961. A previously unreleased tune from the same
session , "Phoebe" will be released on Roadhouse.
Songs :
The Twilighters (1)
Please Tell Me You Are Mine I Wonder Who's Calling Her Now
The Cool Gents
Beggar To A Queen / At The Teen Center