The Young Lads : Aaron Broadnick, James Straite, Ronnie Watson, Carl Williams, Luther Morton
The Young Lads (1) (Brooklyn, New York)
aka Pearl & The Deltars
Personnel :
Ronnie Watson (Lead)
Carl Williams (First Tenor)
James Straite (Second Tenor)
Luther Morton (Baritone)
Bootsie Aaron Broadnick (Bass)
Discography :
The Young Lads (1)
Singles :
1956 - Moonlight / I'm In Love (Neil 100)
Pearl & The Deltars
Singles :
1961 - Teenage Dream / Dance Dance Dance (Fury 1048)
Unreleased:
1961 - Back To School Again (Fury)
1961 - Where Are You? (Fury)
Biography :
The
Young Lads' only record was 'I'm In Love'/'Moonlight' (Neil 100), the
Brooklyn group consisting of five boys: Ronnie Watson, Carl Williams,
James Straite, Luther Morton and Aaron Broadnick. They needed to replace
Ronnie Watson, who had been missing rehearsals, and heard that Pearl
and the Kodaks
had split up. Nate Rogers, of the Chesters, hooked up Pearl and the
Young Lads and, with Pearl replacing Ronnie Watson, they started
rehearsing.
Pearl McKinnon with the Kodaks
This was difficult, since they all lived in Brooklyn, except for
Pearl, who lived in Newark. Obviously the name "Young Lads" had to go,
and they named themselves after Delta Airlines, as the Deltars. Pearl
& The Deltars cut one single for Robinson's Fury label released in
the winter of 1961: "Teenage Dream" / "Dance Dance Dance". Dance, Dance,
Dance received some local and proved that Pearl could modernize her
sound in the early sixties. Unfortunaly, Bobby Robinson & his small
Fury office staff soon became overwhelmed with gladys Knight & The
Pips and their "Every Beat Of My Heart" smash.
(Thanks to Marv Goldberg)
Songs :
The Young Lads (1)
Moonlight / I'm In Love
Pearl & The Deltars
Teenage Dream / Dance Dance Dance