Paste-Up picture : Bill Baker & Roger Koob
The Buddies (9) (New Haven, Conn.)
aka David & Goliath
Personnel :
Roger Koob
Bill Baker
Discography :
The Buddies (9)
1962 - Must Be True Love / Hully Gully Mama (Comet 2143)
David & Goliath
1969 - I'm Still Lovin' You / Like Strangers (Tomaro 101)
Biography :
Bill Baker was the lead singer for the Five Satins in 1956-7. Baker is heard on five Ember releases. Of These, only "To the Aisle" achieved a commercial success. When Fred Parris returned from the Army in 1958, Baker stopped recording for a couple of Years. In 1960 he recorded two records with the Chestnuts.
Roger Koob Bill Baker
In 1962, Roger Koob, Lead singer of the Premiers, Roger & The Travelers and the Frontiers, Teamed up with Bill recording one single as the Buddies. In 1969, Roger teamed up once again with Bill Baker and released a record as David & Goliath on Tomaro Records.
Songs :
The Buddies (9)
Hully Gully Mama / Must Be True Love