The Romeos (1) (Winston-Salem, NC)
aka The Jumping Jacks (1)
Personnel:
Eli Spillman (Tenor)
James Little (Baritone)
Frank Wilson (Baritone)
Daniel McGill (Bass)
Discography :
The Jumping Jacks (1)
Single :
1953 - Do Let That Dream Come True / Why Oh Why (Lloyds 101)
Unreleased :
1953 - Julocka-Jolly (Lloyds)
1953 - Long-Haired Raggedy Rascal (Lloyds)
The Romeos (1)
Single :
1954 - I Beg You Please / Love Me (Apollo 461)
Unreleased :
1954 - Somebody's Been Plowing My Mule (Apollo)
1954 - Oh Baby Oh (Apollo)
Biography :
This
Jumping Jacks group formed in North Carolina in 1942. They practiced
for quite some time before making local appearances. More than ten years
passed before they made a recording for the Apollo subsidiary label,
Lloyds. It should also be noted that they were from the same
neighborhood as the Five Royales. This group called themselves the
Jumping Jacks because of their exuberance on stage. This was a very
demonstrative and dramatic quartet.
They recorded four songs in April 1953 but only two sides were
released.Unfortunately, neither of the two released songs did well and
the group obviously felt that changing their name to the Romeos might
change their luck.
Mitch Rosalsky
Songs :
The Romeos (1)
Love Me / I Beg You Please
Somebody's Been Plowing My Mule Oh Baby Oh
The Jumping Jacks (1)
Why Oh Why Long-Haired Raggedy Rascal
Julocka Jolly Do Let That Dream Come True