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MIKE McKENZIE & THE EMBERS (Crash Records)

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Mike McKenzie & The Embers; Mike Shaw, Mike McKenzie, Doug Herman and Doug Spartz are present in the Kreiter's Vocal Group Record Guide with...

-I Want To Do It/ My Summer Star. Crash Records-?.

A Side originnally recorded by Bobby Comstock.


To Listen or Download A Side, please visit;https://app.box.com/s/8jpijx5esvj3s8u2pbvb

B Side...




PENNY & THE EKO'S / THE DELTONES / DEBBIE DEAN

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Reba Jeanette Smith from Corbin, Kentucky is present in the doo wop guides as...

PENNY & THE EKO'S.

-Gimme What You Got/Share Your Love. Argo Records-1957.

To Listen or Download B Side, please visit; https://app.box.com/s/lw9em385l4xnuq4x81mo


In 1958 recorded two sides for Roulette Records with The Deltones of Vee Jay Records (see in this blog) as back up group but the label released these tunes under the name of the group, THE DELTONES...

-Jerry/Rock 'n Cha Cha. Roulette Records-1958.


To Listen or Download A Side, please visit;https://app.box.com/s/pd99k8mij4auujq3n2nk

2 sides on Youtube...



In 1961 Reba was the first white female singer to sign with Motown Records where recorded two sides under the name of DEBBIE DEAN...

-But I'm Afraid/Itsy, Bitty, Pity Love. Motown Records-1961.

To Listen or Download A Side, please visit; https://app.box.com/s/e3ncnukamd6uwaxdouel

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Complete information and pictures at; http://debbdean.wordpress.com/


HELP with...RAY & THE FURYS

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Ray & The Furys from Pittsburgh formed by Ronnie "Benny" Kosarich,Bill McClelland,Joe Hakas,Ray Bowling,Bill "Herbie" Vickers and Ron Dulak were present in The Complete Book Of Doo Wop with...

-Kiss And Run Driver. Coed Records-1961.

Anyone have this song?.

UPDATE SONG....

WHITE TEEN DOO WOP ACETATE...

THE 45's...THE MARLINS

THE DEBONAIRS_Crazy Kind Of Love

REVIVAL YEARS...Memory Lane

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Memory Lane from Cleveland,OH. consited of Paul Pestello(Lead ),Sonny Grillo, Duke Brancatelli, Billy La Richie and Tony Dilillo (later Billy and Tony were replaced by Joe Annotico and Skip Petronzio). Present in the doo wop guides with...

-The Night/Little Star. Crystal Ball Records-1985.


To Listen or Download A Side, please visit;https://app.box.com/s/f0qsw4rez4gyx2ue6fre

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REVIVAL YEARS...The Infernos

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The Infernos from New Jersey consisted of Sal Fete (Lead/Baritone), Bobby Stephanelli (2º Tenor/Lead),Mike Shiavo (1st Tenor/Lead),Bob Leschack (Tenor) and Tommy Vitale (Bass) present in the doo wop guides with...

-The Lady Of Mine/Looking. BAB Records-1980.

-Ronnie I Jingle/Shrine Of St. Cecilia/Chapel Of Dreams/I'll Be True. Clifton EP-1980.

-In My Diary/False Alarm. Clifton Records-1981.

-The Angel Of 4th Avenue/Rainy Days In New York. Bab Records-1981.


To Listen or Download_Chapel Of Dreams. please visit;https://app.box.com/s/gwg8l1m3lg4mhjlyqm8g

Or go to Youtube...



 

THE 45's....THE HOPPERS

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THE HOPPERS.

-Linda Loves Me/same Song. Valley's Meadowlark Records-1959.

Value; $20

Available on Youtube...



BENNY BARNES & THE ECHOES (Mercury Records)

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Honky-tonk country singer, Benny Barnes from Beaumont in Texas is present in the doo wop guides as...

BENNY BARNES with THE ECHOES.

-Lonely Street/Moon Over My Shoulder. Mercury Records-1958.

LISTEN...



THE MAJESTICS_Searching For A New Love

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In 1959 Larry Steele from the Bordentown section of Trenton in New Jersey formed with Bob Cooper,Jimmy Hannah,Bobby Mark (Marks),Bobby Hartnagle and George Faulkner the vocal goup know as The Majestics.

They practice with songs of The Willows,The Dell-Vikings,The Diamonds or The Harptones and participe in many local events with groups as Danny & The Juniors,The Plurals,The Hearts...

In late 1959 auditioned with a demo tape with song written by Larry for Jordan Records in New York city, the label signed the group and released in 1960 the Larry’s original tunes_Searching For A New Love/Angel Of Love.

To Listen or Download A Side, please visit;https://app.box.com/s/qy2vdsz2df471fpszr9r

Or go to Youtube...

 

The record have a good local acepptation and played in many radio shows in Pennsylvania with this promotion he group receive the attention of V-Tone/Len and Arc Records but none recording were made in these labels and the group broke up soon.

In 1961 The Belmonts recorded The Majetics side_Searching For A New Love. And the Pixie and Nu-Tone Records re-leased The Majestics 45 rpm.

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RONNIE DIAMOND_Zig-Zag

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14 year-old Ronnie Diamond from Hawaii is present in the doo wop guides with...

-Close To My Heart/Zig-Zag. Imperial Records-1958.
-Candy Store/Something's Wrong With Me. Imperial Records-1959.
-Tell Me/Life Begings at 4 O'Clock . Imperial Records-1959.

To Listen or Download_Zig Zag. please visit;https://app.box.com/s/34u52c5g7mumxzyoha2k

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THE BLUE ECHOES (Bon Records)

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I recently discover another mistake from The Complete Book Of Doo Wop with...

THE BLUE ECHOES.

-It's Witchcraft. Bon Records-1959.

Complete information at:http://www.rockabillyhall.com/blueechoes.html

LISTEN...



The B Side of this recording_Debbie. not is listed in the mentioned book, but have a nice Teen sound with some harmonies...



GROUP HISTORY (18)...

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 THE TREBLE CHORDS (Decca Records).

White group from the Bronx formed in 1957 by Ercote Gaudioso (Lead),Anthony Cacase,Al Diaco and Anthony DiBari also Frank Raia sang with they by a brief time.

From 1958 the guys winning several amateur shows and singing in many local events and receive the attention of Decca Records who in 1959 recorded their single_My Little Girl/Teresa.

To Listen or Download B Side, please visit; https://app.box.com/s/c71738jk6qs1y2znxwxc

2 Sides on Youtube...



Without success Tony DiBari left the group and joined the Bronx group Ninno & The Ebbtides. The rest of the group recorded another songs  for Decca  but the label never released these sides.

In 1961 the group broke up but Diaco and Gaudioso with Jay Ferrara and Anthony Biletto (from an unrecorded group named The Monterays) reformed the group with a new lead singer, Anthony Vizzari and recorded some demos for Cousin Records but again these sides were unreleased.

In 1963 Emil Sachs from The Concepts on ABC Records replaced Gaudioso but the group never made another recording.

DONNA DEE & THE CLOUDS (Ramada Records)

THE FABULOUS DESIRES (Era Records)

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From The Complete Book Of  Doo Wop...

THE FABULOUS DESIRES.

(From Los Angeles; Albert Martinez, Tony Velasquez, Rebecca Salcedo, Ricky Sanchez and Benjamin "Spider" Velasquez.

-Dance With Me/(flip has no group). Era Records-1964.


Anyone have this song?_Dance With Me.

GROUP HISTORY (20)...

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THE NEWTONES and THE MYSTICS/NEWTONES.


Band leader and musical arranger Al Browne recorded two sides to one black group know as The Newtones_Remember The Night/Going Steady. finally released in 1958 on the New York City label Baton Records owened by Sol Rabinowitz.

LISTEN...



In 1959 one white group from Brooklyn know as The Mystics contacted with Al who recorded them two sides_Can't You See/Come On. but the master was pressed with the group name of The Newtones why during the record session Laurie Records' Mystics came out with the huge hit_Hushabye. Al contacted with some labels but none in this time were interested in these two tunes.

To Listen or Download_Can't You See. please visit;https://app.box.com/s/i310t32lq3mq526pfxjl

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In 1964 Al Brown sold all the masters of  the newtone's (black & white group) to Relic Records without explaining that they were two different groups and the label released in 1965 the newtone's sides assuming they were one and the same group...

-I Remenber The Night (by the black grp) / Can't You See (by the white grp).

-We're Going Steady (by the black grp) / Come On (by the white grp).

Additional note...

Joe Barsalona also from Brooklyn heard one night the white newtone's practicing with their song_Can't You See. and copied the background of the song for the five disc's new song_Never Let You Go.

LISTEN...



BY REQUEST....

BILL and DOREE POST_If He Were In His Teens

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The composers: Bill and Doree Post, were a husband-and-wife team from Kansas who wrote the classic song  "Sixteen Reasons".

They had several single releases on Crest Records with group as_If He Were In His Teens. from 1959.


To Listen or Download, please visit;https://app.box.com/s/bwmualag0ej9botnxgd2

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