FROM HAWAII.....THE FLAMES.
Interracial group formed at the Hawaii naval base aboard the oil tanker U.S.S. Kishwaukee, by officers Willie Gaines and Pat Dilley along with sailors Lou Zippin from Cincinnati and Jim Arnold from Ohio, they sang in their spare time around the ship and by decision of the crew adopted the name The Flames.
They sang in some places in Hawaii when they were discovered by Bob Bertram, a local Dee Jay who had published some records as a pianist and who was now a music producer on the island, he hired them and had them record the songs with International Records in Honollulu " I'll Never Let You Go" / "Crazy", these songs were very famous and reached a good position in the charts and made the group appear on TV, In early 1958 The Flames backed Tom Moffatt on "Beyond The Reef" / "Rock Along."
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Also they were the back up group for....
TOM MOFFATT & THE FLAMES.-Rock Along / Beyond The Reef. Bertram International-1959.
LISTEN...
Unreleased sides of The Flames....
As_Rhythm Train / She's My Baby / That's What You're Doing To Me / Sam The Accordion man / Rockin Town' / Gee. were present in the CD FLAMES/VIBES (picture Above).
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