THE LOUAIRES_Oh Yes(I Do Believe)

Rare acappella group from New Jersey;Mario Papa(Bass),James Duff(2nd Tenor),Gordon Potis(Lead),William Zablocki(Baritone) and James Zablocki(1st Tenor).

They only recorded in 1967 three sides for Snowflake Records.

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Later they continue singing as The Marveltones and The Marvelaires.

THE GRADUATES_Sweet Chile

Another Australian vocal group;Nancy Eichhorn,Pat McCluskey,Peter Paige and Bill Venables.


They recorded their own records as_Sweet Chile. in 1958 for Pacific Records.

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And back up to several artists as Col Joye(see in this blog) on their 1960 version of _Be My Girl.originally by the US group The Videls.


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Or to Ray Milton on sides as_Mr. Blues,You Were Mine,Under Stars Of Love...

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DONNIE & THE DEL CHORDS_I Found Heaven

1961 in Brooklyn Donnie"Barto"Bartolomeo and his cousins Al and Santo Barbariano formed the vocal group Donnie & The Del Chords.

In 1961 recorded their first single for Taurus Records_When You're Alone/So Lonely. and have a regional hit with the A side.this song won WABC's Bruce "Cousin Brucee")Morrow's contest for best new artist release. The single was released by Epic Records for national distribution.

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In 1963 the group with their band The Neons(see below picture) released four singles...

-I Don't Care/I'll Be With You In Apple Blossom Time.

-That Old Feeling/Translvania Mist.

-I Found Heaven/Be With You.

To Listen or Download:_I Found Heaven. please visit;http://www.box.net/shared/rjqns598n3

-I'm In The Mood For Love/I've Got A Woman.

And one Lp"Sing With Triple Stereo" for Taurus Records...

 "Don't Buy This record" (Taurus LP 1000)
Guardian angel / Please say you want me / Out of sight, Out of mind / Tell Me Why / At The Hop / That's My Desire / Oh What a night / I'm In The Mood For Love / I've Got A Woman / My Heart has a mind of it's own / Only You  / That'll be the Day. 

Donnie and the Del Chords started to record a second album in 1965.  Unfortunately, the group broke up and they never finished the LP.  It was finally completed recently to add to a new CD...

THE ARONDIES_All My Love

From The Complete Book Of Doo Wop...

THE ARONDIES.
-All My Love/Sixty-Nine(69).Sherry Records-1965.

Another mistake of this book?.
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Another Rare Doo-Wop Picture

JOHNNY & THE PYRAMIDS.
Unrecorded group from Indianapolis;Danny Beach,Larry Deal,Jimmy"James"Elliott and Johnny Moore.

THE COUNT FIVE_Bells Of Love

Acappella group from West Orange, N. J. originally consisted of Jim "Maynard" Krajewski (Bass),Frank Baragona(1st Tenor),Tommy D'Aries(2nd Tenor),Jim Ciancio(Lead) and Jack Bryndza(Baritone).
They recorded in 1966 for Nason and Relic Records as The Count Five.

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Later in 1967-68 with some different members recorded for Snowflake Records under the group name of The New Count Five.

THE FIVE DALLAS BOYS_I Never Had The Blues

The Dallas Boys were one of the britain's first white vocal groups,they are from Leicester and consisted of Stan Jones,Bob Wragg,Leon Fisk ,Joe Smit and Nicky Clarke.

They recorded several singles with a pop-doowop sound and were regulars on TV shows as Six Five Special or Oh Boy!.

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RODNEY & THE BLAZERS_Snow White

This interracial band from Kansas;Rodney Lay Jr.,Bob York,Bob "Sir Robert" Scott , Pete "Peaches" Williams and Don Downing is present in the doo wop guides with their 1961 Dore release_Snow White/Tell Me Baby.

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More information at;http://www.rodneylay.com/rodneyblazers.html

B side...

BILLY & THE KIDS (Julian Records)

This kid group were present in The Complete Book Of Doo Wop with their side_Say You Love Me. recorded for Julian Records.

But they don't have a doo wop sound.

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DICK & THE HALOS aka THE PRECISIONS aka THE MAGICS aka THE BLUE COUNTS

THEIR COMPLETE STORY.

The story of this group started in 1956 in the Scranton high school in Pennsylvania where Dick Plotkin form part of the vocal group Dick & The Halos. In 1957 they recorded at audiosonics studios brill building NY. the sides_NearYou (Oh I Want To Be)/I Found Love. 100-45's copies were made by Dick new label Debra Records for the purpose of promoting the group with local jukebox operators.

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Above; 2nd Dick & The Halos group left to right; Ken Marsh,Mike Lanzo,Ted Santos,Dom Manzo and Dick Plotkin.

By the early 1959 The Halos were broke up but Dick joined with The Supremes;Mike Lanzo,Don Manzo,Ted Santos and Ken Marsh and the new DICK & THE HALOS group was born.this formation practiced everynight for several months and recorded demos songs as_Sweet Dreams.

In the early 1960 Dick & The Halos auditioned with Jim Gribble manager of The Mystics and The Passions,he contracted the group for a six months but Jim never recorded the group and this met up with Nick Quasito former singer of The Colts and manager of The Teenagers.Nick change the group name to THE PRECISIONS and in 1962 the guys recorded for Strand Records the sides_Dream On/You Can't Play Games. without any success.

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In 1962 the group recorded on Debra Records the sides_Sweet Dreams/Stop Leading Me On. in this record session Little Anthony & The Imperials helpin with the vocal background.In 1963 recorded the Monotone's tune_You'll Never Love Me. under the title of_Chapell Bells. but Debra only released 100-DJ copies under the group name of THE PALISADES.the side have a great DJ demmand and the label re-recorded the song(in this time with Bells) and re-released the single with the B side_She Can't Stop Dancing. but under the group name of THE MAGICS.

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-Chapell Bells. charted # 3 in Philadelphia and have a big demmand in New York and New Jersey.in this time the group back up to artists as Tommy Genova(see in this blog) to Jo Jo Vitale in the side_Little Cinderella. or to the female group The Gales(see in this blog).

Above; THE SUPREMES left to right Donny Manzo(Tenor), Teddy Santos(2nd Tenor) , Mike Lanzo(Lead & Bass), Kenny Marsh(Baritone).

In late 1963 Paulette Costa lead singer of The Gales join the group and this recorded new demos as_A Night To Remember/Bong Bong/Oh Rosemarie. or the original tune_Whole World In My Arms.

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In 1964 songwritter Spike Butash give to Mike Lanzo a song_At The Fair. and the Magics recorded this on Debra Records in 1964 with the B side_Ghost Two. under the group name of MIKE LANZO & THE BLUE COUNTS (The Blue Counts were the instrumental band).

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In 1964-65 when the uncle sam called to members of the group this broke up but in 1991 they back to the doo wop circuit.

Additional Note...

The Precisions backed to Tex Amato on his sides_Next Time. and_Don't Sweetheart Me...

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Rare White Group Newspaper Article...

About THE STARTONES.
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THE QUOTATIONS_Why Not Why Not You

Group from Brooklyn started in 1958 and finally formed by Larry Kassman(Lead),Richie Schwartz(1st Tenor),Lew Arno(2nd Tenor) and Murray Hirshkowitz(Baritone).they took their name from one of their demo songs_Quotations Of Love.

In 1959 the group paid for studuio time to cut some demos and know to Helen Miller a songwriter who worked for Don Kirshner,Miller was soon the manager of The Quotations and send the group to Jack Covais of Tin Pan Alley label for an audition but unafortunely Jack not signed the group.

The original Quotations(clockwise from top);Lew Arno,Richie Schwartz,Larry Kassman and Harvey Hirshkowitz.

In early 1961 The Marcels #1 hit_Blue Moon. gave The Quotations idea about one standart song revised in an uptempo style and_Imagination. was born.the group signed with MGM Records and recorded in November 1961 the song with the B side_Ala-Men-Sy. in the subsidiary label Verve Records.

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The song was a local hit and charted #70 nationally and move to the group to great live & TV perfomances.

The next recording of the group in the early 1962 contain another chestnut_This Love Of Mine. with the B side_We'll Reach Heaven Together. written by Helen Miller,without success with this single for their third release the group recorded The Tempo's tune_See You In September. and an original side_Summertime Goodbyes. inspired in The Safari's Tune_Image Of A Girl. this record was issued in the end of August and these summer songs received poor airplay because the season was just about over.

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In late 1962 the group back up to Mike Regal on the Kapp single_Too Young/Is It True What They Say About Barbara ?.

After this recording Lew Arno left the group and was replaced by Sandy Sonner and they recorded in 1964 several acappella sides for Relic Records and finally the group broke up.

The Acappella group(L to R);Larry Kassman,Sandy Sonner,Richie Schwartz and Harvey Hirshkowitz.

additional Notes;
In early 1964 Admiral Records released two 1962 Quotation's sides_In The Night/Oh No I Still Love Her. this label was owened by Richard Wolfe the producer and arranger for The Quotations Verve releases and the group never know that this records was released.

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In 1973 Downstairs Records released as single one alternative take of_In The Night. with the acappella side_Why You Do Me Like You Do.

_Why Not Why Not You. was a song The Quotations wrote and recorded in 1962 but never released,Helen Miller gave The Dovells a copy of this demo and they recorded and released on one of their Parkways Lp's.

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Mike Regal was the lead singer of Bobby Roy & The Chord-A-Roys(see in this blog) and The Romeos who recorded the answer song to the classic Tokens tune_The Lion Sleep Tonight.

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THE TIDES aka THE TRIPLETS aka THE FIVE WHISPERS

Two brothers from San Mateo in California Larry Dean and Bobby Black(know as The Black Brothers) were two country singers(Bobby played steel guitar and Larry the guitar Lead) present in the doo wop guides as THE TIDES...

-Rock My Gently/Stoned-1959.

-Little Carmen/Smoke Signals-1959.

Also they recorded under the group names of The Triplets...

-Gently My Love/Bagdad Beat. Dore Records-1960.

and The Five Whispers...

-Moon In The Aftermoon/Midnight Sun. Dolton Records-1962.

-Especially For You/Awake Or Asleep. Dolton Records-1962

And though with these group names they are present in the doo wop guides they have a poor doo wop sound (mostly are instrumental sides).

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Dore Records have other two recordings in 1961 by two different groups under the name of THE TIDES without any conection with the above mentioned singers...

-Ring A Ding Ding/Dear Mr. President.
-Ring A Ding Ding/Chicken Spaceman.


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-Say You're Mine/Follow Me.

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THE REMINISCENTS_Cards Of Love/Hey You

Group from Lyndhurst,New Jersey consisted of Angelo Naviello(Lead),John Costa(Bass),Judy Steinhart(1st Tenor),Walter Kritsky(2nd Tenor) and Bob Sibilio(Baritone).

They recorded...

-Cards Of Love/Flames.Marcel Records-1962.
-Zoom Zoom Zoom/Oh Let Me Dream.Day Records-1963.

-Cards Of Love. was originally recorded by Tico & The Triumphs(see in this blog).

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In 1967 two acappella songs of the group were released by Relic Records_Hey You/ Oh Let Me Dream.

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Another Rare Doo-Wop Picture

THE SKYLINERS(without Jimmy Beaumont).

When Jimmy Beaumont signed with Colpix Records as a solo artist(see in this blog) his group The Skyliners continue recording.this time the group consisted of Jack Gardner(Lead),Janet Vogel(High Tenor).Wally Lester(Tenor),Sammy Mauro(Baritone) and Jackie Taylor(Bass).

This formation recorded in 1962 one single for Cameo Records with the ballads_Everyone But You/Three Coins In the Fountain.

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THE CONCORDS aka THE SHERWOODS aka THE SNOWMEN

Group from the Brighton beach and Sheepshead bay sections of Brooklyn first know as The Con-Cords and consisted of Dickie Goldman(Tenor & Lead),Mike Lewis(1st Tenor & Lead),Murray Moshe(2nd Tenor),Charles Presti(Baritone) and Steve Seider(Bass).

They recorded their first single in 1961 for RCA _Again/The Boy Most Likely.

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The A Side with Mike on Lead receive very local airplay and moved the group to Gramacy Records where recorded two singles_Cross My Heart/Our Last Goodbaye. and_My Dreams/Scarlet Ribbon. but without any success Dickie Goldman disgusted left the group.

In 1962 the quartet signed with Rust Records and released_Away/One Step From Heaven. again with Mike on Lead.

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After this recording the group add Mike Lassman of The Accents(see in this blog) and Mike & The Utopians as their new lead singer and recorded two singles for Herald Records in 1963_Marlene/Our Love Wasn't Meant To Be. and_Cold And Frosty Morning/Don't Go Now. and the group broke up.


The Concords did a lot of backup work for artists such as Sue Kenny(see in this blog),Neil Scott,Ginny Michaels or to Wally Hawkins on their Joy release_First Date.

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In 1964 Mike recorded with The Planets for Roulette Records and form part of the recordings of Lisa & The Lullabies on Coed and The Uniques on Roulette when he decided to reform The Concords with Sal Tedepino of The Travelers & The Planets,Teddy Graybill of The Stardrifts(see in this blog) and The Planets,Steve Seide original Concord's member plus
newcomer Bobby Gans.


This new formation recorded for Epic Records in 1964_Should I Cry/It's Our Wedding Day. and in 1965 for Boom Records_Down The Aisle Of Love/I Feel A Love Comin' On. and Finally the new group broke up.



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In 1963 Dot Records re-released the Herald single_Cold And Frosty Morning. under the group name of The Sherwoods and Herald records released this same year a 2nd press of this recording under the group name of The Snowmen.

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The Concords have unreleased sides as the fantastic tune_Tonight. a revision of their tune_Away.

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RICK & THE KEENS_Peanuts

White group from Wichita in North Texas consisted of Richard A. Cook (Lead),John Bland(Guitar),Max Ray Evans,High Alexander and on Piano Cook's Sister (name unknow).

They recorded...

-Peanuts/I'll Be Home. Austin/LeCam/Smash Records-1961.
-Maybe/Popcorn. Smash Records-1961.
-Your Turn To Cry/Tender Years. Jamie/LeCamRecords-1962.
-Be Bop-A-Lula/You Can't Go On. Troy Records-1963.
-Darla/Someone New. Le Cam/TollieRecords-1964.
-Peanuts/You Can't Go. Charay Records-?.
-Hippie!/Cry. Charay Records-?.

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In 1961 recorded their version of the 1957 song "Peanuts" of Joe & The Trillers and went number #1 in New York,Los Angeles and Chicago and charted #60 nationally in the summer of 1961 by 8 weeks.this songs was first released locally in Texas by Austin Records later regionally by LeCam Records and finally for the Mercury's subsidiary label Smash Records.with this recording the group have a big popularity and singing in a promotional tour and appear on American Bandstand.

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THE SINTELLS_Lundee Dundee

Group from Spring Valley,New York consisted of Dave Rosenblum(Lead),Bob Kalman(Baritone), Ivan Altman(2nd Tenor),Jesse Torestky(Bass) and Frank Pepe(1st Tenor).

In 1966 recorded three acappella sides for Relic Records.

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THE "early" MARCELS

This Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania interracial group is one of the best and famous group of the Doo-Wop era.

The group consisted of Cornelius"Nini"Harp(Lead),Ronald"Bingo"Mundy(1st Tenor),Gene Bricker(2nd Tenor),Richard Knauss(Baritone) and Fred Johnson(Bass).
Knauss and Bricker were white.

In early 1961 charted number 1 in the Billboard list with their first Colpix Recording_Blue Moon.

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In the summer of this same year The Marcel's back to the Billboard list with_Summertime.#78.

In September colpix released another single of the group_You are My Sunshine/Find Another Fool.without success this is the last recording of the original group.

The original Marcels had cut three singles and one LP for Colpix Records by the fall of 1961 six months after their original chart triumph,the group had reorganized and for their next recording_Heartaches. the group was all black.

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