In early 1958 Joe Averbach owner of Fee Bee Records assembled a new group, The Versatiles built around Kripp Johnson and Chuck Jackson of The Del-Vikings, consisted of Kripp(Lead),Chuck(1st Tenor),Don Jackson (2nd Tenor) and Eddie Everette(Baritone/Bass).
They back up to Fee Bee's artist from Pittsburgh SONNY DAY (he assumed many names. real name; Davis Fatalsky) in his sides_Speedillac/Half Moon. released in March,1958 on the Chess subsidiary label Checker Records without any success.
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Sonny continue recording until 1966 and The Versatiles back up another singer, Jerry Sheely and recorded their own material on Petite Records.
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