From The Complete Book Of Doo Wop...
THE SPARKS.
- Robin Red Breast / Something Happened. Arwin records-1958.
In this recording they have a popish sound.
Sorry for the bad picture of the group, this is from an old newspaper in bad condition.
This group began in 1958 as The Peps Boys in Delaware, Ohio, consisting of Lee Raymond (Lead vocal/Trumpet/Trombone), Bill Comstock (Vocal/Guitarist), Bob Jackson (Vocal/Drums) and Bud Warner (Bass). Three months after forming they had the opportunity to record the songs "Robin Red Breast / Something Happened" for Arwin records (features two original songs by Bill Comstock).
In 1959, the group was reformatted into a group called The Standouts until Bill Comstock joined The Four Freshmen to replace one of them and Jack Tafoya joined. This is completely different material from what The Four Sparks performed, the Standouts had great jazz arrangements of The Great American Songbook and other musical treasures.
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