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The Velvets
18,034 listeners
The Velvets were an American doo wop group from Odessa in Ector County in West Texas. The African American quintet was formed in 1959 by Vi… read moreThe Velvets were an American doo wop group from Odessa in Ector County in West Texas. The African American quintet was formed in 1959 by Virgil Johnson, a high school English teacher, with four of his students. Roy Orbison heard the grou… read moreThe Velvets were an American doo wop group from Odessa in Ector County in West Texas. The African American quintet was formed in 1959 by Virgil Johnson, a high school English teacher, with four of his students. Roy Orbison heard the group and arranged for them to be signed to Monument Records in … read more -
The Jive Five
28,265 listeners
The Jive Five were an American doo wop group. They are best known for their debut hit single, "My True Story" (1961), and the fac… read moreThe Jive Five were an American doo wop group. They are best known for their debut hit single, "My True Story" (1961), and the fact that they outlasted most of their doo wop musical peers, by re-modelling themselves as a soul gr… read moreThe Jive Five were an American doo wop group. They are best known for their debut hit single, "My True Story" (1961), and the fact that they outlasted most of their doo wop musical peers, by re-modelling themselves as a soul group in the 1960s and beyond. The group formed in Brooklyn, N… read more -
The Magnificents
4,766 listeners
#1 The Magnificents are a doo woo group with Johnny Keyes, Thurman "Ray" Ramsey, Fred Rakestraw and Willie Myles. The group recor… read more#1 The Magnificents are a doo woo group with Johnny Keyes, Thurman "Ray" Ramsey, Fred Rakestraw and Willie Myles. The group recorded their only hit single in their first session, "Up on the Mountain", it went to #9 on… read more#1 The Magnificents are a doo woo group with Johnny Keyes, Thurman "Ray" Ramsey, Fred Rakestraw and Willie Myles. The group recorded their only hit single in their first session, "Up on the Mountain", it went to #9 on the Billboard R&B chart. On July 13, 1956, the Magnific… read more -
The Videls
2,805 listeners
The group was from Providence RI, Two members went on to become song writers for other groups (in picture back row, 2 and 3rd from left). T… read moreThe group was from Providence RI, Two members went on to become song writers for other groups (in picture back row, 2 and 3rd from left). They also wrote songs for Elvis Presley. The two, Peter Andreoli, (changed last name to Anders) &am… read moreThe group was from Providence RI, Two members went on to become song writers for other groups (in picture back row, 2 and 3rd from left). They also wrote songs for Elvis Presley. The two, Peter Andreoli, (changed last name to Anders) & Vincent Poncia, Jr., met in Providence and recorded for … read more -
Anthony & the Sophomores
1,041 listeners
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Lewis Lymon & The Teenchords
10,963 listeners
Though he has always been remembered primarily as Frankie Lymon's brother, Louie Lymon attained some notoriety on his own. He was 12 w… read moreThough he has always been remembered primarily as Frankie Lymon's brother, Louie Lymon attained some notoriety on his own. He was 12 when he began singing with some neighborhood friends in Harlem. Rossilio Roca, Lyndon Harold, and D… read moreThough he has always been remembered primarily as Frankie Lymon's brother, Louie Lymon attained some notoriety on his own. He was 12 when he began singing with some neighborhood friends in Harlem. Rossilio Roca, Lyndon Harold, and David Little were the other members of the Teenchords. The Te… read more -
The Mello-Kings
13,067 listeners
The Mello-Kings were a doo-wop group who became popular in the late 1950s. Despite the fact that their only hit, "Tonite Tonite",… read moreThe Mello-Kings were a doo-wop group who became popular in the late 1950s. Despite the fact that their only hit, "Tonite Tonite", never climbed higher than number 77 in the US charts, the single is still considered one of the m… read moreThe Mello-Kings were a doo-wop group who became popular in the late 1950s. Despite the fact that their only hit, "Tonite Tonite", never climbed higher than number 77 in the US charts, the single is still considered one of the most popular group harmony recordings of the era, more than t… read more -
Norman Fox & The Rob-Roys
1,597 listeners
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