The Velvets

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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 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 1960. Their first release was the standard "That Lucky Old Sun" but their biggest hit single was "Tonight (Could Be the Night)", which hit #26 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1961. "That Lucky Old Sun" (#46) and "Tonight (Could Be the Night)" (… read more
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 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… read more
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 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 1960. Their first release was the standard "That Lucky Old Sun… read more

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1 Play track Move On Up: The Very Best of Northern Soul I Got To Find Me Somebody
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2 Tonight - Alternate Take Tonight - Alternate Take
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3 Play track Teenage Dream I
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4 Play track The Complete Velvets Tonight (Could Be The Night)
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5 Play track The Complete Velvets Lana
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6 Play track The Complete Velvets Tonight (Could Be The Night)
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7 The Complete Velvets That Lucky Old Sun
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8 Play track The Complete Velvets Time and Again
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9 Play track The Complete Velvets Be Ever Mine
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10 Play track The Complete Velvets Let the Fool Kiss You
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  1. 1,285 listeners

    1996 · 30 tracks

    The Complete Velvets
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  2. 993 listeners

    27 May 1960 · 34 tracks

    Presenting the Velvets
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  3. 889 listeners

    31 May 2009 · 30 tracks

    Doo Wop Classics
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  4. 528 listeners

    1 Jan 1989 · 18 tracks

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