Marvin & Johnny

Among the initial notable tempo & blues duos, Marvin & Johnny weren’t a lot a permanent become Marvin Phillips (b. Oct. 23, 1931) and many partners that he’d name “Johnny.” Although Emory Perry was probably the most regular of the, Phillips also duetted with Jesse Belvin (producing number two within the R&B graph, as Jesse & Marvin, with “Desire Lady”), Carl Green, among others, though Phillips known as Perry “my primary Johnny.” Whoever was performing, Marvin & Johnny had been significant, otherwise major, figures within the changeover from West Coastline leap blues to hotter sax-driven R&B edges that started to strategy rock & move; these were also forerunners of doo wop making use of their appealingly grainy harmonies and periodic sly love of life. Recording for Niche and Modern, that they had several TOP R&B strikes, “Baby Doll” (1953) and “Tick Tock”/”Cherry Pie” (1954), and in addition issued other solid singles, occasionally in sort of up to date Louis Jordan design. They faded following the middle-’50s, although they might also record for Aladdin and many other small LA labels.