b. Christian Rudolph Ebsen, 2 Apr 1908, Belleville, Illinois, USA, d. 6 July 2003, Torrance, California, USA. Ebsen qualified like a dancer along with his dad, then produced a double action along with his sister, Vilma. He made an appearance within the Ziegfeld Follies but in the middle-30s was generally …

Together with his contemporary Wynn Stewart, Tommy Collins was among the 1st country musicians to determine a unique Bakersfield, CA, sound. During the ’50s, he released some strike singles that lightened in the build of honky tonk with jumping backbeats, novelty lyrics, and electrical guitars. Collins explored a far more …

The Area of expertise label’s most prolific gospel act, the Pilgrim Travelers were being among the most successful and influential sets of gospel’s golden era; famed because of their distinctive “strolling rhythm” audio, they also gained renown because of their riotous live shows and breathless showmanship. The Pilgrim Travelers had …

An obscure blue-eyed doo-wop quartet from your Borough Park portion of Brooklyn, NY, the Neons’ influences included the Harptones, Cadillacs, Moonglows, Spaniels, as well as the Flamingos. The quartet created in 1954 having a line-up of Jeff Pearl (lead), Ron Darin (baritone), Norm Isacoff (bass), and Frank Vignari (1st tenor). …

This trombonist’s career includes performing and recording with major jazz contenders such as for example Stan Kenton and Maynard Ferguson, but most listeners could have unknowingly heard Bernhart’s blowing for the soundtracks to vintage tv shows. He is everywhere on soundtracks from the previous few many years of the ’50s, …

Spirit vocalist Rena Scott has traveled through the entire U.S. and European countries executing alongside R&B’s and jazz’s many reputable acts, like the Temptations, Natalie Cole, and Aretha Franklin, yet her profession successes stemmed even more from doing industrial jingles for Levi and Sunny Take pleasure in addition to portion …

Pass away Höhner championed the customs of German folk and karnevalsmusik in to the 21st hundred years, even performing in the neighborhood dialect of the local Köln. Peter Werner, Walter Pelzer, Rolf Lessenich, and Janus Fröhlich founded the group — originally dubbed Höhnerhoff (i.e., “Chickenyard”) — in 1972. Per their …

LA vocal group the Robins are best remembered today because the forerunner from the Coasters, though their very own record of strikes was substantial in its right. Also, their background will be a lot more difficult than most followers from the Coasters know, and can become split into two important …

The Paris Sisters bridged the gap separating the original vocal pop from the post-World War II era from your equally generation-defining girl group sound that emerged within the wake of rock & roll. From the 1961 launch of the Phil Spector-produced discovery “I REALLY LIKE How You Like Me,” the …

Merging a Philadelphia spirit sound with a solid appreciation of Marvin Gaye, Maze offering Frankie Beverly was among the very best R&B acts from the late ’70s and ’80s. The unique Maze and its own charismatic lead vocalist, founder, maker, and songwriter Beverly didn’t possess many pop strikes, but they …