Tag Archives: Chester Simmons

The Moonglows were being among the most important R&B sets of the 1950s, even though they only had a small number of hits among less than 50 recorded songs, in a brief history that lasted just six years, in sharp contrast to such acts because the Orioles as well as …

Among Washington, D.C.’s pioneering vocal organizations, the Rainbows documented three singles entitled after women’s titles: “Mary Lee,” “Shirley,” and “Minnie.” “Mary Lee” premiered on Morgan “Bobby” Robinson’s Reddish Robin label in 1955; the Rainbows on that record contains lead vocalist Ronald “Posie” Kilometers, John Berry, along with other unfamiliar members …

The Marquees were a short-term Washington, D.C., group who progressed from the Rainbows. Chester Simmons, Reese Palmer, Wayne Nolan, and Marvin Gaye sang using the Rainbows at different instances; Simmons was a founding member as well as the second option three filled set for lacking Rainbows when required. The group …