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The Mascots were a reasonably successful Swedish sixties group, issuing around twenty singles and two LPs between 1964 and 1968, and achieving the Swedish TOP with five of their 45s. Although they published a lot of their personal material, the majority of their result was incredibly imitative of English Invasion …

So, this is actually the tale — familiar to all or any enthusiasts of Frank Zappa — of Ruben Sano and his ’53 Nash, as well as the music group he left out in 19 when his sweetheart said she’d keep him if he didn’t quit the group. Best? Wrong. …

Doo wop veteran Jewel Akens was created Sept 12, 1940, in Houston, TX. He started singing in cathedral as a kid, but was also inspired with the blues joint in his community. In the past due ’40s, his family members moved to LA. In his teenagers, Akens sang with an …

Rosie Hamlin was the Rosie of Rosie & the Originals, who had a memorable one-shot strike using the ballad “Angel Baby” in 1960. Hamlin, who composed “Angel Baby” and far of the various other material she documented, set herself apart from many other typical rock singers of that time period …

Small Joe Make had in least 3 successful music professions in one life time. Perhaps one of the most long lasting performers ever to emerge from Philadelphia, Make sang gospel and tempo & blues, fostered several dance crazes, and arranged at least one effective lady group in his profession. Joe …

This R&B vocal group originated from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. The group was produced in 1956 by Joe Make (b. 29 Dec 1922, Philadelphia, Pa, USA), who acquired produced his first record in 1949 as lead of the gospel group, the Joe Make Quartet. While documenting as an associate of a …

b. 4 November 1938, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. On the data of her fifty percent dozen produces, Lillian Offit was an ordinary but lusty blues shouter, of little stature and commensurate skill. She was still going to university when she frequented the offices of Nashboro Information in the wish of earning …

As the storyplot goes, Ron Holden got his break right into the music business when, after becoming arrested on charges of cannabis and alcohol possession, a officer in the train station heard him singing and told Holden to contact him after he premiered. That officer was Larry Nelson, who was …

A Bronx duo remembered for “We Belong Together,” a lovely tranquility ballad that produced the very best 40 in 1958, Robert Carr and Johnny Mitchell produced in regards to a dozen singles for the Aged City label in the past due ’50s and early ’60s, non-e of which produced remotely …

Johnnylouise Richardson and Joe Streams teamed in 1957 for some singles on Chess. Their finest was “Within the Mountain, Over the Ocean,” which managed to get to number 3 over the R&B graphs and amount eight over the pop aspect. It was 1 of 2 Top 10 R&B singles they …