Tag Archives: Early Pop/Rock

The Hondells were the receiver of the greatest track that Brian Wilson donated to some other artist, “Small Honda.” One of the better hot-rod music, it produced the very best Ten in 1964 (the Seaside Kids would record their very own version that 12 months, but wouldn’t normally concern it …

A significant cog in Los Angeles’ doo wop community through the ’50s, Bobby Day time wrote three often-covered early rock and roll classics in 1957-1958. Day time was area of the Hollywood Flames, among the area’s best R&B vocal organizations, and briefly section of Bob & Earl, later on going …

Created in Queens, NY, in 1955, the Cleftones contains five friends from Jamaica SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL — Plant Cox (lead), Warren Corbin (bass), Charlie Wayne (1st tenor), William McClain (baritone), and Berman Patterson (second tenor). Originally authorized to Gee, the group released its 1st solitary, “You Baby You,” past due …

Unlike what lots of the obituaries on the subject of him claimed, Bill Pinkney had not been a pioneering person in the Drifters. Rather, he was among the “Initial Drifters,” a carrying out group that he structured in the 1970s round the audio and lineup of this venerable R&B tranquility …

The Innocents — Adam Western world (lead), Al Candelaria (bass), and Darron Stankey (tenor/guitarist) — were a smooth harmonizing Western world Coastline pop group from San Fernando Valley CA, whose most successful record was accompanying Kathy Young as Kathy Young & the Innocents on “ONE THOUSAND Smiles” (1960 Indigo Information, …

This NEW YORK group’s origins dated back again to the mid-’40s, if they were referred to as Deek Watson & the Dark brown Dots. Former Printer ink Areas member Watson, Pat Greatest, Jimmy Gordon, and Jimmie Nabbie had been the founding lineup. The Four Tunes produced their documenting debut for …

The 4 Tops’ tale is among longevity and togetherness: these Motown legends teamed up in senior high school and spent over four years with out a single personnel change. Among, they became among the top-tier works on the label without shortage of skill, ranking using the Temptations as well as …

Bobby Lewis is usually one particular talented performers whose recognition is usually confined to an individual monster strike, “Tossin’ and Turnin’.” Released in early 1961, the solitary rode the graphs for 23 weeks, ultimately hitting the main spot on both pop and R&B graphs. Lewis had additional hits, including a …

The 4 Freshmen were among the top vocal sets of the 1950s, and formed the bridge between ’40s ensembles just like the Mel-Tones and harmony-based rock and roll & roll rings like the Seaside Boys in addition to groupings like Spanky & Our Gang as well as the Manhattan Transfer. …

The Four Periods are justifiably being among the most fondly remembered pop/rock vocal sets of the first to mid-’60s. Their soaring harmonies, in conjunction with Frankie Valli’s beautiful falsetto lead on intimate, teenage-oriented music, had been as central towards the early-’60s music picture as the function from the Seaside Guys, …