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Led by velvety-voiced lead singer Stan Ziska, who later on transformed his name to Stan Sommers, the del Satins created a number of the sweetest harmonies from the doo wop era. Furthermore to recording some amazing singles — including “I’ll Pray for you personally,” “I RECALL the night time,” and …

The Dovells are most widely known for a small number of early-’60s dance hits, including their biggest one — “The Bristol Stomp” — number 1 (according to Cash Box) and number 2 (Billboard) within the pop charts in 1961, climbing its way to number seven within the R&B charts aswell. …

Best remembered for his or her 1964 smash “Breads and Butter,” Nashville pop vocal trio the Newbeats teamed singer Larry Henley with brothers Dean and Tag Mathis. The Mathises previously performed because the duo Dean & Tag, notching a strike in 1959 using the solitary “SIMPLY TELL HIM No”; 3 …

Blue-eyed soul vocalist Len Barry paced many hits of the first ’60s, both as an associate of Dovells so when a single act. Created in Philadelphia in 1942, he debuted on polish because the vocalist for the 1958 solitary “Mope-Itty Mope,” as documented from the Boss-Tones. He created the group …

In looking back again on the history of rock and roll & move, the unfortunate fact continues to be that hardly any of its original practitioners remained true to its original big beat eyesight. Some produced a small number of amazing edges before broader horizons — tv or the films …

The Allisons are among the best-loved of most Britain’s Eurovision Tune Contest entries despite hardly ever having won the function; they completed second within the 1961 competition. Originally a duo of Brian Alford and John Light, the roots from the Allisons sprang in the remains of the southwest London youngsters …

One-hit wonder Terry Stafford was known for his Elvis sound-alike one “Suspicion,” which became a high Five smash sometimes on the height of Beatlemania in 1964. Stafford was created in Hollis, Fine, on November 22, 1941, and was raised in Amarillo, TX. He transferred to LA after senior high school …