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  • 1 month ago

    The Nutmegs - The Ship Of Love - 1955

    The Nutmegs are one of the most revered vocal groups in R&B history. "Ship of Love" was released a few months after the group's biggest hit "Story ...

    butlerjames106 butlerjames106 commented:

    the nutmegs also one of the four haven knights lead singer leroy griffin can be heard on the 1958 classic why go on pretending

  • 1 month ago
    butlerjames106 butlerjames106 commented:

    hi

    im also sorry to know thats your dad passing. he must be the bass singer but found the other singer 3rd from the right lowe murray was singin with the harptones also passed in 2010

    do you if the last three still living?

  • 1 month ago

    Mellows - Smoke From Your Cigarette

    Lilian Leach and The Mellows singing "Smoke From Your Cigarette" in 1995

    butlerjames106 butlerjames106 commented:

    im sorry to say but lillian leach is the only orginald singer

    the other four original singer are deceased.

  • 1 month ago

    Heartbeats - A Thousand Miles Away (Original Remastered)

    The Hearbeats started out calling themselves "The Hearts" but changed their name in 1955 and in 1956 recorded what become one of the all-time great...

    butlerjames106 butlerjames106 commented:

    great sound by the group singer james shep sheppard along with tony williams of the platters and jackie wilson the best singers in the doop-wop area the best lead singer

    how he died was terrible 1n 1970.

  • 2 months ago

    Schoolboys - Please say you want me

    My opinion a double sided hit for this very talented young group (lead singer at the time 14 years old.) The other side called "Shirley" also very ...

    butlerjames106 butlerjames106 commented:

    great sound by this group very talented ihave not seen any of the guys on any doo-wop show on tv . are these guys passed away especially the lead singer leslie martin where are those guys

  • 2 months ago

    Johnnie and Joe... Darling

    Chess Record Label Issue#1706

    butlerjames106 butlerjames106 commented:

    i heard that johnnie was born in charleston south carolina whic is 21 miles from where i lived.from johns island sc .

    is any one out there know what street he had lived at? but i heard he left for new york at an early age about 9 years old

  • 2 months ago

    Over The Rainbow - The Dimensions

    We will have our Rainbows. We will have our Stars. We will have Eternity. For a love that`s only OURS.

    butlerjames106 butlerjames106 commented:

    this is a great song by this group a sweet ballad also the moroccans has quite the same versions

    but the checkers has more of a groovy version especially bill brown bass also if you hear the kiddy group the chanters you will cry when you hear them sang it vocal harmony is the key

  • 2 months ago
    butlerjames106 butlerjames106 commented:

    a beautiful song one of the great doo-wop didnt get too much attention.

    many historians said the group pattin themselves after the platters to give the tony williams sound the lead singer emmett smith ist photo on left. earl thorpe is still living today in ohio

    the one on bottom left is dece...

  • 2 months ago

    The Cadillacs | Gloria

    The Cadillacs

    Also known as The Carnations, The Four Cadillacs, Earl Carroll and the Cadillacs, Jesse Powell and the Caddys

    From

    Harlem, New York...

    butlerjames106 butlerjames106 commented:

    james poppa clark and gus willingham were two the members of this originald much is heard on speedo carrol and bobby phillips .

    but i heard clark died of an early age before 24 and willingham is not around in any other vocal group of the 50s

    thank s gloria is so beautiful

  • 2 months ago
    butlerjames106 butlerjames106 commented:

    i heard the 3 clark brothers died in the early 60s james went in sing with the caddliacs on gloria. nick was a hartones member. john left early in 1955 what happen to them they were such good looking fellows is any from newyork what happen to the brothers? thanks

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