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31 | Uptempo teen doowop from South Carolina, the year was 1961. The Semac label came from Sumter, about 40 miles east of Columbia, the state capital. Any further information on the group would be appreciated. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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LARRY TAMBLYN![]() |
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39 | From North Hollywood California, Larry Tamblyn sang this teen idol tune when he was about 17 years old, in 1960. He later became the founding member and leader of the garage band the Standells in the 1960's and had many hits with them. Click here for a picture and more information on Larry Tamblyn. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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31 | Medium fast white doowop from the Dallas-Fort Worth area of Texas, the year was 1960. The group had later records on the Texas based Le Cam label and also on a national label Philips. The Twinkle label this is on points to Stephenville Texas, about 70 miles southwest of Fort Worth. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TOMMY THRASHER![]() |
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35 | Medium tempo teen country crossover from 1961, on the Tom Tom label from Carmichael California near Sacramento. I found an article in the December 1976 Spokesman Review that Tommy Thrasher moved to Spokane Washington then and was performing country music there as Tommy Thrasher and the Nashville Rebels. Any further information on Tommy Thrasher would be appreciated. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
WAYNE TOOMBS![]() |
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39 | Great medium tempo teen styled song from the early 1960's. I got to speak with Wayne Toombs on the phone in 2003 when he was still living in Blytheville Arkansas. He owned a music store, and worked part time for the Blytheville Police Department. Enjoyed our conversation about music and the business in general at the time he recorded this. Wayne passed away unexpectedly in 2005. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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48 | Sunshine pop at it's best, on the charts for 15 weeks in 1967 reaching #1. Click here to visit the Turtles website. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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31 | From Toledo Ohio, this is a nice medium slow teen doowop piece, the year was 1959. Label credits the Uniques with the Outlaws for the vocals. Writers are G. Adamski, D. Robbins and M. Valvano. Any further information on the group who recorded this would be appreciated. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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43 | Medium fast teen garage from Gilmore City Iowa, the year was 1964. Click here for more information on the 1960's band The Fabulous Uniques from Iowa. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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53 | From Medford Oregon, in the heart of southwestern Oregon's Rogue River Valley, hails this medium tempo 1967 teen garage effort by the US Kids led by then 13 year old Dennis Chitwood. Dennis later was involved in recording an album titled "Many Moons" in 1996, according to an email from his daughter Cierra Chitwood. Any further information would be welcome. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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47 | Medium fast Four Seasons sound-a-like group from New Haven Connecticut led by Frank Ruggiero. Frank died in a drowning accident in the fall of 1967, about a year or so after this was recorded. Click here to see a mid 1960's picture of the Van Dykes, about the time they recorded this. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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31 | Nice medium fast Memphis Tennessee area doowop from the summer of 1959. Click here for some interesting reading about the Satellite and Stax labels. There is a mention of this record in the article. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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GINO WASHINGTON![]() |
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51 | Uptempo soul teen rocker from 1968. This reminds me a little of the Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs 1960 hit "Stay". Gino is actually George "Gino" Washington, from Detroit Michigan. Click here for more information on Gino Washington. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
JOEY WELZ![]() |
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41 | Uptempo teen rocker on the Baltimore Maryland based Bat label, the year was 1963. Joey Welz is still active in the music business as of this writing in 2009 and resides in Lititz Pennsylania, about 9 miles north of Lancaster. Click here to visit the Joey Welz website. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
GARY WHITBY![]() |
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39 | Medium tempo teen sound recorded on the Memphis Tennessee based Carroll label, the year was 1963. Any further information on Gary Whitby would be welcome! The writers are Helen Allen and June Cowdrey. The publishers are Lyn Lou Music Inc, BMI affiliation. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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50 | From the fall of 1960, this was on the charts for 18 weeks and reached #1. Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs are from South Carolina. Click here to visit the Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs website. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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41 | Nice uptempo teen rocker from Ohio, the year was 1959. Phil was also an actor and playwright, according to the Billboard Top Pop Singles Book. Click here for more information on Phil Wilson, who also had a minor hit in 1961 with "Wishin' On A Rainbow" on the Huron label. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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47 | Medium fast sunshine pop tune from the summer of 1967, barely missed the top 100 Billboard charts but bubbled under at #101. Click here for more information on the Yellow Balloon. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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33 | From Philadelphia Pennsylvania, great uptempo girl vocal group sound from 1964. April Young was married to songwriter and producer Jerry Ross. She passed away in 1989. Click here for some information on Jerry Ross, which includes information and a couple of pictures of April Young. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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GINNY ZEE![]() |
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33 | Great uptempo girl teen sound from 1962. Ginny Zee was actually Ginny Zalito, who was the sister of Frankie Zalito, a member of Ray Davis and the Coachmen Five from River Edge New Jersey. Ray also co-wrote the song. See Ray Davis and the Coachmen Five. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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33 | Flip side of "Bobby Baby", nice ballad in the Rosie and the Originals style from 1962. Ray Davis wrote this side, as Ginny's brother Frankie Zalito was in the Coachmen Five. See Ray Davis and the Coachmen Five. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||