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UNIQUES
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| "LITTLE ANGEL" | |
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| UNIQUES | |
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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. |
US KIDS
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| "I LOVE THE RAIN" | |
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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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VAL-AIRES
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| "I GO LOOKING FOR JEANIE" | |
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| VAL-AIRES | |
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| ITZY CD 103 | |
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31 | Previously unreleased 1959 effort by the Val-Aires, who later became the Vogues of "Magic Town" and "Five O'Clock World" fame. The group hailed from Turtle Creek Pennsylvania, about 12 miles southeast of Pittsburgh. |
VAN DYKES
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| "ROCK A BYE GIRL" | |
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| CO-OP 516 | |
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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. |
BOBBY VEE
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| "TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY" | |
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| BOBBY VEE | |
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| LIBERTY 55354 | |
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40 | Number one song for Bobby Vee, on the charts for 15 weeks in the late summer and fall of 1961. Saw him sing this live in 1986 at Expo '86, the worlds fair in Vancouver Canada. Click here to visit the Bobby Vee website. |
VELTONES
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| "FOOL IN LOVE" | |
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| SATELLITE 100 | |
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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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ROBIN WARD
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| "WONDERFUL SUMMER" | |
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32 | Classic girl teen surf oriented ballad from the late fall of 1963. Made it to #14 on the Billboard Charts. Click here for more information on Robin Ward. |
GINO WASHINGTON
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| "AROUND THE TOWN" | |
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| WASHPAN 32937 | |
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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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| "THE MYSTERY OF LOVE" | |
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| BAT 1002 | |
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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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| "LOVE SINCERE" | |
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| GARY WHITBY | |
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| CARROLL 101 | |
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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. |
MAURICE WILLIAMS AND THE ZODIACS
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| "STAY" | |
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| MAURICE WILLIAMS AND THE ZODIACS | |
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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. |
PHIL WILSON
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| "SUSAN" | |
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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. |
WIND
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| "MAKE BELIEVE" | |
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| WIND | |
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| LIFE 200 | |
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46 | From the late summer and early fall of 1969, this is Tony Orlando with a studio group, Four Seasons type sound. Made it as high as #28 on the Billboard Charts. Click here for more information on the Wind. |
BRENTON WOOD
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| "OOGUM BOOGUM SONG" | |
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| BRENTON WOOD | |
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| DOUBLE SHOT 111 | |
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50 | Brenton Wood's "Oogum Boogum Song" is a college favorite of mine in the soul music area from the spring of 1967. Peaked at #34 on the Billboard Charts. Click here to visit the Brenton Wood website. |
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YELLOW BALLOON
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| "GOOD FEELIN' TIME" | |
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| YELLOW BALLOON | |
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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. |
APRIL YOUNG
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| "TO BE LOVED BY YOU" | |
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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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| "BOBBY BABY" | |
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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. |
GINNY ZEE
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| "YOU CAN'T IMAGINE" | |
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| GINNY ZEE | |
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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. |
