Saturday, 23 May 2026

Obscure American Artists 1956-1963, Teen 200

 


Ray Abels. Teen Pop singer - one single for Name Records (label from Hollywood, California).

Adonis. Teen Pop singer - one single for Powertree Records, Inc. (label from New York City).

Gary Arthur. Gary Arthur Oberg, Teen Sound singer from Crystal Lake, Illinois - one single for Debby Records (label from Chicago, Illinois).

Tommy Autry. Teen Pop singer from Odessa, Texas - one single for Token Records (label from Midland, Texas). He was a member of Mike Malone & The Misters (Tb08).

Becky Lee Beck. Girl singer from Columbus, GA. One single for Challenge, both songs composed by John Suhr (rockabilly artist from Atlanta).

Bill Berry. Rockabilly singer - one single for GMA (label from Chicago, Illinois).

Becky & The Montclairs. Rock and Soul group - one single for Accent (California based label).

Joyce Bennett. Soul singer - one single released by Philadelphia, Pennsylvania labels (Fran-Ette / Jaguar).


The Beachcombers. Surf-rock group that included:

¬Frank Gari,

Alfred Anthony Affrunti (also known as Alzo Fronte), and an unknown person named Car - one single for Diamond Records (label from New York City).

Frank had a successful solo career prior to this recording. Several other groups used this name.

 




The Allen Sisters. Canadian sister singing duo, The Allan Sisters, originally from Edmonton, Alberta, moved to Toronto.
Their first single, credited to The Allen Sisters, was recorded in the US, released by Shell Records (label from New York City) - both songs composed by Hoffman-Klein (prolific US songwriters).





Annie & The Orphans. Group from California. Members:

¬Gary LeMel,

Ben Sherwin, Ann Sherwin. Both songs of the only single were self-composed.






Don Boone & The Indians. Rock & roll band from Cincinnati, Ohio - one single for the local label.

https://buckeyebeat.com/donbooneandindians.html



Becky & The Lollipops. Group from Los Angeles led by singer-songwriter-producer Rickie Page. She recorded numerous singles with other groups




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