Saturday, 15 August 2026

Obscure American Artists 1956-1963, Teen 253

 




Dee Matt & The Fabulous Cenders. Rockabilly band from Pennsylvania. One single for Primos Records (label from Primos, Pennsylvania).

Judy Winkler. Teen Sound female singer. One single for JDS Records (label from New York City) with Orchestra under the direction of Jerry Ragavoy - one of the earliest label credits for Ragavoy.

Bob & Carol. Husband-wife vocal duo. In 1960/1961 they released three singles for Warner Bros. Bob co-wrote all songs with his buddy Earl Sinks (see T13).
From 1949-1955 Bob Montgomery was the duet partner of Buddy Holly. Montgomery moved to Nashville in late 1959 and became a staff songwriter for Acuff-Rose Publishing. He recorded one solo single for Coral.
Carol Montgomery was back-up singer in Nashville and Muscle Shoals for about 20 years in the 60's and 70's (Elvis, Bob Dylan, Marie Osmond, Dolly Parton, Jerry Lee Lewis, etc.). She recorded two solo singles for Sound Stage 7.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Montgomery_(songwriter)


Gene Montgomery. Teenage rock & roll vocalist, songwriter. Recorded two singles for Columbia.











Weldon Myrick. Country musician (pedal steel guitar) from Texas (1938, Jayton - 2014 Nashville). He worked with, among others: Elvis Presley, Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson. Between 1958 and 1962 he recorded three own singles for Gaylo Records (label from Big Spring, Texas).









Le Sabres aka Les Sabres Combo.
Memphis-based band featuring future The Guilloteens members (Laddie Gene Hutcherson, vocalist, songwriter and guitarist). They recorded for local labels from Memphis: Co & Wi; RCT.










Phil & The Catalinas. Rock and Roll / Doo-Wop group from Columbus, OH. The group was initially a trio of high school students comprised of Phil Gary (on lead), Harry Smith and Rick Guyton. They released two singles for Olimpic Records, label formed by Phil Gary for releasing records by himself and The Catalinas.
https://whitedoowopcollector.blogspot.com/2011/11/phil-catalinasolimpic-records.html

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