Saturday, 15 August 2026

Obscure American Artists 1956-1963, Teen 252

 













The Wilson Sisters. The Wilson Sisters group recorded three singles, for different labels, from different parts of the US and it is not clear whether they all can be assigned to the same girls.

Bill Wilson. Rockabilly singer, guitarist and songwriter from Durham, NC. One single for Brooke (label from Asheboro, North Carolina).

Bobby Wilde. Pseudonym for ASCAP songwriter Bob Goldstein from NYC, who wrote for BMI as Robert Wilde. Recorded one single for Southside Records (label from NYC). 

Jimmy Wilde. Teen Sound singer. One single for Chelsea Records (label from NYC).

Troy Williams. Teen Pop singer. One single for Hi Records (Memphis, Tennessee rockabilly and soul label).

Freddie Willis. Soul and Doo-Wop singer. One single for Doré.

Lindy Wade. Teen Pop singer. One single for Tender (small independent label in Southern California).



Bob Waddell. Pop singer from Durham, NC (1928 - 1990), educated in a music conservatory and a great opera lover, didn't much like rock 'n' roll. He appeared on the nationally-televised Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts in 1956. In 1957 and 1958 he recorded two singles in rock and roll style.








Johnny Voit. Rock and Country musician from Gogebic County area, Minnesota, known as “Big John” (1935 - 2010). One single for Oxboro Records (label from Minneapolis, Minnesota).









Jimmy Voytek. Rock and Country musician from Florida (1938 - 1980). In 1959 and 1960, while working at an RCA Victor branch, Voytek recorded two singles (one of them as Jimmy Voytex) for two local labels, neither of which charted. He then gave up his music career and worked as a police officer in Miami until 1976. In 1976, he left Miami and tried his luck as a country musician in Nashville , Tennessee.
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Voytek









Robert Wagner. Famous actor. Recorded one single for Liberty.



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