Saturday, 15 August 2026

Obscure American Artists 1956-1963, Teen 254

 




Claire Terese. Real Name: Claire Lafferty. Teen Sound singer from California. The 1st single for Cleveland Records (label from Hollywood), also released on Palette, as Wendy Love. Next singles for Corsair (another label from Hollywood), one of them as Ginger Time.

Ronnie Dee. Real Name: Ron Deighan. Teen Pop performer, songwriter. One single for Wye Records (label from Warwick, Rhode Island). Several other artists used this name.

Gene Day. Teen Rock singer from New Jersey. Recorded for local labels: Bergen Records (Little Ferry, NJ) and Lightning Records (Irvington, NJ).

Sonny Dee. Pseudonym of Salvatore Pippa (songwriter). Teen Pop singer from New York. Recorded one single for Kapp (label from NYC), both tracks co-written by Salvatore Pippa.

Mike Franklin. Teen Pop singer. One single for Dante Records (label from Houston, Texas).



The Curls. Female duo from New York, Sue Singleton and Sue Terry, the girls who accompanied Paul Evans on 'Seven Little Girls....". The duo released a pair of singles on Everest.










Eddie Custis. Pop and Soul vocalist. One single for Parkway.



Sandra Dee. Real Name: Alexandra Cymboliak Zuck. Actress and singer (1942 - 2005). She began her career as a child model, working first in commercials, and then film in her teenage years. Dee won a Golden Globe Award in 1959 as one of the year's most promising newcomers. Married to Bobby Darin (1960-1967).






Sonny Dee. Pseudonym of Salvatore Pippa Jr. (songwriter, Dion’s hit “Lonely Teenager”). Teen Pop singer from New York (1942 - 1990). Recorded one single for Kapp (label from NYC), both tracks co-written by Salvatore Pippa.


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