Obscure American Artists 1956-1963, Teen 313

 

The Planets ft. Jimmy Waller. Doo-Wop & Rock group. Recorded one single for Nu-Clear (label from Columbus, Georgia).

The Playmakers. Pop, Rock band. Recorded one single for Tap Records (label from New York City). Several other groups used this name.

Prentiss Polk. Teen Sound singer. Recorded one single for Columbia.

Walter Populist Along with The Truetones. Rock & Soul vocalist. Recorded one self-penned single for Flame (label from New Orleans, Louisiana).

Billy Porto. Rock, Pop Boston area vocalist. Recorded one single for Mercury.

Johnny Power. Real Name: John Del Pizzol. Teen Pop singer. Recorded one single for Triodex (label from New York, NY), arranged by Richard Wess.

Linda Powers.  Teen Pop singer. Recorded one single for Carlton (label from NYC).

Wendy Powers. Teen Pop singer. Recorded one single for Keen (label from Los Angeles, California).

John Price. Rock, Pop vocalist. Recorded one single for BigTop (label from NYC).

Ronnie Premiere & The Royal Lancers. Real Name: Ronald Barzyk. Performer/songwriter from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Recorded one single for Sara  (label from Sauk City, Wisconsin, subsidiary of Cuca Records).  The Royal Lancers also backed other singers from Wisconsin.

Ronnie Price & The Velvets. Rock & Roll performer. Recorded one single for Carousel (label from Texas).

Tina Powers. Teen Pop singer. Recorded one single for Parkway.

Wayne Powers. Real Name: Winston A. Cogswell. Pop, Rock songwriter, performer from Rhode Island (1928 - 2020). Recorded one self-penned single for Phillips.
https://www.ripopmusic.org/musical-artists/musicians/wayne-cogswellwayne-powerswinston-cogswell/

The Polyannas : Jan-Betty-Diana. Pop vocal group. Recorded one single for Kings-X (label from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma).

Obscure American Artists 1956-1963, Teen 312

 

Jimmy Pemberton. Doo-Wop and Rock singer from New York City. Recorded for Orchid (label from Baltimore, Maryland) and End/Mark-X (labels from NYC labels).

Linda Perell. Pop singer from NYC. Recorded one song for Dunes Records (label from NYC), instrumental version as a flip. Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller production, a classic example of the East Coast Brill Building Girl Group sound with an arrangement by Alan Lorber under the direction of Jeff Barry.

Jean Perri. Rock, Pop singer from Texas. Recorded one single for Joed Records (label from Big Spring, Texas, founded by Ted Groebl).

Johnny Perry. Teen Pop singer. Recorded one single for Senator (label from ???).

The Petticoats. Rock, Pop vocal group. Recorded one single for Challenge, arranged by Perry Botkin, Jr. Some other groups used this name.

Artie Picasso. Teen Sound singer from the East Coast. Recorded one single for Hanover (label based in New York, NY).

Phil & Del. Teen Sound duo from Los Angeles, California: Phillip Tucker and Delbert Franklin. Franklin was a member of The Mixtures (group from Ventura, California managed by label owner & producer Eddie Davis, see Q45). They recorded two singles for Eddie Davis labels, the first on Linda Records in 1962 (instrumental backing by The Mixtures) and the second on Rampart Records in 1967. Phillip Tucker and Delbert Franklin also have registered under the pseudonym The Souljers (one single in 1965).

Phil & Harv. Teen Sound duo from Los Angeles, California, members of The Mixtures (see Q45): Phillip Tucker and Willis Junior Harvey. Recorded two singles for Rampart Records.

Wade Phillips. Teen Pop singer. Recorded two self-penned singles for Jaro International (short-lived subsidiary of Rank Records).

Perry, Tony. Teen Pop singer. Recorded one self-penned single for Ember Records.

Cynthia Pepper. Real Name: Cynthia Anne Culpepper. Actress and singer from California. Recorded one single for Felsted.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynthia_Pepper

The Phaetons. Doo-Wop group from Hollywood, CA: Bob Mahoney (lead), Larry Buttes, Bob Buttes, Jack Igo. In 1963 they recorded one single for Sahara (label from Arcadia, California), Mahoney composed both tracks, one more track in 1964 for the same label (Premiers on the B-side). Some other groups used this name.
https://doo-wop.blogg.org/the-phaetons-2-aka-the-haciendas-a116517408

Obscure American Artists 1956-1963, Teen 311

 

Billy Osborne & The Blue Denims. Rockabilly musician. Recorded one single for Cyclone Records (label from Tennessee).

Priscilla Page. Real Name: Priscilla Gilmore. Pop & Soul singer from Detroit. Recorded one single for Rose G Records (local label),  later leased to Alcor Records (label from LA, subsidiary of Everest Records).

Troy Parrish. Real Name: Chuck Collins. Doo-Wop/R&B singer from California. Under his real name, he was the former lead singer and songwriter for the R&B/Doo-Wop group The Prodigals, and later a Dot recording artist billed by his actual name Chuck Collins. As Troy Parrish he recorded one single for Baronet Records (label from Los Angeles), arranged by Calvin Harris.

Ricki Pal. Teen Pop singer. Recorded one self-penned single for Arwin Records (label from California).

Millie Patterson. Rock & Pop singer from California. Recorded one single for Highland Records (label from Los Angeles, California).

Charlotte O'Hara. Real Name: Charlotte Ann Matheny. Teen Pop  singer and songwriter. Recorded the 1^st single for Äva Records (label from Hollywood, CA). In the late 1960s she recorded as Bonnie & The Treasures, Cherry Blossom.

The Pauls. Pop group from California formed by Paul Buff. Recorded one single for Donna (label from Hollywood, California), written by P. Buff.

Joey Paige. Real Name: Joseph E. Sauseris. Teen Pop singer / songwriter and bassist, born and raised in Philadelphia. He moved to Los Angeles and in 1963 recorded the 1^st self-composed single for Warner Bros. Between 1964 and 1967 he recorded several singles for different labels.
https://cavehollywood.com/the-life-and-times-of-joey-paige/

Pat Parker & The Way Mates. Teen singer from North Carolina. Recorded two singles for Skyland (local label from NC), bb The Way Mates, rock band from Hendersonville, NC: Johnny Connor, Bobby Taylor, Harold Houk, Danny Bordner. They had their own 45 on Skyland.

A Pair Of King. Duo of singers and songwriters: Jerry Vance (Pellegrino), Jimmie Sims.

Taffy Thomas. Real Name: Eva Sue McKee. Pop and country singer from Nevada (1925 - 2021). In 1960, she signed on with Columbia Records, who renamed the singer Taffy Thomas and issued one non-charting single under this artist name. Thereafter, the Taffy Thomas name was dropped, and Sue signed with Hickory Records, using Sue Thompson as her name.