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Saturday, 31 October 2026

Obscure American Artists 1956-1963, Teen 310

Becky Baines. East Coast Rock & Roll performer. In 1961 recorded one 7” for Glaser Hollywood (label from NYC), produced by Ralph Glaser, Sid Glaser.

Windy Craig. Teen Rock singer. In 1963 recorded one 7” for Cevetone (label from Jersey City, New Jersey).

Fi-Dels. Soul, Pop group. In 1961 recorded one 7” for United Southern Artists (label from Hot Springs, Arkansas), B-side credited to Dean Purkiss & Fi-Dels.

Steve Gregory. East Coast Doo-Wop singer (classified to Teen Sound). In 1960 recorded one 7” for Kenco Records (label from NYC).

Cindy Rella & Her Stepsisters. Alias of Colleen Lovett, Teen Pop singer from Texas, sister of Char Lovett. Together, they were known as The Lovett Sisters (see Tb48). In the late 1950s they joined the Teddy Phillips & His Orchestra.
In the early 1960s, Teddy Phillips and Colleen Lovett married and moved to California, where Teddy's variety show continued for a time on local television.
In 1962 Colleen Lovett recorded one single with Ted Phillips & His Orchestra, credited to Cindy Rella & Her Stepsisters, released by Carlton (NYC label).
In 1964, she recorded one more single as Cindy Rella, for Drum Boy Records (label from Chicago, Illinois)
http://www.teddyphillipsorchestra.com/colleen-phillips-lovett.html

Dick Buscher & The Cliche’s. Rock band from Dubuque, IA. Dick Buscher (rhythm guitar, vocals); Harry Blewett (drums); Nick White (lead guitar); Tom "Ziggy" Weig (bass).
They recorded a few singles for Cuca Records (label & recording studios located in Sauk City, Wisconsin).

Bob Callaway. Rock 'n' Roll singer from Spiro, Oklahoma. Between 1958 and 1962 he recorded four singles: Big Red* (local label), RCA Victor, UBC (label from Ft. Smith, Arkansas).
*two issues feature different recordings of Tick Tock, the 1^st issue is credited to Bob Callaway, the 2^nd issue to Bob Callaway & The Spiro Hepcats

The backing bands: The Spiro Hep Cats, The Chicks and The Cliks were all the same band: Bob Calloway (guitar and vocals), Charles Martin (drums), James Neely (bass), Jimmy Carter (guitar) and R.C. Gamble (saxophone).

Sherry Crane. Kid rock singer. In 1959 she recorded one single for SUN.

Obscure American Artists 1956-1963, Teen 309

Ricky Ricardo. Rock & Roll musician (singer and songwriter). Between 1958 and 1961 recorded three singles released by small independent East Coast labels: Wye (label from Rhode Island); Rocket Records (label from Boston, Massachusetts) as Ricardo; Princeton as Ricky & The Stompers (self-penned) and one single released by Taylor Records (label from Los Angeles, CA).

Ted Forbes with The Driftwoods (Ted Forbes & The Kisses). Teen Pop singer and songwriter, recorded two self-penned singles with different backing bands, released by Fraternity (label from Cincinnati, Ohio) and Modern Sound (label from ???).

Yolanda & The Castanets. Vocal group led by Yolanda Daglio. Recorded one single for Tandem Records (label from Hollywood, California), Yolanda composed A-side.

The Georgettes. Girl group from California, named after George Motola - Rickie Page (lead singer, see Tcxx) was his wife. They recorded a few singles released by different small labels from California (Ebb, Jackpot, Troy, Fleet Int.), penned by Motola. According to 45cat, the same Georgettes recorded two covers for Hit Records (budget label from Nashville).

Bobby Gee & The Celestials. Vocal group from Ridgefield Park / Fair Lawn, New Jersey. Members (L to R): Ed Gandolfi, Vinnie De Mauro, Gerry Tetty, and Robert "Bobby Gee" Gandolfi. They recorded two singles: 1) released by Stacy (label from Chicago, Illinois) and 2) released by XYZ (label, owned by Frank Slay and Bob Crewe, distributed by Cameo Records), written by Robert Gandolfi.
https://www.discogs.com/artist/3348918-Bobby-Gee-And-The-Celestials

Kathy Zee. Rockabilly musician. Born Kathleen Ann Zaleski in Lawrenceville, a suburb of Pittsburgh, PA. Recorded one single for Laurie Records.

Obscure American Artists 1956-1963, Teen 308

Johnny Fisher. Teen Rock & Roll singer, guitarist and songwriter from California. In 1960 recorded one single for Emmy Records (label from Cucamonga, California). Probably the same artist (confirmed by 45cat) recorded one single in 1963 for Park Ave (label from Los Angeles, California).

Ritchie Paris. Richtie Paris on the labels, Teen Pop vocalist. Recorded one single for Tip Top Records (label from Richmond, Virginia).

Johnny Parker. Rockabilly singer and songwriter. Recorded one single for Brunswick. Do NOT confuse with sax player (see P16).

Joan Proctor. Soul vocalist. Recorded one single for RCA Victor classified by Kreiter to Teen Sound, a few more singles for other labels (not listed by Kreiter).

Bob Reed. West Coast Rock & Roll performer, songwriter. Recorded one self-penned single for Creations (label from Hollywood, CA).

Bobby Reed. Rock & Roll performer. Recorded one single for Dot Records. A couple of artists used this name and it is difficult to separate discographies.

Jimmy Parker. Real Name: James Knight Parker, Jr. Pop & Soul vocalist from NYC. Recorded for Diamond, Comet, Herald (NYC labels).

Denny Reed. Teen Pop singer. Born in Cahoka, Illinois. Began his recording career in Phoenix, AZ, and eventually moved to Los Angeles. In the early 1960s recorded five singles released by different labels: Trey (label from Hollywood, formed by Lester Sill and Lee Hazlewood), United Artists, Dot, Tower.

Obscure American Artists 1956-1963, Teen 307

Marcella Kern. Teen Pop singer from NYC. One single for Karen (local label from NYC).

Joe Lagana. Rock & Roll singer from Philadelphia. One single for Colt 45 Records (label from Washington, D.C.).

Jim Lawton. Country & Rock singer. One self-penned single for Gothic Records (label from Hollywood CA).

Cathy Locke. Country & Rock singer. One single for Smash Records (label created by Mercury Records).

Don Luster. An aspiring singer/songwriter, in 1933 in Gloucester, Mass. He joined the Army and served in the Korean War where he wrote a song, "The Lonely GI", which Elvis Presley sought the rights to. Refusing the offer, The Don recorded the song himself in 1958, released by J-D-J Records (label from Boston, Massachusetts). Don Luster died in 2019.

The Lusters. Teen Pop vocal girl group from Florida. One single recorded at Bobby Dukoff Studio - Miami, FL, released by Curio (local label).

Richard MacAdoo. Rock singer. One single for Look Records (label from Los Angeles CA).

Nell McBride. Female Teen Pop singer. In 1963 recorded the first single released by Decca and Chart Records (label from Atlanta, Georgia), two more singles in 1964 and 1965.

Johnny McCook. Teen Pop singer. One self-penned single for Gone Records (label from NYC).

Bobby Paris. Blue-eyed Soul singer, born Roberto Pares to a Puerto Rican family and raised in New York City. In 1956 he began singing with a neighbourhood doo wop group called The Golden Keys.
In 1960 he moved to California. In 1961 recorded one single as Bobby Paris, released by Magenta (label from Hollywood, CA). He overdubbed all the instruments and vocals himself.
In 1962, he recorded one single as Bobby Parris, for Jolar (label from Boston, Massachusetts).
In 1962 and 1963 he recorded two singles as Bobby Paris, released by independent labels from Los Angeles (Chattahoochee and Jairick Records), classified by Kreiter to Teen Sound.
In the late 1960s and the 1970s Bobby Paris recorded numerous singles, many of them emerged as enduring anthems of Britain's Northern Soul club culture.
https://nostalgiacentral.com/music/artists-a-to-k/artists-b/bobby-paris/

Jo Jo Vitale. Teen Pop singer from Dundalk, Maryland. In 1962 he recorded two singles for Counsellor Records (Discmaker’s Group from NYC) and May (subsidiary of Colpix Records).

Obscure American Artists 1956-1963, Teen 306

Ronni Lee. Teen Pop singer. Recorded one single for Everest (label originally based in Bayside, Long Island, New York), produced by Jay Rainwater (Brenda Lee's step-father). Relationship between Brenda and Ronni is not confirmed.

The Victors & Their Friends ft. Chuck Baker. Rockabilly band. Released one single for Crash (label from Chicago, Illinois, owned by Lennie LaCour), both songs composed by Chuck Baker.

Pinky Miller. Rockabilly singer. One single for Star Satelite Records (label from Broomall, Pennsylvania).

Andy Martin. Teen Pop vocalist. Recorded one solo single for Chancellor, with Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Peter De Angelis, B-side from the Vanguard movie production, “Jamboree”.

The Coachmen Five ft. Ray Davis. Teen Sound group from River Edge NJ. Ray Davis (lead singer), Frank Zillitto (lead guitar & vocal), Rich Gangi (rhythm guitar & vocal); Ricky Keith (bass & vocal), Steve Bogue (drums). They recorded one single released by Janson Records (label from Los Angeles, California).
They recorded two more singles with
Ginny Zee
(sister of Frankie Zillitto), for ATCO Records and Alpane Records (label related to Al Caiola), the first single as uncredited backing band, the second single as The Saints.
https://doo-wop.blogg.org/the-coachmen-five-aka-ginny-the-saints-2-a116516504

The Dolphins aka The Dual Tones. Teen Pop duo from Port Chester, New York. James Cascio, Anthony Fotia. In 1959, James and Anthony recorded the first single, released on the tiny Sabre Records in New York, they were billed as The Dual Tones. At the end of 1960 they signed a recording contract with Empress (NYC label), changed their name to The Dolphins and recorded the second single.
https://doo-wop.blogg.org/main-tag/dolphins-3-c29504188

The Visions. Pop Rock vocal group from Cleveland, Ohio. Clockwise from top: Arnie Immerman, Jimmy Randazzo, Robert DiPasquale (aka Bocky) and Sonny Peters. In 1959 they recorded the first single, released by Warwick. In the 1960s they recorded numerous singles, with some line-up changes (added instrumentation), for different labels, from 1964 as Bocky & The Visions.
https://doo-wop.blogg.org/main-tag/visions-2-c26503536

Saturday, 24 October 2026

Obscure American Artists 1956-1963, Teen 305

The Bachelors. Vocal group probably from California. Recorded one single for Terry-Tone Records (label from Hollywood, California). Numerous groups used this name and it is difficult to separate discographies.

Chuck Baker. Teen Sound singer. Recorded one single for Everest (label originally based in Bayside, Long Island, New York).

The Beechwoods. . Vocal group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Probably studio outfit created by David White and John Madara. They ecorded one single for Smash, arranged by Lee Lovett.

Mickey Bowman & Hollywood Rebels. Teen Sound artists. They recorded one single for Jack Bee (label from Downey, California).

Jimmy Capri. Obscure Teen Pop singer. Recorded one single for Gone (label from NYC).

Hugo Carr and Combo. Rock band from Texas. Recorded one single for Tab Records (label from Galveston, Texas).

Cobey Carson. Teen Pop singer. Recorded one single for Coed (label from NYC).

Tookie Collom with The Roller Coasters. Rock singer from Tennessee. Recorded two singles for Holiday Inn Records (label from Memphis, launched in 1961 by Sam Phillips). The Roller Coasters recorded three instrumental singles, for the same label (see Qxx).

The Lollypops. Teen Sound vocal group. Recorded one single for Kandee (label located in NYC), “Dear Norman” featuring Mary Kaye on the lead vocal, “Dream Street” featuring Sammy Marshal on the lead vocal. Several other groups used this name.

Mike Mathis. Teen Pop singer from California, son of Bud Mathis. Recorded one single for Blue River Records (label from Hollywood, California).

Ray McCoy. Teen Sound singer from California. Recorded one single for Teen-Time Records (label from Hollywood, California). Not to be confused with rockabilly singer Ray McCoy Kimes (see Rxx).

Nicky Como. Teen Pop singer from NYC. Recorded two singles for Laurie and one for Tang (label from Broadway, NY).

Obscure American Artists 1956-1963, Teen 303

Joyce Alexander. Pop and Soul vocalist. Recorded one single for Warner Bros. Records, produced by Sherman-DeVorzon.

Sandy Carney. Teen Pop singer from New York. Recorded two self-penned singles for Headline (local label from New York City), release of the second single is not confirmed.

Tony Conn. Real Name: Harvey Cohen. Rock & Roll singer from Massachusetts (1937 - 2024). Recorded two singles for Decca.
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Conn

John & Eddy. Teen Sound duo. Recorded one single released by Semanon (label from Los Angeles, California, “no names" backwards), composed by John Garcia, probably half of the duo.

Jack Kirby. Teen Sound singer. Recorded one single for Mar-Ben Records (label from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania).

Tony Caro. Pop Rock singer from California. Recorded two singles for Crystalette Records (released by Dot Records).

Kenny Baker. Rock & Roll singer. Recorded one single for Orbit (label from Hollywood, California).

Tony Capri. Real Name: Benedict Gerald (Jerry) Propri, Sr. (1939 - 2021). Teen Pop singer from Ohio. Recorded three singles for LiBan (label from Cleveland, Ohio).

The Cinderellas., Girl group from Hoboken, New Jersey: Josephine De Pasquale, Joyce Eyerman, and Julia Veronica Petronzio. They recorded three singles (Decca, Columbia). Several other groups active in the 1960s used this name.

Obscure American Artists 1956-1963, Teen 302

Zen Fuller. Pop Rock singer from California. Recorded two singles for Acama Records (label from Hollywood, California) with Don Ralke Orchestra.

Guy Joey. Soul singer from NYC - one single for Coed (label from NYC).

Selvin Johannes. Soul singer from NYC - one single for Decca.

The Echoes (Edco). Teen Doo-Wop by an all-High School group of singers and musicians from Baldwinsville, NY. Recorded two self-penned singles for Edco (local label from Baldwinsville).

The Echoes (Columbia). Male duo: Eddie Sulik, George Kiriakis. Recorded two singles for Columbia, the 2^nd as The Echoes (Ed & George). Eddie Sulik composed all songs.

Myrna Jay. Real Name: Myrna Jay Taylor. Hillbilly singer - one single for Sage (label from Hollywood, California).

Jackie Hayes. Teen Pop singer and songwriter from NYC. In 1962 released one single on Scepter (NYC label), produced by Goffin, King. In 1967 released one more single for MGM.

Dennis Puckett. Rockabilly singer from Ft. Wayne, Indiana. Recorded two singles for local labels: 1) Emerald, as Dennis Puckett And The Rockets; 2) M Erald, as Dennis "The Rocket" featured with Webb Foley's Quartet.

The Ambers. Vocal group from Hackensack, NJ. In 1960, the marriage of Joseph and Loraine Durante decided to form a vocal group and for this they recruited the sisters June & Wilda Cromarty who were Hackensack High School students. In the mid of this year they recorded the 1^st single for Paul Cohen's Todd label in New York. After this recording they moved to BigTop (another NY label) where they recorded the 2^nd single under the name of Joey & The Ambers.
https://doo-wop.blogg.org/main-tag/ambers-2-c30677194

Janet Deane. Solo outing from Janet Vogel-Rapp of The Skyliners. She was born (1941) and died (1980) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Recorded one solo single for Gateway Records (local label from Pittsburgh).

Obscure American Artists 1956-1963, Teen 301

The Kittens (Unart). Rock band from NYC, members included: Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein. Recorded one single for Unart (subsidiary of United Artists Records). They became The Stangeloves.

Paul De Cain with The Milestone Singers. Teen Pop singer - one single for Philips.

Brad & Jerry. Teen Sound vocal duo from Shreveport, Louisiana: Brad Ingles, Jerry Kennedy. They recorded one single for Shad (label from New York City, owned by Bob Shad). Brad Ingles was a member of The Four B's (see Vxx). Jerry Kennedy recorded several solo singles, some of them as Jerry Glenn (see Tcxx).

Richie McHugh. Teen Pop singer from Pennsylvania. Recorded one single, self-released by Raewood Records, arranged by Tony Luis.

Eddie V. Deane aka Dean Edwards. Singer, actor, comedian and a fairly successful Brill Building songwriter (1929 - 2008). In 1958 recorded one single for Hanover (label based in New York, NY), as Dean Edwards. In 1962 recorded for Select (NYC label).

Bobby Lonero. Swamp Rock singer and guitarist from New Orleans, Louisiana (1943 - 2013). Recorded three singles, one for Liberty and two for Spinnet (label from New Orleans).

The Kittens (Alpine). Italian-American teenage duo from Jersey City, New Jersey: Angela LaPrete (Angela Murphy) and Vickie Cevetello, formerly members of The Carmelettes (see Tc28). They recorded two singles for Alpine (label from New York City).

Jeani Mack. Rockabilly singer. A regular on Town Hall Party (KTTV, Compton, California). Recorded two singles for Class (label from Hollywood, California).

Sunday, 9 August 2026

Vinyl to PC transfer (pdf Tutorial)

Singles of obscure Artists are hard to find. Missing below, Discogs Seller* in the right column, if available:

* You can buy the missing 45 and send mp3 to me (e-mail, WeTransfer), or buy the missing 45 and send it to my address, or send money via “donation” button and I will buy the missing 45. I have no time to send you back such 45, sorry. The blog is wide-opened to collectors-contributors who are willing to share rare and missing songs and only to contributors (listed in the main post).

Sharing strategy has been re-modeled. Please read comment to T404

Extensive research on biographies is an essential component in Obscure Artists 1956-1963 project. Biographical data are

included in booklets attached to each part, in pdf format, also, they are texted by each post/part to make them accessible for Google (or other browser) AI search engine.
collected from the Internet resources also provided by collectors who contribute to the project.

Any comments (amendments, additions) associated with biographies are greatly appreciated.

Missing Teen Sound - updated 26.10.2026

link to Missing UK in Content post

Sound quality is essential = digital rips only

Having a pleasure in listening obscure records in good sound quality is more important than collecting poor rips. Sound quality of majority of YouTube rips also many tracks from CD compilations is very poor and such copies are disregarded. Making a good rip is very simple, modern (produced in the XXI century) turntable and Audacity (freeware) is all that you need. I have prepared

Vinyl-to-PC (Tutorial )

Please follow the guidelines. You can purchase a 45, make a rip and send mp3 to me - I prefer raw rips and my own remastering.

Every single track is remastered (1), iZotope RX7 licensed software and Audacity freeware are applied. All files are properly tagged.

Tags: 1. Title, 2. Artist, 3. Album, 4. Publisher, 5. Copyright, 6. Comment, 7. www, 8. Cover

(1) remastering = fixing any shortcomings of the ripped vinyl or the transferred CD track (de-click, de-noise, normalization, intro/outro silence of 0.75/2.00). The frequency spectrum is not "improved", it remains unchanged, as the norm.