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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).

Saturday, 17 October 2026

Obscure American Artists 1956-1963, Teen 300

Jerry Akins & His Rockin' Obsidians. Rock & Roll group - one single for Hi Mar Records (label from Manheim, Pennsylvania).

Kent Allan. Teen Pop singer. Recorded one single released by Alon Records (R&B label from New Orleans, Louisiana), a Cosimo Matassa recording with Allen Toussaint (Naomi Neville) on piano (N. Neville composed both tracks).

Johnny Bachelor. Teen Pop and Rock singer, songwriter. Recorded two self-penned singles released by ERA Records and KEM Records (labels from Hollywood, CA).

Ivan Block. Teen Pop singer. One single released by Decca, recorded with Chorus & Orchestra directed by Sonny Sanders.

Allen Breed. Teen Pop singer. One single released by ABC-Paramount, recorded in Nashville, produced by Felton Jarvis, apparently Ray Stevens played piano.

Dean Cannon. Female Teen Pop singer born in Corpus Christi Texas but moved to San Diego. CA. One single released 1963 by Valiant Records (LA label formed by Barry De Vorzon who composed both songs) was distributed by Warner Bros. Earlier, Dean Cannon recorded three singles with her sisters Vesta and Rea, as The Cannon Sisters (see Td01). Later, Dean Cannon went on to sing with the Liberty Records group, The Deep Six for a brief period.

Bobby Hawks. Rock & Roll singer. One single for Pearl Records (label from Houston, Texas), composed by Kenny Rogers and Ray Doggett.

The Beverly Sisters. Sisters (Virginia) Ginny Gaye and Kathy Gaye (though called Von & Sil Beverly on releases). They appeared each week on the Green Valley Jamboree over WKATO-TV in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The Beverly Sisters' only recording was initially pressed in 3 confusing Glenn versions with different artist names:
-          The Secretaries
-          The Gaye Sisters Ginny and Kathy
-          The Beverly Sisters Von and Sil
All the same recordings, same label, same number.
Then it was released on Mercury, once again as The Beverly Sisters (Von and Sil).

Ken Davis & The Honey Bees. Rock 'n' Roll singer from Racine, Wisconsin. Between 1958 – 1962 released five singles on the local labels from Racine: Pfau, Starlight, Badger, Singing Blue.

Obscure American Artists 1956-1963, Teen 299

Bobby Osborn aka Bob Osburn. Rockabilly singer and songwriter from Odessa, Texas. Recorded several singles for different labels from Texas (Knickerbocker; Le Cam) and other States (Countess-Count; Dot, Arlen).

Little Suzie. Teen Pop singer. Recorded one single released by local California labels (Burbank / Renco).

Frank Cherval. Real Name: Frank Chiaravalli. Teen Pop singer from New Jersey (1942 - 2013). Frank recorded about 10 singles and then became a math teacher at Bridgewater High School in Bridgewater-Raritan, New Jersey.

Obscure American Artists 1956-1963, Teen 298

Judy Bates. Teen Pop singer - one self-penned single for May (product of Colpix Records).

Bobby & Jimmy. Soul duo: Robert Davis, James Railey - one self-penned single for King.

Art "Turk" Caraman with The Rhythmaires. Rock 'n' Roll band from Providence RI (local label from RI).

Lee Curtin. Rockabilly artist from Massachusetts - one single for Gizmo Records (label from Arlington, Massachusetts), re-released by End.

Lynette West. Pop and Soul singer from California. Recorded one single in Hollywood, CA, released locally by Bee 'n Dee, uncredited Jack Nitzsche arrangement with The Blossoms on backing vocals. Moreover, one acetate recorded in Hollywood and released by United Recording.

Johnny Jordan. Stage name of Donnie Brooks. Real Name: John Dee Abohosh. Rock 'n' Roll and Pop singer (1936 - 2007). In 1958 he recorded the first single as Johnny Jordan, released by Jolt Records (label from Hollywood, California).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donnie_Brooks

Howie Butler & The Reflections. Rock & Roll singer, guitarist, pianist and songwriter from Minnesota. One single for Gaity (label from Minneapolis, Minnesota).

Jackie Allen. Rock & Roll singer, songwriter from Amarillo, Texas. One single published by Norman Petty and released by Felsted.

Bill Courtney. Teen Sound singer, songwriter and producer from Portland, Maine, best known as the lead vocalist for the vocal group The Four Esquires (top right). Between 1959 and 1962 recorded four solo singles: RCA Victor, Roulette, Versatile (NYC label).

The Aztecs. Rock & Roll band from New York, NY. Recorded two singles for local NY labels: Sultan and Card. Several other groups used this name.

Obscure American Artists 1956-1963, Teen 297

Diane Dove. Teen Pop singer - one single for National Recording Corporation (label from Atlanta, Georgia).

Charlie Gaston. Rockabilly performer - one single for Barclay Records (label from New Jersey owned by Billy Hays who composed both songs).

The Holly Twins. Pop and Soul group - one single for Rendezvous Records (label from Los Angeles). The Holly Twins, who recorded for 4 Star and Liberty are likely Other (Pop) artists.

Tim Valor. Teen Pop singer - one single for RCA Victor produced by Chet Atkins.

Larry & Dave. Teen Pop vocal duo - one single for Pioneer (subsidiary of Mercury) with Orchestra conducted by Paul Vance and Lee Pockriss (famous duo of songwriters).

Stan Little. Teen Pop singer - one single for Decca, composed by Stan Lebowsky, Johnny Lehmann.

Jimmy Littleton. Teen Pop singer - one single for Z - Bra (label from Chicago, IL).

Joe Verdi. Real Name: Verdichizzi. Teen Pop singer from New York. Recorded one self-penned single for K. P. Records (label from Mineola, NY) with Orchestra conducted by Gloria Volpe.

The Wagnon Sisters. Singing sisters, Ann and Becky Wagnon. Recorded one self-penned single for RCA Victor.

Scotty Wendom. R&B and Soul singer. Recorded one single for Cal-Gold (R&B label from Los Angeles, California).

Tommy Biener with Wendy & The Schoolgirls. Rock & Roll artists. Recorded two singles for Golden Crest, the second credited to Wendy & The Schoolgirls w. Blackie Schackner and Orch.

Gia Maione Prima. Pop-Jazz singer, wife of musician/entertainer Louis Prima. Born in Florence Township, New Jersey, moved with her family to Toms River, New Jersey where she was a 1959 graduate of Toms River High School. Died in 2013. Recorded numerous albums and singles credited to Louis Prima & Gia Maione. In 1963 she recorded two singles credited to Gia Maione (with Louis Prima, Sam Butera & The Witnesses), both classified to Teen Sound, more solo singles in the mid-1960s.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gia_Maione

Obscure American Artists 1956-1963, Teen 296

The Brothers Kennedy. Vocal group from the East Coast. In 1961 recorded one single for Legrand Records (label from Norfolk, Virginia), composed by Melvin Beckner. The single has been re-released on the same label, credited to The Hamptons.

Lon Dobro. Rock musician from California. Released one single for 4 Star Records, re-released by Milestone (labels from Hollywood. CA). One more instrumental single on Juke (label from Canoga Park, CA) as Lon DoBro Combo. All tracks composed by Lon Dobro.

Donnie Henderson. Teen Pop singer from the East Coast. In 1960, at the age of 16, he recorded one single at Rodel Studios in Washington D.C. released by Raven Records (label from Danville, Virginia).

Sam Harkness. Pop Rock singer - one single for Colpix (label from New York, NY).

The Holidays. Teen Sound group from New York, NY - one single for Track (label from NYC, only one single released). Numerous other groups used this name.

Shayne Hunter. Teen Pop singer from the East Coast - one single for Vassar Records (label from Broadway, NY).

Jimmy & The Spartans. Rock & Roll band from Tennessee - one single for Satellite (small local label from Memphis).

Jim Mc Mullan. Pop Rock singer from NYC. Recorded one single released by Shad (local NYC label).

Ginny Michels. Pop Rock singer from NYC - one single for Mala (subsidiary of Bell Records), uncredited backing vocals by The Concords.

Jimmy Rock (The Singing Amishman). Rockabilly singer from Amish Country, PA. Recorded one single for Todd (label from New York, NY), the second single for Hi Mar Records (label from Manheim, PA) with The Royal Lancers (uncredited).

Earl Nelson & The Pelicans. Soul singer and songwriter (1928 - 2008). Best know as part of the duo Bob & Earl, member of The Hollywood Flames and other R&B groups. Recorded three solo singles for different labels from Hollywood, Californis (Class, Ebb, Edsel); Class single with The Pelicans, Edsel single as Chip Nelson.

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 19.08.2026

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.