Obscure American Artists 1956-1963, Teen 183

 

Dana & Dexter Smith were brothers who grew up Brentwood, California. Dana was the older and Dexter the younger. They were signed up with Imperial Records.
https://vancouversignaturesounds.com/hits/artists/dana-and-dexter/

Wes Foley. Teen pop singer from New York City.

Rick Gambino.  His musical journey began as a child in Detroit Michigan where he sang on street corners with Doo Wop groups. As time went on, he led numerous groups headlining the top clubs in the Detroit area.  After completing his first recordings (recorded in Hollywood, California) he continued to entertain the masses as part of the Detroit Music Scene.

Billy Harris. Teen pop singer from California.

Sandy Blair. Teen Doo-Wop singer from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Pat Molittieri. Born in 1942, Pat grew up in a tight-knit Italian American family in Southwest Philadelphia. Molittieri was one of Bandstand's "Southwest Philly kids". For two years she was one of the most popular Bandstand regulars, until Dick Clark booted her from the show in June 1959. In 1958 Pat began writing for Teen Magazine,  recorded a 45 for Teen Magazine Records, featuring “The USA”, written by Paul Anka.
https://history-of-rock.com/pat_molittieri.htm

Bertha Colbert.  Soul singer, a giant in the Northern Soul genre. Born in 1941 in Atlanta, died in 2007. She first appeared in local night clubs with such known Southern performers as Piano Red. She moved to New York in 1962 and signed a contract with Columbia Records.

https://www.facebook.com/p/Bertha-Colbert-100028486519111/

Johnny Gamboa. Teen pop singer and multi-instrumentalist from Los Angeles, California. He recorded the first single in 1962, for small local label. Johnny later signed a recording contract with Epic Records. He became a very accomplished musician and learned to play 26 different instruments.

https://www.discogs.com/artist/4811997-Johnny-Gamboa

Gino & The Barons. Vocal group from Woodbridge, New Jersey. Seated: Gino Custode , Richard Larson (Manager); Standing: George Cranden. Kenneth Parsons & Lee Parker. The boys, all of whom were 16 years of age, recorded two songs in Newark in December 1959. They picked up the 1000 copies of the disc which they must plug and sell themselves.
https://doo-wop.blogg.org/gino-the-barons-5-a180426880

Stephen Monahan. Pop singer from Detroit, Michigan. His father, a drum instructor, got sixteen-year old Stephen signed to the Raco label with his group, the Tremelos, in 1959. Their first release was ‘Cackle’ / ‘The Weird One’ (see Q14), an instrumental which received a lot of local airplay. It was followed up with ‘Annabelle Lee’.
Then Stephen had a record out on Vee Jay as a solo artist in 1961, ‘Leaves Of Fall’ / ‘Handsome Guy’. His seventeen-year-old friend Dan Bourgeoise arranged the deal after sending a demo tape to Vee jay. The Tremelos backed the two tracks.
In the late 1960s and early 1970s Stephen recorded for Kapp and Jamie.
https://www.45cat.com/biography/stephen-monahan