Friday, 24 January 2025

Obscure American Artists 1956-1963, Teen 195

 


Lee Estes. Teen Pop vocalist - one single for Hope Records Inc. (label from Nashville, Tennessee).

Frank Fleming. Teen Pop and Doo-Wop vocalist. Between 1961 and 1963 he released three singles, the first credited to Frankie & Don, the third as Frankie Fleming, Jr. Actually, these singles contain three songs. Both songs from the firs single have been speeded up and re-issued as flips of next two singles (the A-side of these singles is identical).

Wayne Hammond & The Starfirers. Rockabilly artist - one single for Gala Records (label from Vidalia, Georgia).

Joe Hammonds with The Blue Rays. Rockabilly artist - one single for Bee Records (label from Reading, Pennsylvania).

Dana Sisters. One single for Kedlen Records (label from Chicago, Illinois).

Dave Darragh. Rock singer and songwriter from Seattle, Washington - one single for a local label (Dara Records).

Frank Grieco. Teen Pop vocalist from Weirton WV / Steubenville OH area - one single for a local label FHG Records). 

Bobby Brown & The Curios. Rock 'n' Roll ' band from Arkansas, fronted bysinger Bobby Brown (right).






Don Estes. Pop vocalist. In the early 1950s he recorded several singles for RCA Victor, Dot and Decca, one more single in 1958 for Columbia, classified by Kreiter as Teen Sound.




The Del-Tones. Rock group formed by

Frankie Nestro.
Frankie was raised on Buffalo’s West Side. Born Frank Aguglia, he attended Grover Cleveland High School. He became interested in pop music of the day and formed a group called the Del-Tones. By the time they had attracted the interest of a man who wanted to get them into a studio. The first and only single, You’re The One / You’re My Love, was recorded and issued in 1960, by locally-based Count Records, a label credited to just The Del-Tones.
Frankie was  also a disc jockey and record distributor (see T41).
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