Obscure American Artists 1956-1963, Teen 249

 

Milky Ways. Teen Sound vocal group - one single for Liberty.

Patsy Raye. Teen Pop singer and songwriter (as Patsy Willis). She recorded two singles for Roulette, one of them with The Beatniks (presumably outfit of studio musicians).

Johnny Rebel. Teen Pop and Doo-Wop singer - one single for Pepper (label from Memphis, Tennessee).

Shirley Ross. Teen Pop singer and songwriter. She recorded one single, self-written songs, for Sarg Records (label from Luling, Texas)

Greg Scott. Rock 'n' Roll singer from Spencer, Iowa. He recorded for DeLoss Records (local label from Spencer) and Soma (label out of Minneapolis, Minnesota), as Greg Scott & The Embers.

Eddie Reardon. Real name of Eddie Fontaine, actor,  singer and songwriter (born in1927 in Springfield, Massachusetts - died in 1992). In 1958 he recorded one single for Brunswick, credited to Eddie Reardon with The Three Friends. Between 1955 and 1967 he recorded around fifty singles.

Sandy Baron. Born Sanford Irving Beresofsky in 1937, died in 2001. Composer, comedian and actor. In the early 1960s recorded four singles for different labels from New York City.

Rebel. Born in Pottsville, Arkansas, Teen Sound singer. At the age of fourteen he moved to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, where he graduated from High School, appeared on several local and network TV shows. Recorded one single for Sigma (label from New York City).

Little David Bush. Alias of David Ruffin (1941 – 1991). He was brought to The Gordy’s in 1958, while still under the influence of his “so-called guardian”, Mr. Bush, thus his chosen recording name, Little David Bush for his 1958 single on Vega Records. That record was produced by Berry Gordy, who ran the session, recorded in Detroit.
https://www.discogs.com/artist/1796074-Little-David-Bush

Edward Redding. Born 1928 in Columbus, Ohio, died in 1975. R&B singer, songwriter and guitarist. He started recordings in the late 1940s, as Eddie 'Bunky' Redding. He found notoriety when he wrote “Golden Teardrops” for the Flamingos.  In 1959 he recorded one single, self-written songs, for Apex (R&B label from Chicago, Illinois).