Saturday, 26 September 2026

Obscure American Artists 1956-1963, Teen 285

 




Eddie Rooney. Teen Sound singer - one single for Decca.

Jimmy Rosetti & The Mid-Knighters. Five pc rock band from from Milwaukee - one single for Key Enterprises (small local label from Milwaukee), misspelled as Roseitti.

The Mid-Knighters recorded one more single, for Paragon Records (another small local label from Milwaukee).

Patty Ryan. Teen Pop singer from Paragould, Ark. Seventeen in 1963, when she released one single for King. 

The Sabres. Rock band - one single for Liberty. Numerous other groups used this name.

Peter Sansone. Teen Sound singer - one single for Coral.

Joe Santone. Pop Rock singer - one single for Gibraltar Records (label from East Orange, New Jersey).

Ronnie Sarazen. Teen Sound singer - one single for Roulette.

Charles Francis Scarratt III. Pop Rock singer - one single for Felsted, both tracks self-written.

Jeremy Slate. Pop Rock singer - one single for Plaza Records (label from Hollywood, California) with H.B. Barnum Orchestra & Chorus.

Johnny Starr. Several artists used this name:

Johnny Starr (John Mangiarcine). Teen Sound singer from Belmar, NJ. Lead singer of The Criterions (see V02). Recorded one solo single for Cecilia (local label), John Mangi composed one track (Love That Girl Of Mine).
https://doo-wop.blogg.org/the-criterions-1-aka-the-kents-2-a214986429

Johnny Starr (& The McAfees). Country performer, songwriter, Probably from Nashville, TN. Recorded one single for C&B Records (label from Fort Worth, Texas), on some copies B-Side credited to The McAfees.

Bobby Stegar & The IV Holidays. White Doo-Wop group - one single for Buddha (label from St. Petersburg, Florida).


Teddy Rooney. Actor and musician (1950 - 2016), son of the film actor Mickey Rooney. In 1960 (at the age of ten) recorded one single for Imperial.








Debbie Sharron. Teen Pop singer, born in NYC in 1945. The family moved to Los Angeles. In 1961 Debbie won a singing contest but her Orthodox Rabbi father forbade her to show up at the studio. Debbie chose to ignore his “command"and recorded her only single. Shel Talmy produced this record - he had a good relationship with Herb Newman of Era Records, who distributed the disc on his Bamboo Records.


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