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.