Obscure American Artists 1956-1963, Teen 318

 

Don Stewart with The Fendermen. Rock 'n' Roll singer. Recorded one single for Dab Records (label from Buffalo, New York).

The Tattletales. White Pop girl group. Recorded one single for Warner Bros. Other group active in the early 1950s, recorded several singles as The Tattle Tales.

Ted & Johnny. Teen Sound vocal duo: Ted McPherson & Johnny Hardy. Recorded one self-penned single for Peach (label originally from Jefferson, Georgia).

Sandra Teen. Teen Pop singer. Recorded one single for Impact (label from Los Angeles, California).

Teen Notes. Teen white Doo-Wop group. Recorded one single for M C Records (label from ???), written by Mike Hoezle, probably the group member. Two 45s released in 1960 by Deb are credited to Teen Notes, The Teen Notes are credited as backing band for Sammy Marshall (1962 on Crescendo) and Tommy March (1960 on Mark Records) - relationship between these groups (not listed by Kreiter) is not confirmed.

Ten Broken Hearts. Studio outfit - recorded one single Diamond Records (NYC). The group are none other than the ten songwriters that wrote the A-side: Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein, Richard Gottehrer, Neil Diamond, Bob Elgin (also known as Stanley Kahan), Kay Rogers (also known as Eddie Snyder), Lockie Edwards, Jr., Laurence Weiss, Cliff Adams and Wes Farrell. It is not clear who the lead vocalist is.

Joe Templeton. Teen Pop singer. Recorded one single for Amy (Bell Records sublabel).

Sammy Vaughn & The Star Marks. Teen Rock performer from Louisiana. Recorded one single for Stardom Records (label from Shreveport, Louisiana).

The Surf Bunnies. California girl trio comprised of Donna Schultz (18), Patty Brown (18) and Patty Kent (17). Discovered and managed by Barry Richards. In 1963 recorded two singles for Goliath (label from Hollywood).

The Tophatters. White Doo-Wop quartet from New Jersey, named after the elegant Top Hat Club in Union City, NJ, where they first performed in 1946. The quartet consisted of trumpeter Carmen Falconieri, bassist and vocalist Chet Grimes, accordionist Chet Lane and guitarist Pat Vassallo. In the early 1950s they recorded several 45s as The Four Tophatters. In 1958 they recorded one self-penned single for MGM, classified by Kreiter to Teen Sound.
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Chip Taylor. Real Name: James Wesley Voight. Singer/songwriter from New York (1940 - 2026). Brother of actor Jon Voight and uncle of Angelina Jolie. Taylor wrote many pop and rock songs, both alone and with other songwriters.
Taylor's first releases were on the King label and their subsidiary DeLuxe. In 1958, he and The Town Three released two 45s on DeLuxe. In 1959, he recorded two singles for King as Wes Voight (see Tcxx).
In the early 1960s he recorded, as Chip Taylor, two singles for MGM and two for Warner Bros.
In later years he recorded many singles for different labels.