Mittwoch, 30. Juli 2014

The Contessas (2)



The Contessas (2)
(New Brunswick, New Jersey)

Phyllis Stateman, Joyce (Stateman) Walker, Mary Bivins Perry, Toni Stateman
 
Group members:

Mary Bivins Perry (lead)
Joyce (Stateman) Walker
Antoinette “Toni” Stateman
Phyllis Stateman

Discography:

Single:

1968 – Just – Love - Me / It’s Time For Crying (WGW 18704)

Unreleased:

1968 - You Don’t Know My Name (WGW)
1968 – Broken Heart (WGW)
1968 – I Like Your Walk (WGW)
1968 – Give Me What You Got (WGW)
1968 – I’m Not A Toy (WGW)

Unreleased backup vocals:

1968 - Feel It With Your Heart (WGW)
1968 – Ecstasy (WGW)

Biography:

The sisters Joyce, Toni and Phyllis Stateman and Mary Bivins Perry formed The Contessas in 1967. Joyce (Stateman) Walker was a member of the Doo Wop group The Golden Bells in the late 50s. The Contessas sang in several clubs around New Brunswick and on the campuses of a number of nearby colleges.
 
Mary Bivins Perry, Phyllis Stateman, Joyce (Stateman) Walker, Toni Stateman

The group recorded several songs for the WGW label in 1968. Of the songs recorded, only “Just - Love - Me” and “It’s Time For Crying” were issued. For further information read Pam and Charlie Horner’s article (pdf) in “Echoes of the Past” magazine No. 107 please.

Songs:

Just – Love - Me

It’s Time For Crying

Sonntag, 6. Juli 2014

Bill Robinson & The Quails (1)



Bill Robinson & The Quails (1)
(Miami, Florida)


 Group members:

William Dennis “Bill” Robinson (Lead)
Tony Bell
Larry Brown (left the group probabky in 1954)
Bernard “Pee Wee” Taylor
James “Jimmy” Welch

Discography:

Singles:

1954 - Quit Pushin' / Lonely Star (DeLuxe 6030)
1954 - I Know She's Gone / Baby Don't Want Me No More (DeLuxe 604)7
1954 - A Little Bit Of Love / Somewhere Somebody Cares (DeLuxe 6057)
1954 - Why Do I Wait / Heaven Is The Place (DeLuxe 6059)
1955 - Love Of My Life / Oh Sugar (DeLuxe 6074)
1955 - The Things She Used To Do / Pretty Huggin' Baby (DeLuxe 6085)*
1963 - The Cow / Take Me Back, Baby (American 1023)
1963 - Congo Dance Party / You're Mine (American 1024)
1963 - The Cow / Take Me Back, Baby (American 6000)
1968 - Do I Love You / Lay My Head On Your Shoulder (Date 2-1620)
*as “The Quails”

Album:

 1955 – {The Quails Sing Their Greatest Hits, Featuring Bill Robinson} Lonely Star / Quit Pushin’ / The Things She Used To Do / Pretty Huggin’ Baby / Love Of My Life / Oh Sugar / I Know she’s Gone / Baby Don’t Want Me No More / Heaven Is The Place / Why Do I Wait / Somewhere somebody Cares / A Little Bit Of Love (DeLuxe LP 570)

Biography:

It’s not much known about this group. They released six singles and an album in 1954 and 1955 on the DeLuxe label, and traveled around the world with the Leon Claxton Show as part of the Harlem Review.
They tuned up in 1963 and in 1968 again. Bill Robinson passed away in 2012. Please read Tony Fournier's article!


Songs:


Quit Pushin'


Lonely Star


I Know She's Gone / Baby Don't Want Me No More


A Little Bit Of Love


Somewhere Somebody Cares


Why Do I Wait


Heaven Is The Place


Love Of My Life


Oh Sugar


The Things She Used To Do / Pretty Huggin' Baby


The Cow


Take Me Back, Baby

 


You're Mine / Congo Dance Partner


Do I Love You


Lay My Head On Your Shoulder