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1956: The Shells

Orb — Fri, 24 Jan 2014 22:05:27 +0000

Biography The Shells — led by Nate Bouknight (aka “Little Nat”) — scored with a Top 30 hit with “Baby Oh Baby,” charting for the tiny Johnson label in 1957. The group — Bouknight, Randy “Shade Alston (tenor), Bobby Nurse (tenor), Danny Small (bass), and Gus Geter(baritone) — continued to wax impressive 45s into the early […]

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1990: Firehouse

Orb — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 15:45:07 +0000

Biography Firehouse arrived at the tail end of the pop-metal explosion of the late ’80s and early ’90s, releasing their first album in 1991. Featuring the combined talents of vocalist C.J. Snare, Michael Foster, Bill Leverty, and Perry Richardson, the group’s melodic, commercial hard rock had immediate chart success; their self-titled debut went platinum and […]

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1953: The Lancers

Orb — Sun, 20 Oct 2013 02:59:58 +0000

Biography The Lancers consisted of Jerry Meacham, Dick Burr, Bob Porter and Corky Lindgren. They were a popular singing group of the early to mid-fifties and hit the charts with “Sweet Mama Tree Top tall” in 1953. The Lancers version of Open Up Your Heart did manage to get some airplay. The Lancers with Teresa Brewer, “Let Me Go, Lover!” was […]

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