Posted inDoo-Wop Northern Soul

Superbowl of Soul: The Saints Vs. The Colts

The Colts Vs. The Saints
The Colts Vs. The Saints
The 2nd Annual Superbowl of Soul: The Saints Vs. The Colts

The Colts – Never No More The Colts hailed from Bakersfield, California. They formed when three of the group members went to Los Angeles to attend L.A. City College. Their best known hit is “Adorable,” which was made famous by The Drifters.

The Saints – I’ll Let You Slide The Saints recorded for the Wigwam label. Their releases are very hard to find and trade for as much as $4,000. The group also has a track titled “I’ve Been Taken For A Ride” on Kent’s CD For Dancers Only. Listen and sound off!

02/07/2010
Posted inRhythm&Blues

Police Believe Slashed Tires Caused Jesse Belvin’s Death Today

Jo-Ann and Jesse Belvin
Jo-Ann and Jesse Belvin

Police have launched an investigation into the death of R&B singer Jesse Belvin, who died today (February 6, 1960) in a car crash in New Hope, Arkansas.

According to original reports, Belvin, Jackie Wilson and Arthur Prysock left a Little Rock, Arkansas segregated dance, when a “white group appeared late” at the hall for their “dance session.”

The “hall” was The Robinson Auditorium.  The singers were there to perform two sets – one for a black crowd and one for a white audience.

Wilson allegedly refused to do the white only set in protest to segregation. After arguing with promoters, he was allegedly “ordered out of town at gunpoint,” the Los Angeles Sentinel reported.

02/06/2010
Posted inDoo-Wop Wax Facts

Ritchie Valens, Buddy Holly Big Bopper Die In Plane Crash Today

Ritchie Valens
Ritchie Valens

Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper, three legendary singers died in a plane crash today (February 3, 1959) near Clear Lake, Iowa, while traveling to Moorhead, Minnesota to perform a concert.

Holly, 22, had chartered the plane because he was fed up with the miserable conditions on the “The Winter Dance Party” tour. The conditions were so dire that Holly’s drummer Carl Bunch was frostbitten in his feet while on the tour.

02/03/2010