1956: The Shells

 Jan, 24 - 2014   no comments   1950s Music

  Biography Genre(s) Origin Peak Date Years (together) Members Discography Song Highlights Videos Labels Reference 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 […]


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1990: Firehouse

 Nov, 19 - 2013   no comments   1990s Music

Biography Genre(s) Origin Years (together) Members Discography Song Highlights Videos Labels Reference 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 […]


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1953: The Lancers

 Oct, 19 - 2013   no comments   1950s Music

Biography Genre(s) Peak Date Years (together) Members Discography Song Highlights Videos Labels Reference 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 […]


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