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1955: The Jacks / The Cadets

Sun, 20 Oct 2013 20:37:45 +0000

Biography The Cadets are an American doo wop group, formed in Los Angles in the late 40’s. The group began as a gospel group, the Santa Monica Soul Seekers, in the late 1940s. The members were Lloyd McCraw, Willie Davis, Austin “Ted” Taylor, Aaron Collins, Glendon Kingsby, and Will “Dub” Jones. In 1955, the group auditioned for Modern Records, and were accepted. The Cadets were among […]

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1955: The Teen Queens

Sun, 20 Oct 2013 19:52:18 +0000

Biography The Teen Queens were an American musical group from the 1950s, most remembered for their hit single “Eddie My Love“, which reached #14 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #3 on the R&B Best Sellers charts in March 1956. The group consisted of sisters Betty and Rosie Collins, at 16 and 14 respectively, sisters of Aaron Collins, a singer with the doo wop group The Cadets. It was Aaron who wrote their […]

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