Federal
12022 (original) USA, May 1951
Words & Music by: Billy Ward, Rose Marks
Musicians: Bill Brown (bass vocals, lead on side A), Clyde McPhatter (tenor, lead on side B), Billy Ward (vocals and piano), Charlie White (tenor), Joe Lamont (baritone), others unknown
Recording sessions: New York, NY, Side A – Dec. 30, 1950; Side B – Jan. 27, 1951
Highest chart positions: US #17, US R&B #1 (for 14 weeks!)
Words & Music by: Billy Ward, Rose Marks
Musicians: Bill Brown (bass vocals, lead on side A), Clyde McPhatter (tenor, lead on side B), Billy Ward (vocals and piano), Charlie White (tenor), Joe Lamont (baritone), others unknown
Recording sessions: New York, NY, Side A – Dec. 30, 1950; Side B – Jan. 27, 1951
Highest chart positions: US #17, US R&B #1 (for 14 weeks!)
Rock’n’Roll
was born 62 years ago today, at least if one thinks (and many do think) that “Sixty
Minute Man” was the first recording in the genre.
Later in
1953 when McPhatter left the group to form The Drifters, he was replaced by
Jackie Wilson. What a group of aces this was.
List
price: According to “American Premium
Record Guide” by Les Docks, this is about $50-$80.
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