Words & Music by: Side A – Gary Troxler, Gretchen Christopher, Barbara Ellis; Side B – Troxler, Christopher, Ellis
Musicians: Gary Troxler (lead vocals), Gretchen Christopher (vocals), Barbara Ellis (vocals), possibly Bonnie Guitar (guitar), others unknown
Recording sessions: Produced by Bob Reisdorf and Bonnie Guitar in Seattle, WA in Jun.-Nov. 1958 and in Los Angeles, CA in late 1958
Highest chart positions: US #1, US R&B #5, UK #6
Here are some sounds from around Puget Sounds. A vocal group from Olympia, WA recording in Seattle, WA.
Not a bad start for the group and for the record label with the first release hitting the top of the Billboard chart. Soon after the release of this record Reisdorf and Guitar (owners of the label) heard that there already was a label called "Dolphin", thus they changed the name of their label to "Dolton".
The Fleetwoods had another US #1 with "Mr. Blue" in 1959. Later on they had a US #10 with "Tragedy" in 1961 and a US #32 with "Goodnight My Love" in 1963, which was their last Top 40 entry.
The Ventures (from Tacoma, WA) signed with Dolton in 1960 and became their biggest stars.
List price: Very Good+ is $12.50, Near Mint is $25
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