1955–61) Formed in 1955 in Los Angeles by ex-members of The Robins: Carl Gardner and Bobby Nunn, with Billy Guy and Leon Hughes, plus Adolph Jacobs (guitar), The Coasters were a black act enjoying popularity across the colour divide. Produced by white New Yorkers Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, who also wrote their often humorous hits, they ...
(Bandleader, singer-songwriter, b. 1921) Of Greek parentage, California-born John Veliotes topped the US R&B chart twice in 1950 with ‘Double Crossing Blues’ and ‘Mistrustin’ Blues’, both credited to The Johnny Otis Orchestra. After moving from Berkeley to Los Angeles, he supposedly discovered such notable R&B vocalists as ‘Little’ Esther Phillips, Willie Mae ‘Big Mama’ Thornton, ...
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Herb Reed, baritone Paul Robi and, unusually for a doo-wop outfit, female harmonizer Zola Taylor. Meanwhile, the other massive doo-wop favourites of the late-1950s were The Coasters, whose wild, comedy-filled songs contrasted sharply with The Platters’ plaintive, soul-stirring ballads. Thanks to the input of legendary composer-producers Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, as well ...
time, certain lesser lights that were blessed with good fortune made a name for themselves on the domestic and international scenes. Having previously been backed by fellow Liverpudlians The Coasters, Billy J. Kramer was teamed with the Manchester-based Dakotas upon signing with Brian Epstein. Despite his vocal limitations, which the producer George Martin concealed by way of heavy ...
Seasons. Often drawn from immigrant Italian or Hispanic stock, they made the transition from street-corner harmonizing to the hit parade in style. Their black counterparts like The Drifters and Coasters successfully sanitized rhythm and blues with help from white writers Leiber and Stoller. The rock’n’roll gospel was being spread by the likes of DJ Alan Freed, instigator of a ...
rock’n’roll years assumed much of the New York studio work all by himself. Producers such as Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, who also wrote songs for artists including the Coasters, became at least as important as the ‘professors’ such as Jesse Stone and Howard Biggs in guiding record dates. The Advent Of The LP The revival of the blues’ ...
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