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The band's name was created by Clarence Quick. Some sources say that band members had read about Vikings [5] [6] with the prefix "Del" being "added to give the group name an air of mystery." [6] Another suggestion is that Clarence Quick had known of a basketball team in Brooklyn, New York, called the Vikings and had suggested the name. [5]
Fee Bee Records was a record label started by Joe Averbach in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.The label is notable for recording The Del-Vikings hit "Come Go With Me" in 1957.Other Del-Viking songs recorded on the Fee Bee label include "How Can I Find True Love," "Whispering Bells", "I'm Spinning", and "You Say You Love Me." "Come Go With Me" was quickly released to Dot Records for national ...
"Come Go with Me" is a song written by C. E. Quick (a.k.a. Clarence Quick), an original member (bass vocalist) of the American doo-wop vocal group the Del-Vikings. [1] The song was originally recorded by The Del-Vikings (lead singer Norman Wright) in 1956 but not released until July 1957 on the Luniverse LP Come Go with the Del Vikings. The ...
Between 1957 and 1959, he was a member of The Del-Vikings, [4] singing lead on the 1957 release "Willette". After leaving the group, he was "discovered" by Luther Dixon when he opened for Jackie Wilson at the Apollo Theater. He signed a recording contract with Scepter Records subsidiary Wand Records. [4]
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"Whispering Bells" is a song performed by The Del-Vikings (a.k.a. the Dell-Vikings). [1] It reached #5 on the U.S. R&B chart and #9 on the U.S. pop chart in 1957. [2] Kripp Johnson was the lead vocalist on this recording. [1] Clarence E. Quick, who was the bass vocalist in the group, wrote the song.
It was soon released on Dot Records for national distribution, and later released by Mercury Records when Kripp Johnson rejoined the Del-Vikings in 1958. [2] [3] Over the years the song has been included on many Del Vikings greatest hits albums and doo-wop compilation albums on various labels. [4] The most recent release was in 2009. [5]