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The Del-Vikings were back in 1970 with a near-original line-up of Clarence Quick, Kripp Johnson, Norman Wright, David Lerchey, and William Blakely. The group re-recorded their old hit for Scepter Records ; a new version of "Come Go With Me" made the Bubbling Under The Hot 100 chart in 1973 (it also wound up on the Easy Listening chart, where it ...
"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.
"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 ...
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 ...
The single was involved in a legal battle between the label and management of the Del-Vikings and the Dell-Vikings, both claiming to be the rightful owners of the song. In 1957, with most of his bandmates in military service, Kripp Johnson signed with Dot Records calling his group the Dell-Vikings (with an extra 'L').
Elvis Presley had four songs on the year-end top 50, the most of any artist in 1957, including "All Shook Up", the number one song of the year. Fats Domino had three songs on the year-end top 50. This is a list of Billboard magazine's top 50 singles of 1957 according to retail sales. [1]
He was part of the Lions’ last two championship teams, in 1953 and ’57, and remembers beating the 49ers in San Francisco’s old Kezar Stadium in the division title game on Dec. 22, 1957, for ...
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]