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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 ...
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It should only contain pages that are The Del-Vikings songs or lists of The Del-Vikings songs, as well as subcategories containing those things (themselves set categories). Topics about The Del-Vikings songs in general should be placed in relevant topic categories .
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]
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]
Discography is the study and cataloging of published sound recordings, often by specified artists or within identified music genres.The exact information included varies depending on the type and scope of the discography, but a discography entry for a specific recording will often list such details as the names of the artists involved, the time and place of the recording, the title of the ...