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Tables of Contents for The Da Capo Book of American Singing Groups
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Foreword
x
Frankie Valli
Preface
xi
Acknowledgments
xiii
Record Label Abbreviations
xv
Vocal Group Record Labels
xvii
THE 1940s
1
62
The Ames Brothers
4
2
The Andrews Sisters
6
5
The Bachelors
11
1
The Barrett Sisters
12
1
The Basin Street Boys
12
1
The Beavers
13
1
The Blenders
14
1
The Brown Dots
15
2
The Cats and the Fiddle
17
1
The Charioteers
17
2
The Coleman Brothers
19
2
The Deep River Boys
21
2
The Delta Rhythm Boys
23
3
The Dixie Hummingbirds
26
1
The Five Blind Boys of Mississippi
27
1
The Five Red Caps
28
2
The Four Knights
30
2
The Four Tunes
32
2
The Four Vagabonds
34
1
The Golden Gate Quartet
35
2
The Ink Spots
37
5
The Mariners
42
1
The Merry Macs
43
1
The Mills Brothers
44
5
The Modernaires
49
2
The Pied Pipers
51
2
The Pilgrim Travelers
53
1
The Ravens
54
2
The Skylarks
56
1
The Soul Stirrers
57
1
The Swan Silvertones
58
1
Sonny Til and the Orioles
59
4
THE 1950s
63
258
The Admirations
66
1
The Altairs
66
1
Lee Andrews and the Hearts
67
5
The Aquatones
72
1
The Avons
72
1
Hank Ballard and the Midnighters
73
3
The Bay Bops
76
2
The Blossoms
78
2
The Bobbettes
80
2
The Bonnie Sisters
82
1
The Bop Chords
82
1
The Buccaneers
83
1
The Cadets
84
2
The Cadillacs
86
3
The Capris (New York)
89
3
The Capris (Philadelphia)
92
1
The Cap-Tans
93
1
The Cardinals
94
2
The Carollons
96
1
The Carols
97
1
The Casanovas
97
1
The Castelles
98
2
The Cellos
100
1
The Channels
101
3
The Chantels
104
3
The Chanters
107
1
The Charms
108
3
The Charts
111
1
The Chestnuts
112
1
The Chips
113
1
The Chordettes
113
1
The Chords
114
2
The Clefs
116
1
The Cleftones
117
3
The Clovers
120
4
The Coasters
124
3
The Colts
127
1
The Coronets
127
1
The Crests
128
3
The Crew-cuts
131
2
The Crickets
133
2
The Criterions
135
2
The Crows
137
2
The Cues
139
1
The Danderliers
140
1
The Danleers
141
1
Danny and the Juniors
142
2
The Billy Dawn Quartette
144
1
The Dells
145
3
The Delroys
148
1
The Del-Vikings
149
3
The Desires
152
1
The Diablos
153
2
The Diamonds (New York)
155
1
The Diamonds (Ontario)
156
2
The Dootones
158
1
The Drifters
159
8
The Dubs
167
2
The Du Droppers
169
2
The Edsels
171
1
The El Dorados
172
2
The Elegants
174
3
The El Venos
177
1
The Eternals
177
1
The Falcons
178
2
The five Crowns
180
1
The Five Dises
181
2
The Five Keys
183
2
The 5 Royales
185
3
The Five Satins
188
3
The Five Sharps
191
2
The Flamingos
193
5
The Fleetwoods
198
2
The Four Aees
200
2
The Four Coins
202
2
The four Fellows
204
1
The Four Freshmen
205
3
The Four Lads
208
1
The Four Lovers
209
1
The Four Preps
210
2
Norman Fox and the Rob-Roys
212
1
The Genies
213
1
The Harptones
214
4
The Heartbeats
218
2
The Highway QCs
220
1
The Hilltoppers
221
3
The Hi-Los
224
1
The Hollywood Flames
224
3
The Impalas
227
1
The Jacks
228
1
The Jaguars
229
1
The Jesters
230
2
The Jive Bombers
232
1
The Jordanaires
232
1
The Kodaks
233
1
The Kool Gents
234
1
The Lamplighters
235
1
The Larks
236
2
Little Anthony and the Imperials
238
4
Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers
242
3
Louis Lymon and the Teenchords
245
2
The Magnifieents
247
1
Arthur Lee Maye and the Crowns
248
2
The MeGuire Sisters
250
2
The Medallions
252
1
The Meditation Singers
253
1
The Mello-Kings
254
1
The Mello-Moods
255
1
The Mellows
256
1
Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes
257
1
The Monotones
258
2
The Moonglows
260
4
The Mystics
264
1
Nino and the Ebb Tides
265
2
The Nutmegs
267
1
The Olympics
268
1
The Paragons
269
2
The Pastels
271
1
The Penguins
272
3
The Platters
275
3
The Playmates
278
1
The Poni-Tails
279
1
The Prisonaires
280
1
The Quin-Tones
281
1
The Rainbows
282
1
The Rays
283
1
The Rivieras
284
1
The Robins
285
1
The Rocketones
286
1
The Sensations
287
1
The Shells
288
1
The Signatures
289
1
The Silhouettes
290
2
The Six Teens
292
1
The Skyliners
292
3
The Solitaires
295
2
The Spaniels
297
2
The Spiders
299
1
The Staple Singers
300
1
The Sultans
301
1
The Swallows
302
1
The Teddy Bears
303
2
The Three Chuckles
305
1
The Tune Weavers
306
1
The Turbans
307
1
The Valentines
308
1
The Velours
309
2
The Wanderers
311
1
Billy Ward and His Dominoes
312
3
Maurice Williams and the Gladiolas
315
2
The Willows
317
4
THE 1960s
321
156
The Accents
323
1
The Ad Libs
323
1
Alive and Kicking
324
1
The Angels
324
1
The Arbors
325
1
The Archies
326
1
The Association
327
1
The Beach Boys
328
4
The Blue Jays
332
1
The Brooklyn Bridge
333
1
Billy Butler and the Chanters
334
1
The Camelots
335
1
The Carnations
336
1
The Carolons
337
2
The Caseades
339
1
The Cashmeres
339
1
The Castells
340
1
Cathy jean and the Roommates
341
1
The Chaperones
342
1
The Chiffons
343
2
The Chi-Lites
345
1
The Chimes
346
1
The Classics
346
2
The Concords
348
1
The Corsairs
349
1
The Cowsills
350
1
The Crystals
351
3
The Delfonics
354
1
The Del-Satins
355
3
The Demensions
358
1
The Devotions
359
1
Dion and the Belmonts
360
3
The Dixie Cups
363
1
The Dovells
364
2
The Dreamers
366
1
The Dreamlovers
367
1
The Ducanes
368
2
The Duprees
370
1
The Earls
371
2
The Echoes
373
1
The Emotions
374
1
The Escorts
375
1
The Essex
376
1
The Excellents
377
1
The Exciters
378
1
The Fiestas
379
1
The 5th Dimension
380
2
The Five Stairsteps
382
1
The Four-Evers
383
1
The Four Seasons
384
4
The Four Tops
388
2
The Happenings
390
1
The Highwaymen
391
1
The Imaginations
392
2
The Impressions
394
3
The Intruders
397
1
The Isley Brothers
397
2
Jay and the Americans
399
2
The Jive Five
401
3
The Bob Knight Four
404
1
Gladys Knight and the Pips
404
3
Patti LaBelle and the Blue Belles
407
3
The Lettermen
410
2
Little Caesar and the Romans
412
1
The Magnificeent Men
413
1
The Majors
414
1
The Mamas and the Papas
415
1
The Manhattans
416
1
The Mareels
417
3
Martha and the Vandellas
420
1
The Marvelettes
421
1
The Mighty Clouds of Joy
422
1
The Miracles
423
2
The O'Jays
425
2
The Orlons
427
1
The Paris Sisters
428
1
The Passions
429
1
Peter, Paul and Mary
430
2
The Quotations
432
1
Randy and the Rainbows
433
1
The Regents
434
1
Reparata and the Delrons
435
2
Ricky and the Hallmarks
437
1
The Rivingtons
437
2
Rochell and the Candles
439
1
The Ronettes
440
3
Ronnie and the Hi-Lites
443
1
The Royalettes
444
1
Ruby and the Romanties
444
2
The Safaris
446
1
The Shangri-Las
447
2
The Shirelles
449
3
Spanky and Our Gang
452
1
The Sparrows Quartette
453
1
The Spinners
454
2
The Starlets
456
1
The Supremes
456
4
The Sweet Inspirations
460
1
The Tams
461
1
The Temptations
461
4
Tico and the Triumphs
465
1
The Tokens
466
3
The Tymes
469
2
The Vibrations
471
2
Vito and the Salutations
473
1
The Vogues
474
1
The Volumes
475
2
THE 1970s
477
42
The Autumns
479
1
Bloodstone
479
1
Blue Magic
479
1
The Blue Stars
480
2
Brooklyn Dreams
482
1
Chairmen of the Board
482
1
Crosby, Stills and Nash
483
1
Dawn
484
2
The Dramatics
486
1
The Emotions
486
2
Flash Cadillac
488
1
Fourteen Karat Soul
488
2
Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds
490
1
High Inergy
490
1
The Honey Cone
491
1
The Hues Corporation
492
1
The Jackson 5
493
2
Lady Flash
495
2
The Main Ingredient
497
1
The Manhattan Transfer
498
1
Memory
499
1
The Moments
500
1
The Osmonds
501
1
The Persuasions
502
1
The Pointer Sisters
503
2
The Ribitones
505
1
Shalamar
506
1
Sha Na Na
506
1
The Singers Unlimited
507
1
Sister Sledge
508
1
The Starland Vocal Band
509
1
Stormy Weather
509
1
The Stylisties
510
2
The Sylvers
512
1
Tavares
513
1
Three Dog Night
513
2
The Village People
515
1
The Whispers
516
3
THE 1980s
519
14
The Bangles
521
1
Big Daddy
521
1
The Bobs
522
1
B.Q.E.
523
1
DeBarge
523
1
Deja Vu
524
1
En Vogue
524
1
The Exquisites
525
1
The Five Boroughs
525
1
Foree M.D.'s
526
1
Mixed Company
527
1
New Edition
528
1
New Kids on the Block
528
1
The Nylons
529
1
Reunion
530
1
Rockapella
531
1
The Winans
531
1
Windsong
531
1
Yesterday's News
532
1
The ``Acappella'' Era
533
8
Photo Credits
541
1
About the Author
542