#607 (Week of 3/7/09 - 3/13/09)

---

SPOTLIGHT ON THE BEAVERS - PART ONE

THIS WEEK'S SELECTIONS PROVIDED BY ANDREW BOHAN

"That Lucky Old Sun"/"If My Dream Would Come True"
by Herb Lance And Vocal Quartet (The Beavers)
on Sittin' in with 524
released in 1949

Above: Herb Lance. He recorded for the Sittin' in with label from 1948 to 1951, then moved to Columbia/Okeh in 1951 and on to Mercury in December 1951, Bruce in 1954 and DeLuxe in 1957. While with Sittin' in with he had at least one other side with vocal group backing.

Click HERE for a short article about Herb Lance (near bottom of page) by J.C. Marion.

Click HERE to view an article about The Beavers by Marv Goldberg.

Above: Label image of Sittin' in with 524 released in August 1949. The vocal group backing Herb is The Beavers. It was their first record. They also had three releases on Coral as The Beavers (1949-50) and one on Decca as The Hamptones (1950).

Listen to this week's selections by Herb Lance And Vocal Group on Sittin' in with 524 from 1949:
[Audio restoration by Dave Saviet.]

Above: Herb Lance (Courtesy of Paul Ressler)

A. Stream RealAudio (DO NOT USE...LISTEN USING DOWNLOAD REALAUDIO)...              That Lucky Old Sun            If My Dream Would Come True              BOTH played in sequence       B. Download RealAudio...              That Lucky Old Sun            If My Dream Would Come True         C. Stream/Download Media Player...              That Lucky Old Sun            If My Dream Would Come True            [To download audio files, right-click on link            and then click "Save (Link) Target As..."]

This site is non-commercial. All information displayed is provided to further the general public's knowledge of RnB vocal group harmony.