THE VOCAL GROUP HARMONY WEB SITE

THE PURPOSE OF THIS SITE IS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT THE RHYTHM & BLUES VOCAL GROUPS OF THE 1930s, 1940s & 1950s AND THEIR RECORDINGS.

(NEW 3-14-20)

(NEW 2-15-20)


(3/6/20)!! JOE MARCHESANI'S 2020 EDITION OF HIS YEARLY
TIME CAPSULE DISCOVERIES SHOW IS NOW AVAILABLE!!
NEW CD (2/1/20)!! ....
BLUE DECCA LABEL VOCAL HARMONY (ON 78-RPM) CD
TWENTY-EIGHT TRACKS, ALL WITH VOCAL HARMONY
NEW CD (1/1/20)!! ....
EARLY VOCAL HARMONY (ON 78-RPM) - VOLUME ONE CD
TWENTY-EIGHT TRACKS OF VOCAL HARMONY
TEN CDs!! FOR THOSE WHO LIKE TRADITIONAL COUNTRY & WESTERN...."C&W ON 78-RPM RECORDS" -
VOLUME ONE, VOLUME TWO, VOLUME THREE, VOLUME FOUR, VOLUME FIVE, VOLUME SIX
VOLUME SEVEN, VOLUME EIGHT, VOLUME NINE, AND ADDED (12/27/19)!! VOLUME TEN
THE VOCAL GROUP RECORD OF THE WEEK

NOTICE: Future Records of the Week will appear on a random schedule, rather than every two weeks.
More emphasis will be placed on upgrading older Records of the Week.
Check here for both new and upgraded previous Records of the Week.
THE NEXT RECORD OF THE WEEK WILL BECOME AVAILABLE ON 4/11/20

(PREVIOUS VOCAL GROUP RECORDS OF THE WEEK)

MOST RECENT EXTENSIVE UPGRADES:
ANN NICHOLS     THE FOUR OF US     THE CHOCOLATEERS     ZILLA MAYS
ADDITIONAL RECENT NEW RECORDS OF THE WEEK:
LOUIS PRIMA - PART TWO     LOUIS PRIMA - PART ONE     THE THREE RIFFS     LOUIS JORDAN (The 1950s)
"TONE" CDs and DVDs (For Complete Listing And More Information.)

FOR YOUR LISTENING PLEASURE (MORE THAN 1000 SHOWS!):
OVER 280 ARCHIVED MARV GOLDBERG YESTERDAY'S MEMORIES SHOWS.
OVER 160 ARCHIVED VINTAGE GROUP HARMONY SHOWS.
OVER 230 ARCHIVED BIG BEAT SHOWS.
OVER 260 ARCHIVED R&B GROUP HARMONY REVIEW SHOWS.
65 ARCHIVED G.M. HOOKER SHOWS.
9 ARCHIVED JOE MARCHESANI TIME CAPSULE DISCOVERIES SHOWS.

With Tony Fournier
Now In Its Twenty-Ninth Year of Broadcast!
*** Specializing In The Early Pioneer RnB Vocal Group Recordings ***
LISTEN TO A NEW VINTAGE GROUP HARMONY SHOW
(WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER AND REALAUDIO PLAYER)!
NEW ONE-HOUR SHOW EVERY OTHER SATURDAY.
(INCLUDES ARCHIVES OF OVER 160 PREVIOUS SHOWS)
CLICK HERE FOR GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE SHOW.

   YESTERDAY'S MEMORIES R&B PARTY RADIO SHOW
   With Marv Goldberg
     Weekly One-Hour Show (Real Player And Media Player).
     A new show starts each Sunday for your listening pleasure.
     Over 280 Archived Shows Are Also Available!

TIME CAPSULE DISCOVERIES ARCHIVES
Joe Marchesani's Yearly Show (Real Player And Media Player).
THE 2012 THROUGH 2020 SHOWS ARE AVAILABLE

THE BIG BEAT RADIO SHOW ARCHIVES
Lou Rallo's Show (Windows Media Player).
"The Cure For The Common Old"
Over 230 Archived Shows Are Available!

GEORGE TOMPKINS AND SAL MONDRONE WFUV RADIO ARCHIVES
R&B Group Harmony Review With Varying Hosts.
(Archived Shows From 1980-1994 High Quality Windows Media Player)

100 VARIOUS NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS
PICTURES AND ARTICLES OF SPECIAL INTEREST!

(NEW 8/25/18!) THE STORY OF THE "INK SPOTS"
The Complete Book by Deek Watson, Published in 1967.
Interspersed With Additional Related Pictures/Blurbs.

THE PAPER MOONS WEBPAGE
Hear Recreations Of The Pioneer Vocal Groups.
(High-Quality RealAudio And Windows Media Player Audio)
LATEST SONG ADDED ON: 11/26/19

THE JOHNNY ACE WEBPAGE

Extensive Coverage Of His Career With Many Images And Fourteen Audio Selections!

DAY, DAWN AND DUSK WEBPAGE

THE DAY, DAWN AND DUSK WEBPAGE COVERING THEIR 1940s. INCLUDED ARE THREE OF
THEIR "SOUNDIE" VIDEOS TRANSFERRED DIRECTLY FROM THE ORIGINAL 16MM FILMS.

THE G.M. HOOKER RADIO SHOW
In Memory Of George Moonoogian
ARCHIVES OF 65 SHOWS! REAL AUDIO FORMAT

BLACK QUARTETS IN FILM RADIO SHOW
With Rev. Philip Beauchamp
Twenty-Nine Shows Archived (Real Player And Media Player).
(Includes A Photo Gallery)

A SHORT HISTORY OF THE MELLO-LARKS
By Tommy Hamm
Tommy Was A Member Of The Mello-Larks From
Their Inception in 1946 To Their Disbanding In 1960.

COMPACT DISCS & DVD VIDEOS Now Available From This Web Site!
Click HERE For Complete Listing And More Information.

**** CD: THE FOUR KNIGHTS ON THE RED SKELTON SHOW (1948-1950)
**** CDs: CHRONOLOGY EARLY VOCAL GROUPS (1930-1956)
VOLUMES ONE THROUGH FOURTEEN
**** CD: DEEK WATSON AND HIS BROWN DOTS (1945-1949)
TWENTY-SEVEN TRACKS OF VOCAL GROUP HARMONY
**** CD: THE JUBALAIRES AND DIXIAIRES (1945-1954)
THIRTY TRACKS BY THESE TWO J.C. GINYARD VOCAL GROUPS
**** CD: BILL JOHNSON AND HIS MUSICAL NOTES (1947-1954)
(All their vocal group harmony sides that were released on RCA Victor, King, Regal and Tru-Blue)
**** CD: BONNIE DAVIS/THE PICCADILLY PIPERS (1946 - 1958)
TWENTY-EIGHT TRACKS - ALL VOCAL GROUP HARMONY
**** CD: FOUR TOPPERS AND FIVE RED CAPS (1940 - 1949)
**** DVD: VOCAL HARMONY VIDEOS (1930's AND 1940's)
**** AND MANY MORE

Bill Johnson And His Musical Notes
Dedicated To Gus Gordon, Tenor Lead Singer!
Click on above for photos, newspaper clippings,
record ads, discography, label images, and audio.

Savannah Churchill Discography
Savannah Churchill Clippings
Click on above for newspaper clippings spanning 1943 to 1953.

   ARCHIVED SINGLE ARTIST RECORDS OF THE WEEK
   (From The Collection Of Paul Ressler)

Brown Dots/Four Tunes
For Sentimental Reasons - Dedicated To Pat Best!
Click on above for The Pat Best Web Site... photos, audio, label images, information,
and memories relative to Pat Best and his groups, The Brown Dots and Four Tunes.

Alan Freed On WINS 1010 AM
Click on above for Alan Freed Rock 'n' Roll Party
on WINS Radio originally broadcast on February 12, 1955!
Also listen to a March 1955 broadcast! (And more)
(RealPlayer And Windows Media Player)

RealVideo Clips Of Various Vocal Groups!
Click on above to view video clips of The Four Toppers (Red Caps),
Savannah Churchill, Deek Watson & His Brown Dots and The Inks Spots

    The Times Square Records Radio Show From 1961

        An actual one and a half hour show in RealAudio and Media Player!
Includes Squire's Article "Off The Wall -- A Collector�s Memories of Times Square Records."

    THE LEE MAYE PAGE
        Bonus: Four autographed Lee Maye baseball cards - Go directly to them by clicking HERE.
        Photos of Lee Maye - Go directly to them by clicking HERE.
        Arthur Lee Maye Article (& Discography) by Marv Goldberg - Go directly to it by clicking HERE.

Last Updated: March 28, 2020

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