The Edsels
A brief encounter with fame came for the Edsels when they recorded the doo wop masterpiece "Rama Lama Ding Dong." Originally released in 1958, the single became a hit some three years after its initial release, thanks to the efforts of diligent record collectors and disc jockeys.
Taking their name from Ford's legendary failed automobile, the Edsels formed in the tiny Ohio mill town of Campbell in the late '50s. The group consisted of lead vocalist George Jones, Jr., James Reynolds, Marshall Sewell, Harry Greene, and Larry Greene. The group auditioned for a local Ohio music publisher in 1958. Through the publisher, the group landed a record deal with the small Dub Records. The Edsels' first single was a song Jones had written, "Rama Lama Ding Dong." The first pressings on Dub Records were mislabeled "Lama Rama Ding Dong."
"Rama Lama Ding Dong" became a local hit, but made no impact nationally. In 1961, disc jockeys began playing the song again because it sounded similar to the Marcels' current hit, "Blue Moon." Within a few months, the single was re-released on Twin Records -- this time with the correct song title -- and it quickly scaled the pop charts, peaking at number 21. Ironically, the group had broken up by the time "Rama Lama Ding Dong" became a hit in 1961.
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Rama Lama Ding Dong (Billboard Hot 100 - No. 21)
Rock - Erschienen bei Music Manager am 19.12.2018
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Three Precious Words b/w Let's Go
R&B - Erschienen bei Numero Group am 01.01.1961
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Count The Tears b/w Twenty Four Hours
R&B - Erschienen bei Numero Group am 01.01.1965
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Don't Know What To Do b/w What Brought Us Together
R&B - Erschienen bei Numero Group am 01.01.1960
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The Rama Lama Ding Dong EP
R&B - Erschienen bei The Edsels am 04.10.2005
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Rama Lama Ding Dong / Bells - Single
Pop - Erschienen bei Essential Media Group am 13.04.2010
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Presenting The Edsels
Blues - Erschienen bei Universal Digital Enterprises am 11.02.1958
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From Rama Lama Ding Dong to Shaddy Daddy Dip Dip : 1958 - 1962
Pop - Erschienen bei Jasmine Records am 11.08.2023
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Golden Oldies
Pop - Erschienen bei Essential Media Group am 13.11.2012
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Rama Lama Ding Don
Jazz - Erschienen bei Stars and Stripes am 31.10.2014
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Three Precious Words / Let's Go (Digital 45)
R&B - Erschienen bei Essential Media Group am 29.10.2013
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Under the Mistletoe
Blues - Erschienen bei Doug Crumpacker am 01.12.1994
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Rama Lama Ding Don
Jazz - Erschienen bei Black Sheep Music am 31.10.2014
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Rama Lama Ding Dong
Pop - Erschienen bei Essential Media Group am 04.12.2012
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Don't Know What to Do / What Brought Us Together (Digital 45)
R&B - Erschienen bei Essential Media Group am 29.10.2013
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Rama Lama Ding Dong (1961)
Pop - Erschienen bei JB Production CH am 22.09.2020
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