The Skyliners
This Pittsburgh vocal group made a magnificent heartache ballad in 1959, "Since I Don't Have You." It remains among R&B's ultimate agonizing triumphs, and Chuck Jackson later did an equally gripping version. Jimmy Beaumont was the lead vocalist, with Janet Vogel, Wally Lester, Joe VerScharen, and Jackie Taylor. Beaumont, Taylor, and Lester had been in the Crescents, while Vogel and VerScharen were alumni of the El Rios. Their follow-up, "This I Swear," was a creditable effort that peaked at number 20 on the R&B charts, but few remember it. Oddly, "Since I Don't Have You" only reached number three on the R&B side and number 12 on the pop charts. But it's certainly one song for whom the numbers really don't come close to telling the story. The Skyliners had two chart singles on Callico and then had one other song reach the R&B Top 40 in 1965, "The Loser," for Jubilee.
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The Skyliners
Blues - Released by Universal Digital Enterprises on Sep. 26, 1959
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Since I Don't Have You (50th Anniversary Golden Edition)
Pop - Released by The Bicycle Music Company on Jan. 1, 1991
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The Skyliners: Greatest Hits
Pop - Released by The Bicycle Music Company on Jan. 1, 1986
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Since I Don't Have You
Soul - Released by Hitstown on Apr. 21, 2023
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Since I Don't Have You / One Night, One Night (Mono Version)
Pop - Released by BNF Collection on Jan. 1, 1960
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The Original Hit Recording - Since I don't have you
Soul - Released by Smith & Co. on Aug. 13, 2012
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This I Swear (Mono Version)
Pop - Released by BNF Collection on Jan. 1, 1960
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Since I Don't Have You (Billboard Hot 100 - No 12)
Blues - Released by Music Manager on Dec. 3, 2020
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Great Vocal Groups
Pop - Released by Play Digital on Jun. 7, 2013
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The Skyliners Meet the Mystics Doo Wop
Pop - Released by Classic Records on May 8, 2009
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Voices in Harmony (1958-1962)
Rock - Released by Jasmine Records on Feb. 19, 2021
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Since I Don't Have You
Pop - Released by Finestar Records on Apr. 8, 2019
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Rocking Thru' the Rye
Pop - Released by Mach60 Music on Oct. 1, 2015
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It Happened to Day / Lonely Way (Mono Version)
Pop - Released by BNF Collection on Jan. 1, 1960
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Since I Don't Have You
Pop - Released by JB Production CH on Apr. 21, 2023
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Pennies from Heaven
Electronic - Released by Beach View Records on May 19, 2023
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in2The Skyliners - Volume 1
Pop - Released by Play Digital on Sep. 23, 2010
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Dancin' in the Snow
Lounge - Released by The Skyliners on Nov. 29, 2019
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