The Charts
The Charts' 1957 hit "Deserie" endures as a doo wop classic, despite the fact that it failed to chart. Formed in 1956, the Harlem-born group -- led by lead vocalist Joseph Grier and featuring Leroy Binns, Ross Buford, and Glenmore Jackson -- were managed by musician Les Cooper, a native of Norfolk, VA, who had previously been a member of the Empires and the Whirlers, and by the mid-'50s was already a longtime scenemaker on New York's doo wop scene.
Cooper scored the Harlem quintet a contract with Danny Robinson's Everlast imprint and they recorded their only hit, "Deserie," the following year. It was covered by the Blue Angels for Del-Fi's Selma imprint on the West Coast. After a few more 45s for Everlast, the Charts disbanded in 1958. Cooper eventually cut a hit single with his own group, the Soul Rockers, in 1962. The vocal A-side was "Dig Yourself," but the major hit was the instrumental B-side, "Wiggle Wobble," which featured a prominent King Curtis-styled tenor sax performance by former-Charts lead singer Grier.
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Discographie
14 album(s) • Trié par Meilleures ventes
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Harlem Soul Serenaders - The Charts' Doo-Wop Delights
Soul - Paru chez Stardom Records le 2 juin 2023
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Presenting The Charts
R&B - Paru chez Universal Digital Enterprises le 4 mars 1957
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The Sound of The Charts
Pop - Paru chez Shami Media Group 3 le 26 janv. 2016
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You're The Reason / I've Been Wondering
R&B - Paru chez Everlast Records le 29 juin 1958
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Why Do You Cry / Dance Girl
R&B - Paru chez Everlast Records le 24 juil. 1957
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
All Because Of Love / I Told You So
R&B - Paru chez Everlast Records le 29 juin 1958
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The Jesters Meet the Charts Doo Wop
Pop - Paru chez Classic Records le 11 mai 2009
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Deserie (Billboard Hot 100 - No 88)
Soul - Paru chez Music Manager le 23 oct. 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo