The Pyramids
One of several R&B vocal groups to record as the Pyramids, this particular combo formed in New Haven, CT, in 1955. According to Marv Goldberg's profile in the July 1997 issue of Discoveries, founding members Joe Stallings (tenor lead), Hubert Saulsbury (first tenor), Roland Douglas, Jr. (baritone), and Richard Foster (bass) met in the choir of the Mount Zion Seventh Day Adventist Church, initially singing only gospel but soon adding secular material to their repertoire. At first calling themselves the Four Leads, the quartet began performing at house parties and amateur showcases across New Haven, delivering pop hits of the day with harmonies in the mold of the Four Freshmen. Shortly after renaming themselves the Pyramids (in honor of the opening lyric to crowd-pleaser "You Belong to Me"), the group traveled to New York City to audition for Jay-Dee Records owner Joe Davis, who signed them on the spot. "At Any Cost," featuring Stallings on lead, followed in the summer of 1956, but while the Pyramids supported the disc with an East Coast tour headlined by an appearance at the famed Apollo Theater, it nevertheless failed to chart, and the same fate befell the follow-up, "Why Did You Go?" Foster left the group in 1957, and was replaced by bass Danny Jackson. Saulsbury was the next to go, with high tenor Douglas McClure stepping in. In late 1957 the Pyramids backed singer Ruby Whitaker on her Mark-X label single "I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire"; the group split the following year.
© Jason Ankeny /TiVo
Similar artists
-
Forever In Paradies
Rock - Released by Paradies Flyer on 11/10/2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Splash Of Color
Rock - Released by Sandmann & Walther on 30/08/2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
In The Middle
Rock - Released by Sandmann & Walther on 21/06/2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Talkative Friend
Rock - Released by classics & more on 7/05/2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Play The Original Penetration!
Pop - Released by exclusiv for streaming partners on 29/01/2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
-
-
Revolver Hits
Rock - Released by sandero classics sound engine on 28/06/2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Let It Be Me Again
Rock - Released by bemeagain rec. 2020 on 20/05/2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Sunrise Surprise
Rock - Released by Sunrise Surprise rec. on 2/05/2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
A Happy Easter
Rock - Released by Archive & Catapulte on 12/04/2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
-
Calling My Hits
Rock - Released by call my hits company on 5/05/2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -