Groupe Doo Wop US formé en 1956. Les Charts sont originaires de New York. Ils comprenaient Joseph Grier, Leroy Binns, Steven Brown, Glemmore Jackson et Ross Buford. Ils se sont séparés en 1958.

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 Vocals 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.

Talents : Joseph Grier : Lead - Stephen Brown : First Tenor - Glenmore Jackson : Second Tenor - Leroy Binns : Baritone - Ross Buford : Bass

Style musical : Doo Wop, Rhythm 'n' Blues

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DESERIE (1957) ZOOP (1957) WHY DO YOU CRY (1957) Dance Girl (1957) YOU'RE THE REASON (1957)

Years in activity :

DISCOGRAPHY

Singles

06/1957	SP EVERLAST 5001 (US)	Deserie / Zoop
09/1957	SP EVERLAST 5002 (US)	Why Do You Cry / Dance Girl
04/1958	SP EVERLAST 5006 (US)	You're The Reason (I'm In Love) / I've Been Wondering
1958	SP EVERLAST 5008 (US)	I Told You So / All Because Of Love
1958	SP EVERLAST 5010 (US)	My Diane / Baby Be Mine
1959	SP GUYDEN 2021 (US)	For The Birds / Ooba Gooba
1962	SP ENJOY 1002 (US)	Deserie / Zoop
1962	SP LOST NITE LN-173 (US)	Deserie   / Zoop
1963	SP VEL-V-TONE VT-102 (US)	What's Your Excuse / You Keep Dancing With Me
11/1963	SP EVERLAST 5026 (US)	Deserie / Zoop
1965	SP LANA L-117 (US)	Deserie / I Wanna Take You Home
1965	SP LOST NITE LN-180 (US)	Dance Girl / Why Do You Cry
1965	SP LOST NITE LN-186 (US)	You're The Reason / I've Been Wondering
01/1966	SP WAND WND-1112 (US)	Deserie / Fell In Love With You Baby
1966	SP WAND WND-1124 (US)	Nobody Made You Love Me / Livin' The Nightlife
1972	SP LOST NITE LN-377 (US)	My Diane / Baby Be Mine
1972	SP LOST NITE LN-381 (US)	All Because Of Love / I Told You So
1972	SP LAST CHANCE LC-115 (US)	Why Do You Cry / Dance Girl
1973	SP GOLDIES 45 D-2499 (US)	Deserie / Zoop
1975	SP Million Seller 851 (US)	Lonely Boy (Ronnie Jones & The Classmates) / My Diane (CHARTS)
1993	SP EVERLAST / COLLECTABLES COL 1617 (US)	Deserie / Zoop
1993	SP EVERLAST / COLLECTABLES COL 1618 (US)	Why Do You Cry / Dance Girl
1993	SP EVERLAST / COLLECTABLES COL 1619 (US)	You're The Reason / I've Been Wondering
1993	SP EVERLAST / COLLECTABLES COL 1620 (US)	My Diane / Baby Be Mine
1993	SP EVERLAST / COLLECTABLES COL 1621 (US)	All Because Of Love / I Told You So
????	SP OLD SOUND 1003 (US)	Desire (CHARTS) / Since I Fell For You (HARPTONES)

Albums

1971	LP 12" LOST NITE LN-LP-138 (US)		GREATEST HITS - Deserie / All Because Of Love / Why Do You Cry / Zoop / I Told You So / Dance Girl / You're The Reason / I've Been Wondering / Baby Be Mine / My Diane
1993	LP 12" COLLECTABLES COL-CD-5029 (US)		GREATEST HITS - Deserie / All Because Of Love / Why Do You Cry / Zoop / I Told You So / Dance Girl / You're The Reason / I've Been Wondering / Baby Be Mine / My Diane
08/2009	CD COLLECTABLES 1405 (US)		THE CHANNELS MEET THE THE CHARTS - CHANNELS : The Closer You Are / Stars In The Sky / My Love Will Never Die / The Girl Next Door / The Gleam In Your Eyes / CHARTS : Deserie / Dance Girl / My Diane / Zoop / You're The Reason

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