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Chanteur Rock 'n' Roll US né Melvin J. Moore, le 13
Janvier 1934 à Houston
(Texas). Johnny Flamingo a enregistré pour Caddy, Canton, Aladdin, Specialty,
Pico, Malynn, Dub-Tone, Diadon, Donna et Whirlybird Records. Il a fait
parti du duo Jack & Jill avec sa première femme Juanita. Il est décédé le 24
Décembre 2000.
Johnny
Flamingo was a smooth, popular Los Angeles balladeer who recorded during the
1950s with The Dots and with various anonymous Vocals groups under his own name.
With The Dots he shared lead Vocals with his girlfriend and later wife, Jeanette
Baker.
He was born Melvin J. Moore in Houston, Texas, on January 13, 1934, and later
took the last name of his stepfather, Broxton. Los Angeles disk jockey Dick "Huggy
Boy" Hugg claims that he's the one who dubbed the singer Johnny Flamingo, namng
him for the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas.
After getting his start in an Air Force Vocals group called The Criterions,
Melvin returned to Los Angeles in 1956 and joined The Dots, who were signed to
Huggy Boy's Caddy label. But Huggy Boy quickly saw greater possibilities in the
burgeoning teen market for the handsome, light-skinned baritone, and so the
career of Johnny Flamingo began.
Though they stopped recording in the early '60s, Flamingo and Jeanette Baker
remained a popular act at clubs around Los Angeles, best known for dueting on
"Hey Boy, Hey Girl," which Jeanette had originally recorded with Oscar McLollie
for Class Records in 1958. (The song was recorded in the '60s by Louis Prima and
Keely Smith for a movie of the same name.) Johnny and Jeanette performed at
several Doo-Wop Society shows, including our March 4, 2000, Tribute to Hunter
Hancock (which also featured Vernon Green in his final appearance).
Coincidentally, Johnny Flamingo and Vernon Green both died on Christmas Eve,
2000.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Flamingo
Talents : Vocals
Style musical : Rock 'n' Roll, Doo Wop
I CONFESS (1956)
 (Dots)
I
(1957)
RECORD
HOP (1957)
SO
LONG (1957)
YOU'RE MINE (1960)
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Years in activity :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 | 20 |
DISCOGRAPHY
78 t., Singles & EP
| 1955 | SP COMBO 45-108 (US) | . | Chuck HIGGINS & His MELLOTONES - Flip Top Box / The Blacksmith Blues (Vocals Johnny Flamingo) |
| 1956 | SP CADDY 101 (US) | . | The DOTS -
I Confess
/ I Wish I Could Meet Her |
| 03/1957 | SP CADDY 105 (US) | . | Roller Coaster (Chuch HIGGINS) / So Long (Johnny FLAMINGO) |
| 05/1957 | SP CADDY 107 (US) | . | The DOTS - Johnny / I Lost You |
| 1957 | SP CANTON 1785 (US) | . |
I
/ It Were You |
| 08/1957 | SP ALADDIN 45-3385 (US) | . | When I Lost You / My Teenage Girl |
| 1957 | SP CADDY 107 (US) | . | JACK & JILL - No One To Talk To /
Record
Hop
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| 10/1957 | SP IMPERIAL X5464 (US) | . | JACK & JILL - No One To Talk To /
Record
Hop
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| 1957 | SP CADDY 105 (US) | . |
So Long
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| 1957 | SP CADDY 108 (US) | . |
Chuck HIGGINS With His ORCHESTRA - Flip-Top Box / The Blacksmith Blues (Vocals Johnny Flamingo) |
| 11/1957 | SP CADDY 112 (US) | . | Teenage Theme / Make Me A Present Of You |
| 12/1957 | SP ALADDIN 45-3406 (US) | . |
So Long
/ Make Me A Present Of You |
| 1958 | SP CADDY 114 (US) | . | My Girl / I'll See You In My Dreams |
| 04/1958 | EP CADDY 115 (US) |
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Eternally (Twilighters) / I Confess (Dots) / All Night Long (Joe HOUSTON) / So Long (Johnny Flamingo) |
| 1958 | SP SPECIALTY 640 (US) | . | Paradise Hill / Will She Think Of Me |
| 1959 | SP PICO 2800 (US) | . | I / Summertime |
| 1959 | SP MALYNN 101 (US) | . | United / I Just Cry |
| 1960 | SP CADDY 4175 (US) | . | Is It A Dream /
You're Mine
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| 1961 | SP DUB-TONE 2580 (US) | . | I Just Cry / Is It A Dream |
| 12/1961 | SP DIADON 103 (US) | . | This Was Really Love / If You Say Please Go No |
| 1961 | SP DIADON 138 (US) | . | No More Doggin' / All Aboard |
| 1962 | SP DONNA 1357 (US) | . | You're Mine / Is It A Dream |
| 12/1963 | SP WHIRLYBIRD 2001 (US) | . | Drive Slow / And This Was Really Love |
| 12/1965 | SP CADDY 1710 (US) | . | I Got Loaded / Raindrops In My Eyes |
| 04/1967 | SP VAULT V-O-8 (US) | . | I (Who Have Nothing) / Summertime |
| 197? | SP GOOD OLD GOLD 084 (US) | . |
Come On Little Angel (BELMONTS) / I (Johnny FLAMINGO) |
| ???? | SP Old Sound 1005 A (US) |
So Long
(Johnny
FLAMINGO) / I'm Bewildered (Richard
BERRY) |
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Albums
| 1961 | LP 12" DIADON DLP 201 (US) |
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JOHNNY FLAMINGO SINGS IN THE WEE SMALL HOURS - In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning / Secret Love / You Go To My Head / Almost Like Being In Love / Early Autumn / Around The World / What Do You See In Him / Autumn Leaves / Day In, Day Out / Canadian Sunset / Goodbye |
| 2003 | CD FLAMINGO CDFLAM1001 (US) |
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JOHNNY FLAMINGO & FRIENDS - You're Mine / Is It A Dream / I / Summer Time / All Aboard / No More Doggin / It Were You / Just Cry / United / Drive Slow / This Was Really Love / Paradise Hill / Will She Think Of Me / When I Lost You / My Teenage Girl / My Girl / I'll See You In My Dreams / Make Me A Present Of You / So Long / No One To Talk To (JACK & JILL) / Part Time (JACK & JILL) / I Wish (The DOTS) / I Confess (The DOTS) / Johnny (The DOTS) / I Lost You (The DOTS) / Heartsick And Lonely (The DOTS) / Good Luck To You (The DOTS) / Moon Beam (Jeanette BAKER) / He Really Belongs To Me (Jeanette BAKER) / Hey Girl (Oscar McLOLLIE & Jeanette BAKER) / Good Bye |
© Rocky Productions 1/10/2013
