Groupe Doo Wop US de Long Beach (New York).

US Doo Wop group from Long Beach, New York.

Talents : Roy Hammond : Lead, 1st Tenor - Claude Johnson : Lead, 1st Tenor - Bill Gains : 2nd Tenor - Alexander "Buddy" Faison : Baritone -  Fred Jones : Bass

Style musical : Doo Wop, Rhythm 'n' Blues

Who's That Knocking (1959)

The First Time (1959)

On The Edge Of Town (1959)

Mama Blow Your Top (1959)

Twistin' Pneumonia (1960)

Years in activity :

1910 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 2000 10 20

DISCOGRAPHY

Singles

02/1959 SP SHAD 5002 (US)

Who's That Knocking / The First Time

06/1959 SP HOLLYWOOD HO-69-1 (US)

On The Edge Of Town / No More Knockin'

1959 SP Forum V701 (US)

Mama Blow Your Top / It's Getting Cold

08/1960 SP WARWICK M 573 (US)

Crazy Love / There Goes That Train

12/1960 SP WARWICK M 607 (US)

Just Like The Bluebird / Twistin' Pneumonia

04/1961 SP WARWICK M 643 (US)

Crazy Feeling / Little Young Girl

1978 SP Goldisc G 3040 (US)

Who's That Knocking (Genies) / Darling Lorraine (Knockouts)

1981 SP Q Q2002 (US)

Twistin' Pneumonia (long version) / Twistin' Pneumonia (short version)

1983 ? SP ERIC 148 (US)

Oh My Angel (Bertha Tillman) / Who's That Knocking (GENIES)

199? SP COLLECTABLES COL 3194 (US)

Oh My Angel (Bertha Tillman) / Who's That Knocking (GENIES)

199? SP COLLECTABLES COL 3823 (US)

Twistin' Pneumonia (GENIES) / Walking In The Rain (Kact-Ties)








Albums

2003 CD Doo Wop DWR-025 (GER)

"Who's That Knocking ?" - GENIES : Who's That Knocking / Crazy Feeling / Come Walk With Me / It's Getting Cold / Just Like The Bluebird / Little Young Girl / Twistin' Pneumonia / Mama, Blow Your Top / The First Time / On The Edge Of Town / Where Did You Go / Crazy Love / S'cuse Me Lady / There Goes That Train / Chicken Necks / No More Knockin' / JEANNE & Her BOYFRIENDS - Baby / It's Me Knockin'

2005 CD Genie #101 (US)

Who's That Knocking? - GENIES : Who's That Knocking? / The First Time / No More Knocking / On The Edge Of Town / There Goes That Train / Crazy Love / Just Like The Bluebird / Twistin' Pneumonia / Crazy Feeling / Little Young Girl / Roy C. HAMMOND & The GENIES : Mama Blow Your Top / It's Getting Cold / GENIES : Where Did You Go? / Chicken Necks / Come Walk With Me / S'cuse Me Lady / Roy C. HAMMOND : Shotgun Wedding / I'm Gonna Make It / Dance Girl / High School Drop Out / Gone, Gone, Gone / Stop What You're Doing / Tear Ave Avenue / Last Opportunity / Train Man / Bad Habits

2005 CD Point 16350 (US) THE GENIES Featuring Roy C. Hammond - GENIES : Who's That Knocking? / The First Time / No More Knocking / On The Edge Of Town / There Goes That Train / Crazy Love / Just Like The Bluebird / Twistin' Pneumonia / Crazy Feeling / Little Young Girl / Roy C. HAMMOND & His GENIES : Mama Blow Your Top / It's Getting Cold / GENIES : Where Did You Go? / Chicken Necks / Come Walk With Me / S'cuse Me Lady / Roy C. HAMMOND : Shot Gun Wedding / I'm Gonna Make It / Dance Girl / High School Drop Out / Gone, Gone, Gone / Stop What You're Doing / Tear Ave Avenue / Last Opportunity / Train Man / Bad Habits / I Don't Want To Worry / I'm Falling In Love Again / Got To Get Enough / I Want To Marry You / That's When I'll Take You Home
2006 CD COLLECTABLES COL-CD-5920 (US)

The Knockouts Meet The Genies - Knockouts ; Darling Lorraine / Riot In Room 3C / Rich Boy, Poor Boy / Please Be Mine / Stormy Weather / Nobody But You / Jungle Mambo / Darling Lorraine / Genies : Who's That Knocking / The First Time / Where Did You Go / Chicken Necks / Come Walk With Me / S'cuse Me Lady

2022 CD JASMINE JASCD-1135 (UK)

The Claude Johnson Story - The Genies, Don & Juan - GENIES : Who's That Knocking / The First Time / No More Knockin' / On The Edge Of Town / There Goes That Train / Crazy Love / Twistin' Pneumonia / Just Like The Blackbird / Crazy Feeling / Little Young Girl / Chicken Necks / Where Did You Go / Come Walk With Me / S'cuse Me Lady / Roy HAMMOND & The GENIES : Mama Blow Your Top / It's Getting Cold / Chet BARNES & The SKYLARKS : Everytime It Rains / Is You Is / SKYLARKS : Everybody's Got Somebody / Jeannie / DON & JUAN : What's Your Name / Chicken Necks / Two Fools Are We / Pot Luck / Magic Wand / What I Really Meant To Say

Album Date Unknown

???? LP 12" WARWICK W-1000 (US)

The Best Of The Genies - Featuring Roy Hammond - Who's That Knocking / The First Time / On The Edge Of Town / No More Knocking / Mama Blow Your Top / It's Getting Cold / Twistin' Pneumonia / Just Like The Blue Bird / Crazy Feeling / Little Young Girl / There Goes That Train / Crazy Love

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