Groupe US de Doo Wop, les Channels ont été formé en 1955 à New York. Ils comprenaient Larry Hampden, Billy Morris, Edward Doulphin, Earl Michael Lewis (né le 11/02/1941 à New York) et Clifton Wright.

While never having a run of hits, the Channels were among the most popular East Coast doo wop ensembles. Larry Hampden, Billy Morris, and Edward Doulphin were charter members of the Channels, who formed in 1955. They started with two part-time members, but then absorbed lead vocalist Earl Michael Lewis and Clifton Wright from the Lotharios. Lewis became their principal songwriter and he penned their best-known hit, "The Closer You Are." The Channels also brought a fresh style to doo wop singing with their practice of opening a verse in five-part harmony, then having Lewis sing lead in the bridge. Later releases like "The Gleam in Your Eye" and "I Really Love You" were superbly performed, but never got the push needed for national recognition. They later recorded for a variety of labels (including Gone, Fury, Port, Hit, Enjoy, and Groove) with numerous personnel changes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Channels

Talents : Earl Michael Lewis : Lead - Larry Hampden : First Tenor - Billy Morris : Second Tenor - Edward Doulphin : Baritone - Clifton Wright : Bass

Style musical : Doo Wop, Rock 'n' Roll, Rhythm 'n' Blues, Pop Rock

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJd9hDi7PNo

THE CLOSER YOU ARE (1956)

THE GLEAM IN YOUR EYES (1956)

Stars In The Sky (1956)

BYE BYE BABY (1959)

MY LOVE WILL NEVER DIE (1959)

Years in activity :

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

DISCOGRAPHY

78 t. & Singles

07/1956 78 t. & SP WHIRLIN' DISC W 100 (US)

The Closer You Are / Now You Know (I Love You So)

10/1956 78 t. & SP WHIRLIN' DISC W 102 (US) The Gleam In Your Eyes / Stars In The Sky
03/1957 78 t. & SP WHIRLIN' DISC W 107 (US) I Really Love You / What Do You Do
05/1957 SP WHIRLIN' DISC 109 (US) Flames In My Heart / My Loving Baby
08/1957 78 t. & SP GONE 5012 (US) That's My Desire / Stay As You Are
11/1957 78 t. & SP GONE 5019 (US) Altar Of Love / All Alone
02/1959 SP FURY 1021 (US) Bye Bye Baby / My Love Will Never Die
08/1959 SP PORT 45-70014 (US) The Closer You Are / Now You Know
09/1959 SP FIRE 1001 (US) Earl LEWIS & The CHANNELS - The Girl Next Door / My Heart Is Sad
1961 SP PORT 45-70017 (US) The Gleam In Your Eyes / Stars In The Sky
1961 SP PORT 45-70022 (US) Flames In My Heart / My Loving Baby
1961 SP PORT 45-70023 (US) I Really Love You / What Do You Do
1963 SP OLDIES 45 OL 30 (US)

Bye Bye Baby / My Love Will Never Die

1963 SP OLDIES 45 OL 30/40 (US)

Bye Bye Baby (CHANNELS) / Fannie Mae (Buster Brown)

11/1963 SP ENJOY 2001 (US) Sad Song / My Love
1963 SP HIT N 700 (US)

CHANNELLS - In My Arms To Stay / You Hurt Me (Over Again)

10/1964 SP GROOVE 58-0046 (US) I've Got My Eyes On You / Anything You Do
02/1965 SP GROOVE 58-0061 (US)

You Can Count On Me / Old Chinatown

03/ 1965 SP FLASHBACK 4 (US)

The Closer You Are / Now You Know (I Love You So)

1965 SP LANA 122 (US) The Closer You Are / Sad Song
1965 SP LANA 123 (US)

My Love Will Never Die / That's My Desire

1964 SP Roulette Golden Goodies Hits Series GG-54 (US)

That's My Desire / Alter Of Love

1966 SP MAS-TER M-66 (US)

Yo – Yo (CHANNELS) / Yo - Yo (instr.) [no artist listed]

196? SP TRIP TR-59 (US)

My Love Will Never Die / Bye Bye Baby

196? SP TRIP TR-66 (US)

The Closer You Are / The Gleam In Your Eyes

196? SP TRIP TR-74 (US)

The Closer You Are / The Gleam In Your Eyes

1971 SP CHANNEL CH-1000 (US) Earl LEWIS & The CHANNELS - You Said You Loved Me / Gloria
1971 SP RARE BIRD R.B. 5017 (US) Earl LEWIS & The CHANNELS - Breaking Up Is Hard To Do / She Blew My Mind
1971 SP LOST-NITE LN-348 (US)

The Closer You Are / Now You Know (I Love You So)

1971 SP LOST-NITE LN-350 (US)

The Gleam In Your Eyes / Stars In The Sky

1971 SP LOST-NITE LN-352 (US)

I Really Love You / What Do You Do

1971 SP LOST-NITE LN-354 (US)

Flames In My Heart / My Lovin' Baby

1971 SP LOST-NITE LN-359 (US)

The Girl Next Door / My Heart Is Sad

1972 SP CHANNEL CH-1001 (US) Earl LEWIS & The CHANNELS - We Belong Together / Hey Girl, I'm In Love With You
1972 SP VIRGO VO-6015 (US)

Picture Of Love (Continentals) / The Closer You Are (CHANNELS)

1972 SP CHANNEL CH-1002 (US) Earl LEWIS & The CHANNELS - Crazy, Mixed-Up World / You Got What It Takes
1973 SP CHANNEL CH-1003 (US) Earl LEWIS & The CHANNELS - Work With Me, Annie / Close Your Eyes
1973 SP CHANNEL CH-1004 (US) CHANNELLS - In My Arms To Stay / Over Again
1973 SP VIRGO VO-6029 (US)

The Gleam In Your Eye / I Really Love You

1973 SP GOLDIES 45 D-2564 (US)

The Closer You Are / Now You Know

1974 SP CHANNEL CH-1005 (US) Earl LEWIS & The CHANNELS - Dear One / Someday (We'll Be Together)
1974 SP CHANNEL CH-1006 (US) Earl LEWIS & The CHANNELS - A Thousand Miles Away / Don't Let The Green Grass Fool You
1974 SP PYRAMID 165 (US)

Bye Bye Baby / Now You Know (I Love You So)

1974 ? SP TRIP TR-148 (US)

Girl Next Door / Now You Know

1976 SP King Tut 173 (US)

Earl LEWIS & The CHANNELS - You Came To Me / Tell Me Why

1978 SP KING TUT 174 (US) Dear Lord / I'm Sorry You're Gone
1978 SP KING TUT 175 (US) Twenty-Two Years From Love
1987 SP SOUL JAM 712 (US) Earl LEWIS & CHANNELS III - The Closer You Are / Donna
1990 SP CLASSIC ARTISTS 45-124 (US) Earl LEWIS & The CHANNELS - Do What Lovers Do / You Promised Me Love
???? SP WHIRLIN' DISC 1035 (US)

The Closer You Are / Now You Know

1991 ? SP COLLECTABLES COL 0125 (US)

That's My Desire / Stay As You Are

1991 SP COLLECTABLES COL 0126 (US)

The Altar Of Love / All Alone

1993 SP COLLECTABLES COL 1600 (US)

The Closer You Are / Now You Know (I Love You So)

1993 SP COLLECTABLES COL 1601 (US)

The Gleam In Your Eyes / Stars In The Sky

1993 SP COLLECTABLES COL 1602 (US)

Flames In My Heart / My Lovin' Baby

1993 SP COLLECTABLES COL 1603 (US)

I Really Love You / What Do You Do

1993 SP COLLECTABLES COL 1604 (US)

My Love Will Never Die / Bye Bye Baby

1993 SP COLLECTABLES COL 1605 (US)

The Girl Next Door / My Heart Is Sad




























Albums

1973 LP 12" CHANNEL CL-700 (US) TAKE ONE - Earl Lewis & The Channels with The Billy Vera Band - You Came To Me / 22 Years From Love / Who's That Knocking / I'm Sorry You're Gone / You Said You Love Me / Tell Me Why / Dear Lord / We Belong Together / Come Go With Me / Yo Te Quiero (I Love You) / Gloria / Work With Me Annie
1980 LP 12" CHANNEL CL-701 (US) TAKE TWO - Earl Lewis & The Channels with The Billy Vera Band - Here Is My Heart / I Want You / I Really Love You / She's Not Coming Home / Breaking Up Is Hard To Do / Close Your Eyes / Dear One / A Thousand Miles Away / You Hurt Me / You Got What It Takes
1981 LP 10" LOST NITE LLP-15 (US) BEST OF THE CHANNELS VOL. 1 - The Gleam In Your Eyes / I Really Love You / Now You Know / My Love Will Never Die / What Do You Do / My Heart Is Sad
1981 LP 10" LOST NITE LLP-16 (US) BEST OF THE CHANNELS VOL. 2 - The Closer You Are / My Lovin' Baby / The Girl Next Door / The Stars In The Sky / Flames In My Heart / Bye Bye Baby
1989 LP 12" Amber A-12189 (US)

The Booter Presents The Channels - The Gleam In Your Eyes / Stars In The Sky / The Closer You Are / Now You Know / That's My Desire / Altar Of Love / The Girl Next Door / My Love Will Never Die / By By Baby

04/1990 CD COLLECTABLES COL-5012 (US) NEW YORK FINEST - Earl LEWIS & The CHANNELS - Closer You Are / Stars In The Sky / My Love Will Never Die / Girl Next Door / What Do You Do / My Heart Is Sad / Gleam In Your Eyes / Now You Know / I Really Love You / Bye Bye Baby / My Lovin' Baby / What Do You Do [jump version] / Flames In My Heart / I Really Love You [slow version]
1990 LP RELIC LP 5086 (US) GREATEST HITS - The CHANNELS featuring Earl LEWIS - The Closer You Are / What Do You Do? / The Girl Next Door / Altar Of Love / My Love Will Never Die / Stars In The Sky / Flames In My Heart / Stay As You Are / That's My Desire / Now You Know / The Gleam In Your Eye / All Alone / My Heart Is Sad / My Lovin' Baby / I Really Love You / Bye Bye Baby
1991 CD RELIC 7002 (US) GREATEST HITS - The CHANNELS featuring Earl LEWIS - The Closer You Are / What Do You Do? / The Girl Next Door / Altar Of Love / My Love Will Never Die / Stars In The Sky / Flames In My Heart / Stay As You Are / That's My Desire / Now You Know / The Gleam In Your Eye / All Alone / My Heart Is Sad / My Lovin' Baby / I Really Love You / Bye Bye Baby
1997 CD Canaan Lake 3331CD (US)

Especially for You - Earl LEWIS & The CHANNELS - No Man / I Only Have Eyes For You / You Said You Loved Me / Trickle Trickle / Clap Your Hands / The Closer You Are / Twenty Two Years From Love / My Heart Is Sad / I Will Try / Church Bells May Ring / Shout / Smoke Gets In Your Eyes / Simplemente Una Ilusion [Only An Illusion]

1999 CD Early Bird EBCD 1003 (US)

The Best Of "Take One" & "Take" Two - Earl LEWIS & The CHANNELS - You Came To Me / Gloria (45 version) / 22 Years From Love / Who's That Knocking / I'm Sorry You're Gone / You Said You Loved Me / Tell Me Why / Dear Lord / We Belong Together / Come Go With Me / Yo Te Quiero (I Love You) / Here Is My Heart / I Want You / I Really Love You / She's Not Coming Home / Close Your Eyes / Dear One / A Thousand Miles Away / Gloria (LP version)

08/2008 CD COLLECTABLES 6984 (US) TAKE ONE - Earl LEWIS & The CHANNELS with The BILLY VERA BAND - You Came To Me / Gloria [45 version] / Twenty Two Years From Love / Who's That Knocking / I'm Sorry You're Gone / You Said You Loved Me / Tell Me Why / Dear Lord / We Belong Together / Come Go With Me / Do What Lovers Do / The Closer You Are / Stars In The Sky / I Really Love You
08/2008 CD COLLECTABLES 6985 (US) TAKE TWO - Earl Lewis & The Channels with The Billy Vera Band - Yo Te Quiero (I Love You) / Here Is My Heart / I Want You / I Really Love You / She's Not Coming Home / Close Your Eyes / Dear One / A Thousand Miles Away / Gloria [LP version] / You Promised Me Love / The Gleam In Your Eyes / My Love Will Never Die / The Girl Next Door
08/2008 CD COLLECTABLES COLCD 6986 (US) ESPECIALY FOR YOU - Earl LEWIS & The CHANNELS - No Man / I Only Have Eyes For You / You Said You Loved Me / Trickle Trickle / Clap Your Hands / The Closer You Are / Twenty Two Years From Love / My Heart Is Sad / I Will Try / Church Bells May Ring / Shout / Smoke Gets In Your Eyes / Simplemente Una Ilusion [Only An Illusion]
08/2009 CD COLLECTABLES 1405 (US) THE CHANNELS MEET THE THE CHARTS - The Closer You Are / Stars In The Sky / My Love Will Never Die / The Girl Next Door / The Gleam In Your Eyes / Deserie (CHARTS) / Dance Girl (CHARTS) / My Diane (CHARTS) / Zoop (CHARTS) / You're The Reason (CHARTS)

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