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Groupe Doo Wop US originaire d'Englewood (New Jersey). Les
Rivieras étaient composés de Homer Dunn, Charles Cook, Andy Jones et Ronald Allen.
The careers
of Englewood, NJ, natives Homer Dunn, Andy Jones, Ronald Allen, and Charles Cook
hadn't reached first base when they met manager of a group named the Avons, who
christened them the Four Arts because they favored pop songs. After Warren
Lanier rediscovered the quartet, he renamed them the El Rivieras, though they
remained unrecorded until Jones met William Fix, the manager of
the Ames Brothers. Fix arranged an audition with Marvin Cane and George
Paxton, the owners of Coed Records, and the El Rivieras were off and running.
They dropped the "El," and debuted as the Rivieras with "I Count Every Star,"
which entered the pop charts at number 73 in 1958.
Good management kept them working, taking them as far west as Chicago. Their
biggest hit, "Moonlight Serenade," reached number 47 in 1959. "Our Love"
generated no action, but their fourth release, "Since I Made You Cry," dented
the pop charts at number 93 in 1960. Four subsequent releases -- "Moonlight
Cocktails," "My Friend," "Stay in My Heart," and "El Dorado" -- went unnoticed.
However, "Moonlight Cocktails" along with "Moonlight Serenade" became popular
selections on beach-music compilation albums. Coed released two LPs by the
group, My Silent Love and Scarlet Hour, but after the label folded in 1961, the
Rivieras soon faded into the moonlight. In 1992, Relic released the compilation
Moonlight Cocktails on CD.
Talents : Homer Dunn : Leader - Charles Cook : Tenor - Andy Jones : Bariton - Ronald Allen : Basse
Style musical : Doo Wop, Rhythm 'n' Blues
Count Every Star
(1958)
Moonlight
Serenade (1959)
True Love
Is Hard To Find (1959)
Midnight Flyer
(1959)
SINCE I
MADE YOU CRY (1959)
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Years in activity :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 | 20 |
DISCOGRAPHY
Singles & EP
| 07/1958 | SP COED CO-503 (US) | . |
Count Every Star
/ True Love
Is Hard To Find |
| 01/1959 | SP COED CO-508 (US) | . |
Moonlight
Serenade
/ Neither
Rain Nor Snow |
| 05/1959 | SP COED CO-513 (US) | . |
True Love
Is Hard To Find
/ Our Love |
| 06/1959 | SP COED CO-513 (US) | . | Our Love /
Midnight Flyer
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| 12/1959 | SP COED CO-522 (US) | . |
Since I Made
You Cry
/ 11th Hour
Melody |
| 1959 | EP VERSAILLES 90 S 251 (F) |
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Sixteen Candles
(CRESTS) /
Beside You (CRESTS)
/ Count Every Star (RIVIERAS &
CRESTS) /
Pretty Little Angel
(RIVIERAS &
CRESTS) |
| 1959 | SP VERSAILLES 45. S. 608 (F) | . |
Sixteen Candles
(CRESTS)
/ Count Every
Star
(RIVIERAS) |
| 05/1960 | SP COED CO-529 (US) | . | Moonlight Cocktails / Blessing Of Love |
| 10/1960 | SP COED CO-538 (US) | . | My Friend / Great Big Eyes |
| 12/1960 | SP COED CO-542 (US) | . | Stay In My Heart / Easy To Remember |
| 1961 | EP LA VOIX DE SON MAÎTRE EMF 292 (F) |
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Refrigerator / El Dorado / Stay In My Heart / Easy To Remember |
| 04/1964 | SP COED CO-592 (US) | . |
Moonlight Cocktails /
Midnight Flyer
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| 1968 | SP ERIC 127 (US) | . |
Moonlight
Serenade
/ Moonlight
Cocktail |
| 1987 | SP Original Sound Oldies But Goodies 4571 (US) | . |
La La La La La (Blendells) /
Count Every
Star
(RIVIERAS) |
| 198? | SP LOST-NITE 162 (US) | . | Moonlight Cocktails / Blessing Of Love |
| 198? | SP LOST-NITE 164 (US) | . |
Count Every
Star
/
True Love
Is Hard To Find
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| 198? | SP LOST-NITE 167 (US) | . |
Moonlight
Serenade
/ Neither
Rain Nor Snow |
| 198? | SP LOST-NITE 169 (US) | . |
Our Love /
True Love
Is Hard To Find
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| 198? | SP LOST-NITE 170 (US) | . | Stay In My Heart / Easy To Remember |
| 198? | SP LOST-NITE 172 (US) | . |
11th Hour Melody /
Since I Made
You Cry
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| 19?? | SP COLLECTABLES 1131 (US) | . |
Moonlight
Serenade
/ Neither
Rain Nor Snow |
| 19?? | SP COLLECTABLES 1134 (US) | . | Moonlight Cocktails / Blessing Of Love |
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Albums
| 196? | LP 12" POST POST-2000 (US) |
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THE RIVIERAS SING - Moonlight Cocktails / Eleventh Hour Melody / Count Every Star / Easy To Remember / Midnight Rider / Moonlight Serenade / Our Love / Stay In My Heart / Blessing Of Love / True Love Is Hard To Find / Neither Rain Nor Snow / Serenade In Blue |
| 07/1992 | CD COLLECTABLES COL-CD-5086 (US) |
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Moonlight Cocktails - Moonlight Serenade / Easy To Remember / El Dorado / Moonlight Cocktails / My Silent Love / Since I Made You Cry / Count Every Star / Stay In My Heart / Serenade In Blue / Our Love / Blessing Of Love / Great Big Eyes / Neither Rain Nor Snow / True Love Is Hard To Find / 11th Hour Melody / My Friend / Midnight Flyer / Refrigerator |
| 1992 ? | CD RELIC 5092 (US) |
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The Best Of The Rivieras - Moonlight Serenade / Easy To Remember / El Dorado / Moonlight Cocktails / My Silent Love / Since I Made You Cry / Count Every Star / Stay In My Heart / Serenade In Blue / Our Love / Blessing Of Love / Great Big Eyes /Neither Rain Nor Snow / True Love Is Hard To Find / 11th Hour Melody |
| 04/1994 | CD RELIC CD 7025 (US) |
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MOONLIGHT COCKTAILS - Moonlight Serenade / Easy To Remember / El Dorado / Moonlight Cocktails / My Silent Love / Since I Made You Cry / Count Every Star / Stay In My Heart / Serenade In Blue / Our Love / Blessing Of Love / Great Big Eyes / Neither Rain Nor Snow / True Love Is Hard To Find / 11th Hour Melody / My Friend / Midnight Flyer / Refrigerator |
| 08/2009 | CD COLLECTABLES COLCD 1402 (US) |
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THE CRESTS MEET THE RIVIERAS - Sixteen Candles (CRESTS) / The Angels Listened In (CRESTS) / Trouble In Paradise (CRESTS) / Step By Step (CRESTS) / Pretty Little Angel (CRESTS) / Moonlight Cocktails (RIVIERAS) / Easy To Remember (RIVIERAS) / Moonlight Serenade (RIVIERAS) / Our Love (RIVIERAS) / Count Every Star (RIVIERAS) |
© Rocky Productions 22/09/2016
