DISCLAIMER: All rights reserved to the production companies and music labels that distributed and produced the music and performance respectively. I've only added the footage as a tribute for historical, entertainment, and creative purposes with no financial gain. Copyright infringement not intended. The Counts "My Dear, My Darling." Dot 1210 A 1954 This is a Mint Minus "VINYL" 78. A DJ Promo Copy. A great follow-up to their previous hit "Darling Dear." Enjoy!. There are many groups that have had an initial hit and then faded from sight. The Counts don't fit that category; they had their initial hit, but refused to fade, remaining together for over 40 years. The Counts formed in 1953, while the 16- and 17-year-old members were attending Crispus Attucks High School in Indianapolis, Indiana. They all belonged to the boy's choir, and, along with thousands of others all over the country, they one day decided to form the inevitable "group." The original (and to this day) members were: Chester Brown (tenor lead), Robert Penick (first tenor), Robert Wesley (second tenor), Robert Young (baritone), and James Lee (bass). The standard photo of the group was taken in 1953, and appeared in that year's Crispus Attucks yearbook. Mel Herman The group practiced the hits of the day, admiring the sounds of the Drifters and the Four Freshmen. Calling themselves the 5 Diamonds, they entered the usual round of vaudevilles and contests in school, although they never won a single contest ...
Keywords: 1950's, R&B
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