2 Rare 1955 R&B 78s By THE EL DORADOS on Vee Jay, #147 & #165, E Cond.
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The El Dorados were an American doo-wop group, who achieved their greatest success with the song "At My Front Door", a no. 1 hit on the R&B chart in 1955.
The group formed in Chicago in 1952, originally as "Pirkle Lee and the Five Stars". It comprised Pirkle Lee Moses Jr. (lead vocals), Louis Bradley and Arthur Basset (tenors), Jewel Jones (second tenor/baritone), James Maddox and Richard Nickens (both baritone/bass). When Moses Jr. got out of the United States Air Force in 1954, they changed their name to The El Dorados.
Vivian Carter heard them and signed them to her Vee-Jay Records label, making their first recordings in mid 1954. After a string of unsuccessful singles, they recorded "At My Front Door" (also known as "Crazy Little Mama") in 1955, and it rose to # 1 on the US Billboard R&B chart, and # 17 on the US pop chart. Their follow-up, "I’ll Be Forever Loving You", also made the R&B top ten in early 1956. These two records feature the songs At My Front Door, What's Buggin' You Baby, I'll Be Forever Loving You, and I Began To Realize, and they are in E condition with very little wear. Buyer will include $5 for shipping. I'm listing a lot of rare 78s this week and if you are a multiple winner I will combine records to save you shipping. Thanks.
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