DEAN BARLOW & CRICKETS 1953 rare MGM dowop 45
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DEAN BARLOW & THE CRICKETS
I’LL CRY NO MORE (1953)
Possibly the smoothest, tightest R&B group New York ever produced was the Crickets. They were from the Morrisania section of the Bronx and began singing at the Forest House Community Center around 1951. Lead singer Grover Barlow (the 'Dean') was the youngest (at about 16) and Harold the oldest (at about 21). To practice, the group sang both old standards and original songs written by Harold Johnson. Although they enjoyed the works of the Orioles, Swallows and 4 Buddies, their repertoire consisted mostly of standards like the Ravens made popular.
Their manager got them an audition with Joe Davis who decided to record the Crickets. On December 2, 1952 the Crickets recorded four songs that Davis promptly leased to MGM. In February 1953, MGM released "You’re Mine"/"Milk And Gin." The Crickets did both one-nighters and package tours. They played the Apollo, the Royal in Baltimore, and appeared in a barn in Virginia. As you might expect, the only money the group ever received was for appearances, and most of that disappeared before it ever reached them.
When the Crickets returned from their tour, Davis marched them back into the studio for a marathon session. In June 1953, MGM issued the second Crickets record: "For You I Have Eyes"/"I’ll Cry No More." That’s where this single find the group, still a few months before they appear on the Jay-Dee label, with Joe Davis setting out on his own. They are an unfairly forgotten group that were one of the best to come out of New York.
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CONDITION: VG- with original company sleeve. Rare on 45rpm in any condition.
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