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Soul Brothers, The
Soul / jazz group featuring Judd Watkins (vocals ex-Jolly Jax), Webster Lewis (keyboards – see bio), Willie Barber (drums ex-Groovers), […]
Shyndel’s Band, The
Formed around 1953 in East Baltimore. The original line-up included James Gilyard (bass), Gene Hawkins (guitar ex-Magic-Tones), Dave Saunders (sax), […]
Royalettes, The
West Baltimore girl group consisting of sisters Sheila Ross (lead singer) and Anita Ross, with their cousin Veronica ‘Roni’ Brown, […]
Rhythm Rockers, Eddie Winters & His
Performed at Carr’s Beach on double bills with the Cardinals.
Redding, Otis
Otis spent part of the early-mid ‘60s in Baltimore booked to play at clubs such as the Royal Theater, Carr’s […]
Persians, The
Soul vocal group from East Baltimore featuring the great harmonies of James Gill, Jr. (first tenor), Leroy Priester aka ‘Fish’ […]
Parker, Winfield
Soul vocalist Winfield ‘Buddy’ Parker grew up in the central Howard County town of Cooksville. He attended Harriet Tubman High […]
Orioles, The (Sonny Til &)
One of the earliest vocal harmony groups. A pioneer in R&B vocal group harmony and subsequently the formation of rock […]
Optimistics, The
R&B / soul group from East Baltimore formed by members of the Del-Capris. Members included vocalists Billy Butler, Harold Foster, […]
Neltones, The
R&B group originated in NE D.C. The Neltones consisted of vocalists Cornell Yates (lead), Edward Brown (lead), Walter Russell, and […]






