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The Nite Riders
Band,
Blues, R&B/Soul and Rock
Backing band for Doc Starkes Sometimes referred to as "The Night Riders". The Nite Riders were: James "Doc" Starkes: Bass /Trombone, Melvin Smith: Vocals / Baritone Saxophone Harry Van Walls: Piano Harry Crafton: Guitar / Vocals Joe Sewell: Tenor Saxophone Jimmy Johnson: Drums Before forming this group, all the members had attended several studio sessions and some of them had also done solo recordings. Van Walls had appeared on numerous Atlantic r'n'b-hits since the late 1940s (Ruth Brown, Joe Turner, Sticks McGhee, Joe Morris, Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters, The Clovers etc.), and Harry Crafton had worked with Doc Bagby, The Jive-Tones, The Sonotones and The Craft Tones. Joe Sewell had recorded with Tiny Grimes' and Harry Crafton's Orchestras, and Melvin Smith with Clyde "Blow Top" Lynn & his House Rockers and Big John Greer.
Members
 | Jimmy Johnson dr *1930 US |
 | Melvin Smith *1936 US |
 | Harry Van Walls p, voc *1918 |
 | Harry Crafton |
 | Doc Starkes b |
| Joe Sewell sax |
Popular Tracks 
Women and Cadillacs on The Mojo Man Special, Vol. 4 - Voodoo Man by Various Artists Six Button Benny on Apple Cider / Six Button Benny by Doc Starkes & The Nite Riders Tornado on Tornado by The Nite Riders Love Me Like Crazy on Original Early Rockers Only by Various Artists Rockin' to School on More Slow. . . . . Boogie. . . Rockin' by Various Artists Nobody's Fault on More Boss Black Rockers, Vol. 7 - Bim Bam Boom by Various Artists Apple Cider on Apple Cider / Six Button Benny by Doc Starkes & The Nite Riders She's Mine on She's Mine by The Nite RidersTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Love Me Like Crazy / Rockin' To School | Doc Starkes And The Nite Riders | 2012 | Single |
| Women And Cadillacs / Say Hey | The Nite Riders | 1970 | Single |
| Night Ridin' | The Nite Riders | 1960 | Single |
| St. Loo / Lookin' For My Baby | The Nite Riders | 1959 | Single |
| Apple Cider / Six Button Benny | The Nite Riders | 1958 | Single |
| Got Me A Six Button Benny / Don't Hang Up The Phone | The Nite Riders | 1955 | Single |
| Vacation Train / Night Ridin' | Doc Starkes And The Nite Riders | 1955 | Single |
| Apple Cider / Way In The Middle Of A Dream | Doc Starkes And His The Nite Riders | 1955 | Album |
| Women And Cadillacs / Say Hey! | The Nite Riders | 1954 | Album |
| Makin' A Fast Get-A-Way / Whim, Wham, Whop | Fay Simmons With The Nite Riders | 1954 | Single |
| Women And Cadillacs / Doctor Velvet | The Nite Riders | Single | |
| Pretty Plaid Skirt (And Long Black Sox) / I'll Never Change | Melvin Smith & The Nite Riders | Single | |
| I've Been Thinkin' | The Nite Riders | Single | |
| Take All Of Me / Women And Cadillacs | The 5 Royales / The Nite Riders | Single |
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