Rock and R&B/Soul
A.k.a. The Van Dykes (3)
The Van Dykes were originally called The Temptations under which name the New York group - Tommy Rivera, Benny Ortiz, Mike Cruz, Junior Garcia and Ray Martinez- were signed to king records of Cincinnati and made their debut with a Rock'n'Roll novelty "Roach's Rock" in 1958. Another group as the temptations who recorded for Savoy, staked a prior claim to the name obliging the King Group to change its name to the Van Dykes in time for their next release, "The Bells are ringing", an exquisite record that surprisingly failed to elicit the response it merited.
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Standing Alone / Roach's Rock | The Temptations | 1958 | Single |