Band,
R&B/Soul and Rock
A.k.a. The Solotones
Rhythm 'n' blues - doo wop group An evolution of The Prisonaires. Their members were all prisoners in Tennessee State Prison, Nashville, Tennessee. When some memebers of The Prisonaires were paroled, their leader Johnny Bragg formed another group, named initially The Sunbeams and then The Marigolds and later, The Solotones. Except the members of Prisonaires, Johnny Bragg, John Drue, Ed Thurman and William Stewart (2) the new group included Harold Hebb and Willie Wilson. When William Stewart (2) died in 1959 he was replaced by Al Brooks.
William Stewart voc | |
Johnny Bragg 1925-2004 US | |
Ed Thurman voc US | |
John Drue voc US |
Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Only Believe | The Prisonaires with The Marigolds And The Solotones | 2011 | Compil. |
It's You Darling, It's You / Juke Box Rock ' N ' Roll | Johnny Bragg And The Marigolds | 1956 | Single |
Rollin' Stone / Why Don't You | The Marigolds | 1955 | Single |
Rollin' Stone / Why Don't You | The Marigolds | 1955 | Album |
Two Strangers / Love You-Love You-Love You | The Marigolds | 1955 | Single |