The Shells

The Shells

Band, *1956 US, Brooklyn
Rock
A.k.a. Shell Brothers

The Shells were an American doo wop ensemble formed in Brooklyn in 1956.The group scored a US pop hit in 1957 with the song "Baby Oh Baby", released on Johnson Records; the song cracked the Top 30. Further singles passed with little success until 1960, when producers Donn Fileti and Wayne Stierle re-issued "Baby Oh Baby". The tune hit #21 on the US Billboard Hot 100 upon rerelease. The group issued several further singles, as well as a split LP with The Dubs in 1963.

Members

	Nathaniel Bouknight voc US
	Shade Randy Alston voc US
	Gus Geter voc US
	Bobby Nurse voc US

Discography

Title	Artist	Year	Type
The Dubs Meet The Shells	The Dubs Meet The Shells	2014	Album
Golden Classics	The Shells	1994	Compil.
Oh Rosemarie / Juke Box Saturday Night	The Enchantments / The Blue Notes, The Dubs, The Rituals, The Platters, The Zirkons, The Shells	1972	Single
Our Wedding Day	The Shells	1963	Single
The Drive / A Toast To Your Birthday	The Shells	1963	Single
Deep In My Heart / (It's A) Happy Holiday	The Shells	1962	Single
O-Mi Yum-Mi Yum-Mi / In The Dim Light Of The Dark	The Shells	1961	Single
Sweetest One	The Shells	1961	Single
Better Forget Him	The Shells	1961	Single
Explain It To Me / An Island Unknown	The Shells	1961	Single
The Thief / She Wasn't Meant For Me	The Shells	1959	Single
Sippin' Soda / Pretty Little Girl	The Shells	1958	Single
Baby Oh Baby / Angel Eyes	The Shells	1957	Single
Pleading No More / Don't Say Goodbye	The Shells	1957	Album
Good Old Gold	Edwin Starr, The Shells		Compil.
You've Got To Be Good To Make It In New York City	The Dubs And The Shells		Compil.
Hey, Get Your Cold Beer	Crystal Sharks Of Brooklyn, The Shells		Single
Can't Take It	The Shells		Single
Golden Classics	The Shells		Compil.
Sippin' Soda / Schoolhouse Rock	The Shells / Nicky & The Nobles		Single
Agent Double-O-Soul / Baby Oh Baby	Edwin Starr / The Shells		Single
Golden Hits	The Shells		Album
My Cherie	The Shells		Single
My Royal Love / Oh My Honor	The Shells		Single
Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye / Baby Oh Baby	The Casinos / The Shells		Single
Sweetest One / Baby, Walk On In	The Shells		Single

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Acknowledgements

To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.

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