The crescendos

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The Crescendos was an American rock and roll group from Nashville , Tennessee , founded in 1957 by five Cumberland High School graduates, including lead singer George Lanius.

Band history

The formation was playing in a talent competition when Nashville DJ Noel Ball became aware of them. He made contact with Nasco Records, whereupon a record deal was signed in 1957 . In November of the same year, the debut single Oh Julie was released , in which the singer Janice Green, who happened to be in the studio, can be heard in the background . In January 1958, the title rose to the Billboard R&B and pop charts , where it reached the top 5.

After two other Nasco singles, School Girl and Rainy Sunday , flopped in 1958 , the group split in 1959. By 1961, the Nashville-based label Scarlet moved the singles Let's Take a Walk and Angel Face . Success was no longer a feature, which makes the quintet a one-hit wonder . After the split, the band never performed together again. The musicians pursued individual careers outside of the music business.

occupation

  • George Lanius
  • James Lanius ( cousin of George Lanius)
  • Ken Brigham
  • Tom Fortner
  • Jim Hall

Discography

Albums

  • 1962: Oh Julie (Guest Star 1453)
  • 1991: Sweet Dreams About ... (Scarlet 1453)
  • 2002: Sweet Dreams About… 20 Original Recordings (Teenager 609)

Singles

year Title
music label 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
US US R&B R&B
1958 Oh Julie
Nasco 6005 		US5 (18 weeks)
US 		R&B4 (12 weeks)
R&B
First published: November 1957 by
non-certified million seller
Authors: Kenneth R. Moffitt, Noel Ball

More singles

  • 1958: School Girl (Nasco 6009; release: April)
  • 1958: Rainy Sunday (Nasco 6021; release: October)
  • 1960: Let's Take a Walk (Scarlet 4007; release: November)
  • 1961: Angel Face (Scarlet 4009; release: April)

literature

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  1. ↑ Chart sources: Billboard Hot 100 / Joel Whitburn : Hot R&B Songs 1942–2010: 6th Edition, ISBN 978-0-89820-186-4

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