Release Date: 10 June 2022
Label: Jasmine Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 604988113525
Description
This compilation anthologises all the known recordings of The Genies and Don & Juan to the end of 1962, and also features a couple of Hammond's spinoff Genies-oriented projects, these sides are all collectors' rarities, many of which are hard to find elsewhere on CD.
The Genies were a short-lived DooWop group who dented the US Top 100 in 1959 with their very first release, 'Who's That Knocking', and ceased trading a year or so later after cutting a handful of 45s.
Don & Juan were a DooWop vocal duo who registered a massive, million-selling hit with 'What's Your Name' in early 1962, but were unlucky with follow-ups.
The link between The Genies and Don & Juan was the lead voice of Claude Johnson, a vastly underrated singer and above average songwriter who, despite these two brushes with success, remains something of a mystery man.
The Genies' other "main man" was singer Roy Charles Hammond, who later became well known as Roy "C".
Tracklisting
Tommy Hunt
Kay Barry / Maureen Evans
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
Johnnie Ray
Eddie Cochran
Various Artists
Billie Holiday
Charlie Applewhite
Tommy Hunt
Dion
Various Artists
Various Artists
The Southlanders
The Edsels
The Duprees
Various Artists
