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Groupe US formé par Harry Douglas en 1936 et comprenant Vernon
Gardner, George Lawson, Jimmy Lundy et Edward Ware. Les Deep River Boys ont enregistré dès 1940. En 1946, ils signent avec RCA où ils connaissent leurs plus grands succès en Angleterre.
The Deep River Boys
left a legacy of fine recordings during their 50 years of performing, setting a
standard for professionalism and longevity that is to be envied. They began
recording as a gospel act in the late '40s and later switched over and became an
R&B act and were more popular in Europe for periods of time before coming home
to the States for triumphant return engagements.
Their story begins in 1936, when all of the Boys -- Harry Douglas (baritone),
Vernon Gardner (first tenor), George Lawson (second tenor), Jimmy Lundy, and
Edward Ware (bass) -- were still students at Hampton Institute in Virginia in
the mid-'30s, singing in the school choir. They began appearing on radio and in
1937, landed a job on the CBS network replacing the Oleanders (whose lead
singer, Billy Williams, had left to form the Charioteers). The Deep River Boys
signed with Bluebird Records in 1940 and began recording material, including "By
the Light of the Silvery Moon" (which featured Fats Waller on piano). When Harry
Douglas went into the Army, he was replaced by Leroy Wayman, who in turn was
replaced by Rhett Butler. Douglas returned to the group in 1946 and The Deep
River Boys began enjoying their biggest success, appearing on Milton Berle's and
Kate Smith's shows and touring with Bill "Bojangles" Robinson.
Like many Vocals groups in their day, The Deep River Boys had more success with
live performance than record sales, and it wasn't until 1948's "Recess in Heaven"
that they enjoyed their first hit. Unfortunately, the newer R&B was just then
emerging and their gospel sound was being pushed aside by popular Vocals groups
like the Dominoes,
the Orioles, and the Ravens. Unlike the 5 Royales (a gospel group who began
recording R&B sides for Apollo), The Deep River Boys were reluctant to change;
instead, they followed the path of another great gospel group of the '40s -- the
Delta Rhythm Boys -- and began performing more often in Europe.
They spent the early '50s shuttling back and forth, working in America with the
Count Basie Band during 1951 and Erskine Hawkins, but also signed on for a
record-breaking ten-week engagement at the London Palladium. They later left RCA
for the independent Beacon Records label, which had been reactivated by owner
Joe Davis. However, several singles for Beacon failed to generate any new
interest and the Boys returned to RCA. In September of 1953, Cam Williams
replaced Jim Lundy and the newly configured Deep River Boys returned to England
and signed on for a nine-week appearance at the London Palladium. In the
springtime of 1954, they once again found themselves back on Davis' Beacon
Records for a second time. Throughout the rest of their career, The Deep River
Boys continued to have sporadic releases on labels such as the RCA-subsidiary
Vik Records, as well as Gallant and Wand.
George Lawson retired in 1950, followed six years later by Ed Ware in 1956 (he
died shortly after). Vernon Gardner also left in 1956. Bass vocalist Ronnie
Bright replaced Ware (he'd previously been in
the Cadillacs). In 1963, Bright had a
hit of his own, "Mr. Bass Man" (number 16) with
Johnny Cymbal. He later joined Carl Gardner's lineup of
the Coasters. Amazingly, a Harry Douglas-led Deep River Boys (with a
revolving lineup of new members) continued to make appearances well into the
1980s, 50 years after their founding. In his 80's, Douglas continues to perform
occasionally.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_River_Boys
Talents : Harry Douglas : Baritone - Vernon Gardner : First Tenor - George Lawson : Second Tenor - Jimmy Lundy : Bass - Edward Ware : Bass
Style musical : Harmony Vocals, Southern Gospel, Rock 'n' Roll, Rhythm 'n' Blues
SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL (1954)
ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK (1955)
ROCK A BEATIN' BOOGIE (1956)
THAT'S RIGHT (1956)
WHOLE LOTTA SHAKIN' GOIN' ON (1957)
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Years in activity :
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DISCOGRAPHY
78 t. & EP
| 1946 | 78 t. RCA VICTOR 20-1863 (US) | . | That Chick's Too Young To Fry / Story Of Ee-Bobba-Lee-Bob |
| 1946 | 78 t. RCA VICTOR 20-1990 (US) | . | Foolishly Yours / William Didn't Tell |
| 1947 | 78 t. RCA VICTOR 20-2135 (US) | . | Foolishly Yours / That Chick's Too Young To Fry |
| 1947 | 78 t. RCA VICTOR 20-2157 (US) | . | Jealous / Charge It To Daddy |
| 1947 | 78 t. RCA VICTOR 20-2265 (US) | . | Seen Foour And Twenty Elders / Live Humble |
| 1947 | 78 t. RCA VICTOR 20-2305 (US) | . | Get Up Those Stairs, Mademoiselle / Dream Street |
| 1947 | 78 t. RCA VICTOR 20-2397 (US) | . | Bloop Bleep / I Left Myself Wide Open |
| 1947 | 78 t. RCA VICTOR 20-2517 (US) | . | It Had To Be You / Heads You Win Tails You Lose |
| 1947 | 78 t. RCA VICTOR 20-2610 (US) | . | What Did He Say? / I'm Sorry I Didn't Say I'm Sorry |
| 1948 | 78 t. RCA VICTOR 20-2622 (US) | . | Purgatory / Swing Low Sweet Chariot |
| 1948 | 78 t. RCA VICTOR 20-2808 (US) | . | I Wanna Sleep / Two Blocks Down Turn To The Left |
| 1948 | 78 t. RCA VICTOR 20-2998 (US) | . | Ain't Misbehavin' / That's What You Need To Succeed |
| 1948 | 78 t. RCA VICTOR 20-3203 (US) | . | It's Too Soon To Know / Recess In Heaven |
| 1950 ? | 78 t. HIS MASTER'S VOICE B-9960 (UK) | . |
Bewitched / ? |
| 1951 | 78 t. HIS MASTER'S VOICE B-10012 (UK) | . |
September Song / I Still Love You |
| 01/1954 | SP HIS MASTER'S VOICE 7M 174 (UK) | . | Sweet Mama Tree Top Tall / A Kiss And Cuddle Polka |
| 09/1954 | SP HIS MASTER'S VOICE 7M 244 (UK) | . |
Fats WALLER & His RHYTHM with The DEEP RIVER BOYS - Romance A La Mode / By The Light Of The Silvery Moon |
| 12/1954 | 78 t. HIS MASTER'S VOICE B-10790 (UK) | . |
Shake, Rattle And Roll
/ St. Louis Blues |
| 12/1954 | SP HIS MASTER'S VOICE 7M 280 (UK) | . |
Shake, Rattle And Roll
/ St. Louis Blues |
| 1955 | 78 t. HIS MASTER'S VOICE POP 113 (UK) | . |
Adam Never Had No Mammy /
Rock Around The Clock
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| 1955 | EP HIS MASTER'S VOICE 7EG 8133 (UK) |
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DEEP HARMONY - Ashes Of Roses / September Song / Glad Rag Doll / Only Fascination |
| 1955 | EP HIS MASTER'S VOICE 7EG 8133 (NOR) |
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DEEP HARMONY - Ashes Of Roses / September Song / Glad Rag Doll / Only Fascination |
| 1955 | EP HIS MASTER'S VOICE 7EGJ 8133 (SA) |
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DEEP HARMONY - Ashes Of Roses / September Song / Glad Rag Doll / Only Fascination |
| 01/1956 | 78 t. HIS MASTER'S VOICE POP 157 (UK) | . |
Just A Little Bit More /
Rock A Beatin' Boogie
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| 01/1956 | SP HIS MASTER'S VOICE 7M 361 (UK) | . | Just A Little Bit More /
Rock A Beatin' Boogie
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| 1956 | SP QUE Q-1000 (US) | . |
Calypso Rock n' Roll / The Night Is Young And You're So Beautiful |
| 11/1956 | SP HIS MASTER'S VOICE POP 263 (UK) | . |
That's Right
/ Honey Honey |
| 1957 | SP HIS MASTER'S VOICE 7M 395 (UK) | . |
Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
/ There's A Goldmine
In The Sky |
| 1957 | EP RCA VICTOR 75358 (US) |
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ROCK AND ROLL N° 7 - You're Not Too Old / (Home) How Dear Can It Be / Whole Wide World / All My Love Belongs To You |
| 1958 | SP HIS MASTER'S VOICE 7M 449 (UK) | . | Not Too Old To Rock And Roll / Slow Train To Nowhere |
| 1958 | SP HIS MASTER'S VOICE 7M 537 (UK) | . | Itchy Twitchy Feeling / I Shall Not Be Moved |
| 08/1959 | SP TOP RANK JAR 172 (UK) | . | Nola / Kissin' |
| 10/1959 | SP TOP RANK JAR 174 (UK) | . | I Don't Know Why (I Just Do) / Timber's Gotta Roll |
| 1959 | SP GALLANT LA 101 (US) | . | Kissin' / Nola |
| 1959 | SP GALLANT GT 2001 (US) |
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I Don't Know Why / Timber's Gotta Roll |
| 1960 | SP TOP RANK JAR 352 (UK) | . |
Go Galloway Go / Dum Dum De Dum |
| 1962 | SP HIS MASTER'S VOICE POP 1081 (UK) | . | Ashes Of Roses / Settle Down (Going' Down That Highway) |
| 1962 | SP WAND 117 (US) | . | Are You Certain / Vanishing American |
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Albums
| 1954 | LP 10" WALDORF MUSIC-HALL MH 33 108 (US) |
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SPIRITUALS AND JUBILEES - Git On Board Little Children / We Are Walking In The Light / Swing Low, Sweet Chariot / Go Down Moses / Oh Freedom / Honey, Honey, Honey / My Castle On The Nile / I'm Trampin' | ||
| 1954 | LP 10" WALDORF MUSIC-HALL MH 33 108 A (US) |
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DEEP RIVER BOYS SING SONGS OF JUBILEES - Git On Board Little Children / We Are Walking In The Light / Swing Low, Sweet Chariot / Go Down Moses / Oh Freedom / Honey, Honey, Honey / My Castle On The Nile / I'm Trampin' | ||
| 1955 | LP 10" WALDORF MUSIC-HALL MH 33 120 (US) |
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DEEP RIVER BOYS SING SPIRITUALS - Walk Together Chillun / Look Away Into Heaven / Little David Play On Your Harp / Good News The Chariot's Coming / Ezekiel Saw The Wheel / The Old Sheep Done Know The Road / Rise And Shine / All God's Children Got Shoes | ||
| 1956 | LP 12" X LXA-1019 (US) |
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THE DEEP RIVER BOYS | ||
| 1957 | LP 12" QUE FS-104 (US) |
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MIDNIGHT MAGIC | ||
| 1957 | LP 12" CAMDEN CA-303 (US) |
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PRESENTING THE DEEP RIVER BOYS - Cry And You Cry Alone / Jealous / What Did He Say / Ain't Misbehavin' / Oo-Shoo-Be-Do-Be / Seen Four And Twenty Elders / I Had To Be You / Foolishly Yours / Get Up Those Stairs, Mademoiselle / I'm Sorry I Didn't Say I'm Sorry / That's What You Need To Succeed / Purgatory | ||
| 1968 | LP 12" FONTANA SFL13028 (UK) |
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THE AMAZING - A Wonderful Day Like Today / Lucky Black Cat / Up A Lazy River / Big White Chief / May You Always / Sing Song / Hey Look Me Over / Back To The South / Ashes Of Roses / Dixieband / September Song / Put On A Happy Face |
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| 1970 | LP 12" RCA CAMDEN CDS 1064 (UK) |
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THE HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN - Deep River / Mame / Move On Train / The House Of The Rising Sun / When The Saints Go Marchin In / The World Will Never Turn Again / Get Me To The Church On Time / For You / Dry Bones / Maybe / (I'll Be With You In) Apple Blossom Time / Water Boy | ||
| 1985 | LP 12" SEE FOR MILES SEE 55 (UK) |
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ROCK-A-BEATIN' BOOGIE - Not Too Old To Rock And Roll / That's Right / Shake, Rattle And Roll / Rock-A-Beatin' Boogie / Just A Little Bit More / Adam Never Had No Mammy / Settle Down / Itchy Twitchy Feeling / I Shall Not Be Moved / Slow Train To Nowhere / Ashes Of Roses / St. Louis Blues / Honey Honey / Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On / Smack Dab In The Middle / Rock Around The Clock | ||
| 05/2004 | 2 CD ACROBAT 5001 (US) |
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LONDON HARMONY :
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| 2006 | CD EMI MUSIC 0094 636672229 (NOR) |
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DIAMANTER - Rock' A' Beatin' Boogie / Deep River / Jeg Heter Anne Knudsdotter / Mr. Bass Man / Only You / Småsporven Gjeng I Tunet / Greenfields / Mack The Knife / Kjærlighetsbrev I Sand (Love Letters In The Sand) / Joy To The World / Walk Hand In Hand / Ratiti / Hello Young Lovers / Only The Streets Where You Live / I Love You Truly / Moments To Remember / (I'll Be With You) In Apple Blossom Time / Burt Bacharach Medley : Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head - The Look Of Love - I'll Never Fall In Love Again - Close To You / Amen / My Thanks To You |
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| 03/2007 | CD CASTLE PULSE PLSCD 827 (UK) |
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THAT'S RIGHT! - Only Fascination / Ashes Of Roses / Just A Little Bit More / That Lucky Old Sun / (We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock / Bewitched / Smack, Dab In The Middle / I Still Love You / I Won't Cry Anymore / (It's No) Sin / Rock-A-Beatin' Boogie / September Song / I Wonder Why / Shake, Rattle And Roll / Lucky Black Cat / Trying / Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On / Glad Rag Doll / St. Louise Blues / That's Right | ||
| 02/2008 | CD ACROBAT 54262 (US) |
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LET'S GO - Carmena Waltz Song / Who'll Jine De Union / I Am Seeking For A City / I Am Bound For Sweet Canaan Land / I Got A Home In Dat Rock / In Dat Great Getting' Up Morning / You Talk Too Much / A Zoot Suit / Castle On The River Nile / Cousin Jedidiah / A Little Jive Is Good For You / Get On Board Little Children / We Are Walking In The Light / Swing Low Sweet Chariot / Oh Freedom / I'm Trampin' / What Did He Say / Get Up Them Stairs Mademoiselle / That's What You Need To Succeed / Purgatory / Wrapped Up In A Dream / Ain't Misbehavin' / By The Light Of The Silvery Moon / Two Blocks Down Turn To The Left / Charge It To Daddy / Tuxedo Junction / My Guys Come Back / Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child |
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