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 Groupe Doo Wop 
US de Long Beach (New York).
 US Doo Wop 
group from Long Beach, New York.
Talents : Roy Hammond : Lead, 1st Tenor - Claude Johnson : Lead, 1st Tenor - Bill Gains : 2nd Tenor - Alexander "Buddy" Faison : Baritone - Fred Jones : Bass
Style musical : Doo Wop, Rhythm 'n' Blues
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	Who's That 
	Knocking
	(1959) 
	 
	
	The First Time 
	(1959)
	 
	On The Edge Of Town 
	(1959)
	 
	Mama Blow Your Top 
	(1959)
	 
	Twistin' Pneumonia 
	(1960)
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Years in activity :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 | 20 | 
DISCOGRAPHY
Singles
| 02/1959 | SP SHAD 5002 (US) | |
| 06/1959 | SP HOLLYWOOD HO-69-1 (US) | 
	 
	On The Edge Of Town
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| 1959 | SP Forum V701 (US) | 
	 
	Mama Blow Your Top
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| 08/1960 | SP WARWICK M 573 (US) | 
	 Crazy Love / There Goes That Train  | 
  
| 12/1960 | SP WARWICK M 607 (US) | 
	 Just Like The Bluebird / 
	Twistin' Pneumonia
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| 04/1961 | SP WARWICK M 643 (US) | 
	 Crazy Feeling / Little Young Girl  | 
  
| 1978 | SP Goldisc G 3040 (US) | 
	 
	Who's That 
	Knocking
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| 1981 | SP Q Q2002 (US) | 
	 Twistin' Pneumonia (long version) / Twistin' Pneumonia (short version)  | 
  
| 1983 ? | SP ERIC 148 (US) | 
	 Oh My Angel (Bertha
	Tillman) / 
	Who's That 
	Knocking
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| 199? | SP COLLECTABLES COL 3194 (US) | 
	 Oh My Angel (Bertha
	Tillman) / 
	Who's That 
	Knocking
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| 199? | SP COLLECTABLES COL 3823 (US) | 
	 
	Twistin' Pneumonia
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Albums
| 2003 | CD Doo Wop DWR-025 (GER) | 
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	 "Who's That Knocking ?" - GENIES : Who's That Knocking / Crazy Feeling / Come Walk With Me / It's Getting Cold / Just Like The Bluebird / Little Young Girl / Twistin' Pneumonia / Mama, Blow Your Top / The First Time / On The Edge Of Town / Where Did You Go / Crazy Love / S'cuse Me Lady / There Goes That Train / Chicken Necks / No More Knockin' / JEANNE & Her BOYFRIENDS - Baby / It's Me Knockin'  | 
  
| 2005 | CD Genie #101 (US) | 
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	 Who's That Knocking? - GENIES : Who's That Knocking? / The First Time / No More Knocking / On The Edge Of Town / There Goes That Train / Crazy Love / Just Like The Bluebird / Twistin' Pneumonia / Crazy Feeling / Little Young Girl / Roy C. HAMMOND & The GENIES : Mama Blow Your Top / It's Getting Cold / GENIES : Where Did You Go? / Chicken Necks / Come Walk With Me / S'cuse Me Lady / Roy C. HAMMOND : Shotgun Wedding / I'm Gonna Make It / Dance Girl / High School Drop Out / Gone, Gone, Gone / Stop What You're Doing / Tear Ave Avenue / Last Opportunity / Train Man / Bad Habits  | 
  
| 2005 | CD Point 16350 (US) | 
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    THE GENIES Featuring Roy C. Hammond - GENIES : Who's That Knocking? / The First Time / No More Knocking / On The Edge Of Town / There Goes That Train / Crazy Love / Just Like The Bluebird / Twistin' Pneumonia / Crazy Feeling / Little Young Girl / Roy C. HAMMOND & His GENIES : Mama Blow Your Top / It's Getting Cold / GENIES : Where Did You Go? / Chicken Necks / Come Walk With Me / S'cuse Me Lady / Roy C. HAMMOND : Shot Gun Wedding / I'm Gonna Make It / Dance Girl / High School Drop Out / Gone, Gone, Gone / Stop What You're Doing / Tear Ave Avenue / Last Opportunity / Train Man / Bad Habits / I Don't Want To Worry / I'm Falling In Love Again / Got To Get Enough / I Want To Marry You / That's When I'll Take You Home | 
| 2006 | CD COLLECTABLES COL-CD-5920 (US) | 
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	 The Knockouts Meet The Genies - Knockouts ; Darling Lorraine / Riot In Room 3C / Rich Boy, Poor Boy / Please Be Mine / Stormy Weather / Nobody But You / Jungle Mambo / Darling Lorraine / Genies : Who's That Knocking / The First Time / Where Did You Go / Chicken Necks / Come Walk With Me / S'cuse Me Lady  | 
  
| 2022 | CD JASMINE JASCD-1135 (UK) | 
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	 The Claude Johnson Story - The Genies, Don & Juan - GENIES : Who's That Knocking / The First Time / No More Knockin' / On The Edge Of Town / There Goes That Train / Crazy Love / Twistin' Pneumonia / Just Like The Blackbird / Crazy Feeling / Little Young Girl / Chicken Necks / Where Did You Go / Come Walk With Me / S'cuse Me Lady / Roy HAMMOND & The GENIES : Mama Blow Your Top / It's Getting Cold / Chet BARNES & The SKYLARKS : Everytime It Rains / Is You Is / SKYLARKS : Everybody's Got Somebody / Jeannie / DON & JUAN : What's Your Name / Chicken Necks / Two Fools Are We / Pot Luck / Magic Wand / What I Really Meant To Say  | 
  
Album Date Unknown
| ???? | LP 12" WARWICK W-1000 (US) | 
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	 The Best Of The Genies - Featuring Roy Hammond - Who's That Knocking / The First Time / On The Edge Of Town / No More Knocking / Mama Blow Your Top / It's Getting Cold / Twistin' Pneumonia / Just Like The Blue Bird / Crazy Feeling / Little Young Girl / There Goes That Train / Crazy Love  | 
  
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