FolkLib Index
    - Index for "American Singing Groups: A History"
      by Jay Warner

       
The Jay Warner (1946?-2012) "About the Author" pages are not the same in the three editions.

      This page is a Work in Progress Index of every recording artist listed by Jay Warner in the following books:

    #fx - 1992, "The Billboard Book of American Singing Groups: A History 1940-1990", Billboard Books
    #zg - 2000, "The Da Capo Book of American Singing Groups: A History 1940-1990", Da Capo Press
    #zh - 2006, "American Singing Groups: A History, From 1940 to Today", Hal Leonard

      Note: I am a private collector indexing books I own, and not a Library. I cannot respond to questions about information in these books, nor supply photocopies of copyrighted entries in them.
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1. The Ames Brothers (1940s) - #fx4-6
2. The Andrews Sisters (1940s) - #fx6-11
3. The Bachelors (1940s) - #fx11-2
4. The Barrett Sisters (1940s) - #fx12
5. The Basin Stree Boys (1940s) - #fx12-3
6. The Beavers (1940s) - #fx13-4
7. The Blenders (1940s) - #fx14-5
8. The Brown Dots (1940s) - #fx15-6
9. The Cats and the Fiddle (1940s) - #fx17
10. The Charioteers (1940s) - #fx17-9
11. The Coleman Brothers (1940s) - #fx19-1
12. The Deep River Boys (1940s) - #fx21-3
13. The Delta Rhythm Boys (1940s) - #fx23-6
14. The Dixie Hummingbirds (1940s) - #fx26-7
15. The Five Blind Boys of Mississippi (1940s) - #fx27-8
16. The Five Red Caps (1940s) - #fx28-30
17. The Four Knights (1940s) - #fx30-2
18. The Four Tunes (1940s) - #fx32-4
19. The Four Vagabonds (1940s) - #fx34-5
20. The Golden Gate Quartet (1940s) - #fx35-7
21. The Ink Spots (1940s) - #fx37-42
22. The Mariners (1940s) - #fx42
23. The Merry Macs (1940s) - #fx43-4
24. The Mills Brothers (1940s) - #fx44-9
25. The Modernaires (1940s) - #fx49-51
26. The Pied Pipers (1940s) - #fx51-3
27. The Pilgrim Travelers (1940s) - #fx53-4
28. The Ravens (1940s) - #fx54-6
29. The Skylarks (1940s) - #fx56-7
30. The Soul Stirrers (1940s) - #fx57-8
31. The Swan Silvertones (1940s) - #fx58-9
32. Sonny Til and the Orioles (1940s) - #fx59-61

33. The Admirations (1950s) - #fx66
34. The Altairs (1950s) - #fx66-7
35. Lee Andrews and the Hearts (1950s) - #fx67-71
36. The Aquatones (1950s) - #fx72
37. The Avons (1950s) - #fx72-3
38. Hank Ballard and the Midnighters (1950s) - #fx73-6
39. The Bay Bops (1950s) - #fx76-8
40. The Blossoms (1950s) - #fx78-80
41. The Bobbettes (1950s) - #fx80-2
42. The Bonnie Sisters (1950s) - #fx82
43. The Bop Chords (1950s) - #fx82-3
44. The Buccaneers (1950s) - #fx83-4
45. The Cadets (1950s) - #fx84-6
46. The Cadillacs (1950s) - #fx86-9
47. The Capris (New York) (1950s) - #fx89-91
48. The Capris (Philiadelphia) (1950s) - #fx92-3
49. The Cap-Tans (1950s) - #fx93-4
50. The Cardinals (1950s) - #fx94-6
51. The Carollons (1950s) - #fx96-7
52. The Carols (1950s) - #fx97
53. The Casanovas (1950s) - #fx97-8
54. The Castelles (1950s) - #fx98-100
55. The Cellos (1950s) - #fx100
56. The Channels (1950s) - #fx101-4
57. The Chantels (1950s) - #fx104-7
58. The Chanters (1950s) - #fx107-8
59. The Charms (1950s) - #fx108-11
60. The Charts (1950s) - #fx111-2
61. The Chestnuts (1950s) - #fx112-3
62. The Chips (1950s) - #fx113
63. The Chordettess (1950s) - #fx113-4
64. The Chords (1950s) - #fx114-6
65. The Clefs (1950s) - #fx116
66. The Cleftones (1950s) - #fx117-20
67. The Clovers (1950s) - #fx120-3
68. The Coasters (1950s) - #fx124-6
69. The Colts (1950s) - #fx127
70. The Coronets (1950s) - #fx127-7
71. The Crests (1950s) - #fx128-31
72. The Crew-cuts (1950s) - #fx131-3
73. The Crickets (1950s) - #fx133-5
74. The Criterions (1950s) - #fx135-7
75. The Crows (1950s) - #fx137-9
76. The Cues (1950s) - #fx139-40
77. The Danderliers (1950s) - #fx140-1
78. The Danleers (1950s) - #fx141-2
79. Danny and the Juniors (1950s) - #fx142-4
80. The Billy Dawn Quartette (1950s) - #fx144-5
81. The Dells (1950s) - #fx145-8
82. The Delroys (1950s) - #fx148-9
83. The Del-Vikings (1950s) - #fx149-52
84. The Desires (1950s) - #fx152-3
85. The Diablos (1950s) - #fx153-5
86. The Diamonds (New York) (1950s) - #fx155
87. The Diamonds (Ontario) (1950s) - #fx156-8
88. The Dootones (1950s) - #fx158-9
89. The Drifters (1953-1957) (1950s) - #fx159-62
90. The Drifters (1958-1979) (1950s) - #fx162-7
91. The Dubs (1950s) - #fx167-9
92. The Du Droppers (1950s) - #fx169-71
93. The Edsels (1950s) - #fx171-2
94. The El Dorados (1950s) - #fx172-4
95. The Elegants (1950s) - #fx174-7
96. The El Venos (1950s) - #fx177
97. The Eternals (1950s) - #fx177-8
98. The Falcons (1950s) - #fx178-80
99. The Five Crowns (1950s) - #fx180-1
100. The Five Discs (1950s) - #fx181-2
101. The Five Keys (1950s) - #fx183-5
102. The 5 Royales (1950s) - #fx185-8
103. The Five Satins (1950s) - #fx188-91
104. The Five Sharps (1950s) - #fx191-3
105. The Flamingos (1950s) - #fx193-8
106. The Fleetwoods (1950s) - #fx198-200
107. The Four Aces (1950s) - #fx200-2
108. The Four Coins (1950s) - #fx202-4
109. The Four Fellows (1950s) - #fx204-5
110. The Four Freshmen (1950s) - #fx205-7
111. The Four Lads (1950s) - #fx208-9
112. The Four Lovers (1950s) - #fx209-10
113. The Four Preps (1950s) - #fx210-2
114. Norman Fox and the Rob-Roys (1950s) - #fx212-3
115. The Genies (1950s) - #fx213-4
116. The Harptones (1950s) - #fx214-8
117. The Heartbeats (1950s) - #fx218-20
118. The Highway QCs (1950s) - #fx220-1
119. The Hilltoppers (1950s) - #fx221-4
120. The Hi-Lo's (1950s) - #fx224
121. The Hollywood Flames (1950s) - #fx224-7
122. The Impalas (1950s) - #fx227-8
123. The Jacks (1950s) - #fx228-9
124. The Jaguars (1950s) - #fx229-30
125. The Jesters (1950s) - #fx230-1
126. The Jive Bombers (1950s) - #fx232
127. The Jordanaires (1950s) - #fx232-3
128. The Kodaks (1950s) - #fx233-4
129. The Kool Gents (1950s) - #fx234-5
130. The Lamplighters (1950s) - #fx235-6
131. The Larks (1950s) - #fx236-8
132. Little Anthony and the Imperials (1950s) - #fx238-42
133. Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers (1950s) - #fx242-5
134. Louis Lymon and the Teenchords (1950s) - #fx245-7
135. The Magnificents (1950s) - #fx247-8
136. Arthur Lee Maye and the Crowns (1950s) - #fx248-50
137. The McGuire Sisters (1950s) - #fx250-2
138. The Medallions (1950s) - #fx252-3
139. The Meditation Singers (1950s) - #fx253-4
140. The Mello-Kings (1950s) - #fx254-5
141. The Mello-Moods (1950s) - #fx255-6
142. The Mellows (1950s) - #fx256-7
143. Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes (1950s) - #fx257-8
144. The Monotones (1950s) - #fx258-60
145. The Moonglows (1950s) - #fx260-4
146. The Mystics (1950s) - #fx264-5
147. Nino and the Ebb Tides (1950s) - #fx265-7
148. The Nutmegs (1950s) - #fx267-8
149. The Olympics (1950s) - #fx268-9
150. The Paragons (1950s) - #fx269-70
151. The Pastels (1950s) - #fx271-2
152. The Penguins (1950s) - #fx272-5
153. The Platters (1950s) - #fx275-8
154. The Playmates (1950s) - #fx278-9
155. The Poni-Tails (1950s) - #fx279-80
156. The Prisonaires (1950s) - #fx280-1
157. The Quin-Tones (1950s) - #fx281-2
158. The Rainbows (1950s) - #fx282-3
159. The Rays (1950s) - #fx283-4
160. The Rivieras (1950s) - #fx284-5
161. The Robins (1950s) - #fx285-6
162. The Rocketones (1950s) - #fx286-7
163. The Sensations (1950s) - #fx287-8
164. The Shells (1950s) - #fx288-9
165. The Signatures (1950s) - #fx289-90
166. The Silhouettes (1950s) - #fx290-1
167. The Six Teens (1950s) - #fx292
168. The Skyliners (1950s) - #fx292-5
169. The Solitaires (1950s) - #fx295-7
170. The Spaniels (1950s) - #fx297-9
171. The Spiders (1950s) - #fx299-300
172. The Staple Singers (1950s) - #fx300-1
173. The Sultans (1950s) - #fx301-2
174. The Swallows (1950s) - #fx302-3
175. The Teddy Bears (1950s) - #fx303-5
176. The Three Chuckles (1950s) - #fx305-6
177. The Tune Weavers (1950s) - #fx306-7
178. The Turbans (1950s) - #fx307-8
179. The Valentines (1950s) - #fx308-9
180. The Velours (1950s) - #fx309-10
181. The Wanderers (1950s) - #fx311-2
182. Billy Ward and His Dominoes (1950s) - #fx312-5
183. Maurice Williams and the Gladiolas (1950s) - #fx315-7
184. The Willows (1950s) - #fx31-9

185. The Accents (1960s) - #fx323
186. The Ad Libs (1960s) - #fx323-4
187. Alive and Kicking (1960s) - #fx324
188. The Angels (1960s) - #fx324-5
189. The Arbors (1960s) - #fx325-6
190. The Archies (1960s) - #fx326-7
191. The Association (1960s) - #fx327-8
192. The Beach Boys (1960s) - #fx328-32
193. The Blue Jays (1960s) - #fx332-3
194. The Brooklyn Bridge (1960s) - #fx333-4
195. Billy Butler and the Chanters (1960s) - #fx334-5
196. The Camelots (1960s) - #fx335-6
197. The Carnations (1960s) - #fx336-7
198. The Carolons (1960s) - #fx337-9
199. The Cascades (1960s) - #fx339
200. The Cashmeres (1960s) - #fx33940
201. The Castells (1960s) - #fx340-1
202. Cathy Jean and the Roommates (1960s) - #fx341-2
203. The Chaperones (1960s) - #fx342-3
204. The Chiffons (1960s) - #fx343-5
205. The Chi-Lites (1960s) - #fx345-6
206. The Chimes (1960s) - #fx346
207. The Classics (1960s) - #fx346-8
208. The Concords (1960s) - #fx348-9
209. The Corsairs (1960s) - #fx349-50
210. The Cowsills (1960s) - #fx350-1
211. The Crystals (1960s) - #fx351-4
212. The Delfonics (1960s) - #fx354-5
213. The Del-Satins (1960s) - #fx355-8
214. The Demensions (1960s) - #fx358-9
215. The Devotions (1960s) - #fx359-60
216. Dion and the Belmonts (1960s) - #fx360-3
217. The Dixie Cups (1960s) - #fx363-4
218. The Dovells (1960s) - #fx364-6
219. The Dreamers (1960s) - #fx366-7
220. The Dreamlovers (1960s) - #fx367-8
221. The Ducanes (1960s) - #fx368-70
222. The Duprees (1960s) - #fx370-1
223. The Earls (1960s) - #fx371-3
224. The Echoes (1960s) - #fx373-4
225. The Emotions (1960s) - #fx374-5
226. The Escorts (1960s) - #fx375-6
227. The Essex (1960s) - #fx376-7
228. The Excellents (1960s) - #fx377-8
229. The Exciters (1960s) - #fx378-9
230. The Fiestas (1960s) - #fx379-80
231. The 5th Dimension (1960s) - #fx380-2
232. The Five Stairsteps (1960s) - #fx382-3
233. The Four-Evers (1960s) - #fx383-4
234. The Four Seasons (1960s) - #fx384-8
235. The Four Tops (1960s) - #fx388-90
236. The Happenings (1960s) - #fx390-1
237. The Highwaymen (Cash, etc.) (1960s) - #fx391-2
238. The Imaginations (1960s) - #fx392-4
239. The Impressions (1960s) - #fx394-6
240. The Intruders (1960s) - #fx397
241. The Isley Brothers (1960s) - #fx397-9
242. Jay and the Americans (1960s) - #fx399-401
243. The Jive Five (1960s) - #fx401-4
244. The Bob Knight Four (1960s) - #fx404
245. Gladys Knight and the Pips (1960s) - #fx404-7
246. Patti LaBelle and the Blue Belles (1960s) - #fx407-9
247. The Lettermen (1960s) - #fx410-1
248. Little Caesar and the Romans (1960s) - #fx412-3
249. The Magnificent Men (1960s) - #fx413-4
250. The Majors (1960s) - #fx414-5
251. The Mamas and the Papas (1960s) - #fx415-6
252. The Manhattans (1960s) - #fx416-7
253. The Marcels (1960s) - #fx417-9
254. Martha and the Vandellas (1960s) - #fx420-1
255. The Marvelettes (1960s) - #fx421-2
256. The Mighty Clouds of Joy (1960s) - #fx422-3
257. The Miracles (1960s) - #fx423-5
258. The O'Jays (1960s) - #fx425-7
259. The Orlons (1960s) - #fx427-8
260. The Paris Sisters (1960s) - #fx428-9
261. The Passions (1960s) - #fx429-30
262. Peter Paul and Mary (1960s) - #fx430-2
263. The Quotations (1960s) - #fx432
264. Randy and the Rainbows (1960s) - #fx433-4
265. The Regents (1960s) - #fx434-5
266. Reparata and the Delrons (1960s) - #fx435-7
267. Ricky and the Hallmarks (1960s) - #fx437
268. The Rivingtons (1960s) - #fx437-9
269. Rochell and the Candles (1960s) - #fx439-40
270. The Ronettes (1960s) - #fx440-3
271. Ronnie and the Hi-Lites (1960s) - #fx443-4
272. The Royalettes (1960s) - #fx444
273. Ruby and the Romantics (1960s) - #fx444-6
274. The Safaris (1960s) - #fx446-7
275. The Shangri-Las (1960s) - #fx447-9
276. The Shirelles (1960s) - #fx449-52
277. Spanky and Our Gang (1960s) - #fx452-2
278. The Sparrows Quartette (1960s) - #fx453-4
279. The Spinners (1960s) - #fx454-6
280. The Starlets (1960s) - #fx456
281. The Supremes (1960s) - #fx456-60
282. The Sweet Inspirations (1960s) - #fx460-1
283. The Tams (1960s) - #fx461
284. The Temptations (1960s) - #fx461-5
285. Tico and the Triumphs (1960s) - #fx465-6
286. The Tokens (1960s) - #fx466-9
287. The Tymes (1960s) - #fx469-71
288. The Vibrations (1960s) - #fx471-2
289. Vito and the Salutations (1960s) - #fx473-4
290. The Vogues (1960s) - #fx474
291. The Volumes (1960s) - #fx475

292. The Autumns (1970s) - #fx479
293. Bloodstone (1970s) - #fx479
294. Blue Magic (1970s) - #fx47980
295. The Blue Stars (1970s) - #fx480-2
296. Brooklyn Dreams (1970s) - #fx482
297. Chairmen of the Board (1970s) - #fx482-3
298. Crosby, Stills and Nash (1970s) - #fx483-4
299. Dawn (1970s) - #fx484-6
300. The Dramatics (1970s) - #fx486
301. The Emotions (1970s) - #fx486-8
302. Flash Cadillac (1970s) - #fx488
303. Fourteen Karat Soul (1970s) - #fx48890
304. Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds (1970s) - #fx490
305. High Inergy (1970s) - #fx490-1
306. The Honey Cone (1970s) - #fx491-2
307. The Hues Corporation (1970s) - #fx492-3
308. The Jackson 5 (1970s) - #fx493-5
309. Lady Flash (1970s) - #fx495-7
310. The Main Ingredient (1970s) - #fx497-8
311. The Manhattan Transfer (1970s) - #fx498-9
312. Memory (1970s) - #fx499-500
313. The Moments (1970s) - #fx500-1
314. The Osmonds (1970s) - #fx501-2
315. The Persuasions (1970s) - #fx502-3
316. The Pointer Sisters (1970s) - #fx503-5
317. The Ribitoncs (1970s) - #fx505-6
318. Shalamar (1970s) - #fx506
319. Sha Na Na (1970s) - #fx506-7
320. The Singers Unlimited (1970s) - #fx507-8
321. Sister Sledge (1970s) - #fx508
322. The Starland Vocal Band (1970s) - #fx509
323. Stormy Weather (1970s) - #fx50910
324. The Stylistics (1970s) - #fx510-2
325. The Sylvers (1970s) - #fx512
326. Tavares (1970s) - #fx513
327. Three Dog Night (1970s) - #fx513-5
328. The Village People (1970s) - #fx515
329. The Whispers (1970s) - #fx516-7

330. The Bangles (1980s) - #fx521
331. Big Daddy (1980s) - #fx521-2
332. The Bobs (1980s) - #fx522-3
333. B.Q.E. (1980s) - #fx523
334. DeBarge (1980s) - #fx523-4
335. Deja Vu (1980s) - #fx524
336. En Vogue (1980s) - #fx524-5
337. The Exquisites (1980s) - #fx525
338. The Five Boroughs (1980s) - #fx5256
339. Force M.D.'s (1980s) - #fx526-7
340. Mixed Company (1980s) - #fx527-8
341. New Edition (1980s) - #fx528
342. New Kids on the Block (1980s) - #fx528-9
343. The Nylons (1980s) - #fx529-30
344. Reunion (1980s) - #fx530-1
345. Rockapella (1980s) - #fx531
346. The Winans (1980s) - #fx531
347. Windsong (1980s) - #fx531-2
348. Yesterday's News (1980s) - #fx532 The Acappella Era
349. The Atlantics (Acappella Era) - #fx534
350. The Chessmen (Acappella Era) - #fx534-5
351. The Citadels (Acappella Era) - #fx535
352. The Del-Stars (Acappella Era) - #fx536
353. The Destinations (Acappella Era) - #fx536
354. The Durhams (Acappella Era) - #fx536
355. The Five Fashions (Acappella Era) - #fx536
356. The Five Jades (Acappella Era) - #fx537
357. Ginger and the Adorables (Acappella Era) - #fx537
358. The Holidays (Acappella Era) - #fx537-8
359. Little Joe and the Majesties (Acappella Era) - #fx538
360. The Lytations (Acappella Era) - #fx538-9
361. The Potentials (Acappella Era) - #fx539
362. The Regencies (Acappella Era) - #fx539
363. The Savoys (Acappella Era) - #fx539-40
364. The Versailles (Acappella Era) - #fx540
365. The Young Ones (Acappella Era) - #fx540
366. The Zircons (Acappella Era) - #fx540

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