The Astors, Curtis Johnson, Eliehue Stanback, Sam (Byrnes) Jones, Richard H… Read Full Bio ↴The Astors, Curtis Johnson, Eliehue Stanback, Sam (Byrnes) Jones, Richard Harris, grew up in The Orange Mound community in Memphis, Tennessee, while attending Melrose High School, along with Richard Griffin, a member of the original group called The Duntinos, and Harold "Quake" Johnson, Curtis' brother who joined the group when Richard Harris left the group for a while in 1967. The group was organized in 1958 by a neighborhood pianist, Herman "Red" Arnett who held auditions for a singing group at his home in the "Mound". "Red" brought Curtis, Eliehue, Richard, Sam, and Richard Griffin, together for months of work before calling them a "group".
The group, The Duntinos, quickly made a name for themselves performing regularly at local Beale Street and area venues. "Red" taught the guys to perform, and they learned to entertain under the tutelage of Rufus "Walking The Dog" Thomas, while working the "Chittlin Circuit" with him and his band, The Bearcats. After Curtis and Eliehue graduated, the Duntinos moved to Buffalo, New York with Curtis' relatives, looking, for the "Bright Lights" of New York, but found that Buffalo was very cold, and a long way from "The Big Apple". After working a few jobs in Buffalo, the group return to Memphis to do some backup vocals for Carla and Rufus Thomas and other artist recording at a new studio, then called Satellite Records.
In 1961 the group recorded their first release "You Make Me Feel So Good"(Curtis -lead), a song that Curtis wrote b/w "As You Can See"(Eliehue-lead), written by Eliehue Stanback. The group's name was changed to The Chips for this release, named after producer, Chips Moman. In 1961, Curtis joined the Air Force, but continued to record when on leave from the Military. In 1963 the group's name was changed again to The Astors for the next release, written by guitarist, Larry Lee who played with Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock and later played with Al Green for years. That record was " What Can It Be" b/w "Just Enough To Hurt Me"(Curtis-lead). "What Can It Be is my favorite of all the songs we recorded", says Curtis.
In 1965, Stax Records, formerly Satellite, released a song on the group "Candy" that was recorded while Curtis was on leave.
"Candy"(Curtis-lead), written by Booker T & MG's guitarist Steve Cropper and Isaac Hayes, was their biggest record. The song b/w "I Found Out" , written by Eliehue, climbed to #12 on the Billboard Top 100 R&B charts, and #63 on the Top 100 Pop charts. As "Candy" moved up the charts, The Astors performed on shows at the Uptown Theater in Philly, the Howard Theater in D.C., The Regal Theater in Chicago, and The Apollo Theater in New York. The other performers on these shows included The O'Jays, The Coasters, Curtis Mayfield and The Impressions, and Redd Foxx to name a few. The Astors also spent 2 1/2 months performing on tour with The James Brown Review.
In late Summer of 1965, the group traveled to Los Angeles, CA with the first Stax Review to perform in Watts, and spent 13 days their filming TV shows during the day ("Where the Action Is" a Dick Clark production, and "Hollywood A-Go-Go", a syndicated dance show and Shivaree, another dance TV show). Nights, the group performed at nightclubs on The Strip in Hollywood. A 2-night stand at the 5/4 Ballroom Club in Watts was the climax of this tour, and was recorded live.
The complete Stax Review included Carla and Rufus Thomas, Booker T. and The MG's, William Bell, The Mad Lads, Wilson Pickett, and The Mar-Keys. These shows were recorded and can be heard on "Funky Broadway: Stax Live At The 5/4 Ballroom" (SCD-8567-2). The 1965 "Watts Riot" started about this time. "We could see the smoke from the riot while we were flying out of LA." says Curtis.
The follow-up record to "Candy" was "In The Twilight Zone" (Curtis-lead) written by Isaac Hayes, David Porter, and Sidney Bailey b/w "Mystery Woman" written by Cropper & Hayes.
Later, Richard decided to leave the group to spend more time with his family, and Curtis' brother, Harold Johnson, joined the group. In 1967 the group recorded and released a song written by Booker T. Jones and William Bell, "Daddy Didn't Tell Me" b/w More Power To You" written by David Porter and Curtis. Eliehue and Sam were drafted into the military thereafter, and the group broke up.
In 1992, Fantasy Records, who took over the Stax catalogue, after Stax closed it's doors for good, released a Box Set of 9 CDs that included 5 Astors songs, and in 1995 reissued The Astors music on the CD " The Astors Meet the Newcomers: Sweet Soul from Memphis" that include 11 songs by the group. Many compilation CDs have been released over the past 8 years that also include songs the Astors recorded at Stax, some of them were never released before.
The group, The Duntinos, quickly made a name for themselves performing regularly at local Beale Street and area venues. "Red" taught the guys to perform, and they learned to entertain under the tutelage of Rufus "Walking The Dog" Thomas, while working the "Chittlin Circuit" with him and his band, The Bearcats. After Curtis and Eliehue graduated, the Duntinos moved to Buffalo, New York with Curtis' relatives, looking, for the "Bright Lights" of New York, but found that Buffalo was very cold, and a long way from "The Big Apple". After working a few jobs in Buffalo, the group return to Memphis to do some backup vocals for Carla and Rufus Thomas and other artist recording at a new studio, then called Satellite Records.
In 1961 the group recorded their first release "You Make Me Feel So Good"(Curtis -lead), a song that Curtis wrote b/w "As You Can See"(Eliehue-lead), written by Eliehue Stanback. The group's name was changed to The Chips for this release, named after producer, Chips Moman. In 1961, Curtis joined the Air Force, but continued to record when on leave from the Military. In 1963 the group's name was changed again to The Astors for the next release, written by guitarist, Larry Lee who played with Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock and later played with Al Green for years. That record was " What Can It Be" b/w "Just Enough To Hurt Me"(Curtis-lead). "What Can It Be is my favorite of all the songs we recorded", says Curtis.
In 1965, Stax Records, formerly Satellite, released a song on the group "Candy" that was recorded while Curtis was on leave.
"Candy"(Curtis-lead), written by Booker T & MG's guitarist Steve Cropper and Isaac Hayes, was their biggest record. The song b/w "I Found Out" , written by Eliehue, climbed to #12 on the Billboard Top 100 R&B charts, and #63 on the Top 100 Pop charts. As "Candy" moved up the charts, The Astors performed on shows at the Uptown Theater in Philly, the Howard Theater in D.C., The Regal Theater in Chicago, and The Apollo Theater in New York. The other performers on these shows included The O'Jays, The Coasters, Curtis Mayfield and The Impressions, and Redd Foxx to name a few. The Astors also spent 2 1/2 months performing on tour with The James Brown Review.
In late Summer of 1965, the group traveled to Los Angeles, CA with the first Stax Review to perform in Watts, and spent 13 days their filming TV shows during the day ("Where the Action Is" a Dick Clark production, and "Hollywood A-Go-Go", a syndicated dance show and Shivaree, another dance TV show). Nights, the group performed at nightclubs on The Strip in Hollywood. A 2-night stand at the 5/4 Ballroom Club in Watts was the climax of this tour, and was recorded live.
The complete Stax Review included Carla and Rufus Thomas, Booker T. and The MG's, William Bell, The Mad Lads, Wilson Pickett, and The Mar-Keys. These shows were recorded and can be heard on "Funky Broadway: Stax Live At The 5/4 Ballroom" (SCD-8567-2). The 1965 "Watts Riot" started about this time. "We could see the smoke from the riot while we were flying out of LA." says Curtis.
The follow-up record to "Candy" was "In The Twilight Zone" (Curtis-lead) written by Isaac Hayes, David Porter, and Sidney Bailey b/w "Mystery Woman" written by Cropper & Hayes.
Later, Richard decided to leave the group to spend more time with his family, and Curtis' brother, Harold Johnson, joined the group. In 1967 the group recorded and released a song written by Booker T. Jones and William Bell, "Daddy Didn't Tell Me" b/w More Power To You" written by David Porter and Curtis. Eliehue and Sam were drafted into the military thereafter, and the group broke up.
In 1992, Fantasy Records, who took over the Stax catalogue, after Stax closed it's doors for good, released a Box Set of 9 CDs that included 5 Astors songs, and in 1995 reissued The Astors music on the CD " The Astors Meet the Newcomers: Sweet Soul from Memphis" that include 11 songs by the group. Many compilation CDs have been released over the past 8 years that also include songs the Astors recorded at Stax, some of them were never released before.
Twilight Zone
The Astors Lyrics
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1Trap I'm in the Twilight Zone No place here for me to…
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2 Unlimited攀 First to the bass into the jam Then let the…
25_Scorya (Yeah yeah aaaahh) (Bitch mi chiama sono in twilight zone) (…
2アンリミテッド First to the bass into the jam Then let the…
Ariana Grande Did I dream the whole thing? Was I just a nightmare? Differe…
BabyTron (Meech) All the plays that I called, I need a highlight…
CDM Project First to the bass in to the jam Then let the…D-Block S-Te-Fan Into the twilight zone You will never be alone The monsters …
DJ Flavours R: First to the bass in to the jam Then let…
Dr. John Hanging with dictators in the south of France Checking shipm…
E-Man Now to growing concerns about the deadly Corona Virus offici…
Factory Of Art The twilight zone is my last way Thousands of moments race…
Future feat. Trey Songz & Sean Garrett Twilight zone, twilight zone Sean Garrett, Future, Trigga T…
G&O Throw that thing in reverse Pull up right here So I can…
Golden Earring Somewhere in a lonely hotel room there's a guy Starting to…
Ha Sung Woon (\xED\x95\x98\xEC\x84\xB1\xEC\x9A\xB4) I'm in the Twilight Zone No place here for me to…
Houston Kendrick Where’d we go? Lost in the twilight zone Thought we were…
Iron Maiden She lays in bed at night and that is when…
Jackson Cathcart Cleaning up your mess each day I can't wait to…
Jeff McCall Living in your fantasy Only seeing what you see Balanced bet…
Jessi Blue Ooohhhhh... La da da da da Uhhh... I don′t know why you thi…
Jock Jams vol. 1 I'm in the Twilight Zone No place here for me to…
John Cale Hanging with dictators in the south of France Checking shipm…
Kastra & Tall Boys feat. Fatman Scoop Wait wait wait Okay alright Okay let's go Party people If y…
Klone Have you ever wondered What's behind the mirror? Behind yo…
Lupe Fiasco Uh, uh, uh, uh, 1-5 who's crooked than One-Time? I say…
MAK11 All of my foes they finite I got the glow like…
Manhattan Transfer When I hear this melody This strange illusion takes over me …
Marjorie W.C. Sinclair Cut it out, Yamato, you don't have to lie to…
May East Existe uma zona entre a luz e a sombra O desejo…
Mila Jam Easy to point fingers cnd close your eyes Who you think you…
Ministry This is the way nightmares begin How stupid are the people…
Moses Pelham You are about to enter Listen Guck ma' Listen Gleich wenn d…Night Fever I′m in the twilight zone Don't know who′s good, who's bad I…
Noir Désir Twilight zone, nothing's wrong With this feeling again deep…
Rush A pleasant-faced man steps up to greet you He smiles and…
S.E.S. Don′t say good bye, my love 아직 이른 새벽 아침 시간인데 (Don't…
S.P.Y We ascend to that ocean As for falling goes the doors…
Sean Garrett Twilight zone, twilight zone Sean Garrett, Future, Trigga T…
Steven Wilson A pleasant-faced man steps up to greet you He smiles and…
Summer Davis Asleep with my eyes open I live in a dream (More like…
The Manhattan Transfer When I hear this melody This strange illusion takes over me …
The Ventures …
Unlimited First to the bass in to the jam Then let the…
Van Morrison The rain is all over, it's only stopped for an…
Warren Haynes (Somewhere in a lonely hotel room, There's a guy starting to…
William Shatner feat. Warren Haynes (of "Gov't Mule" and "Allman Brothers) on guitar (Somewhere in a lonely hotel room, There's a guy starting t…
Zug Izland Somewhere in a lonely hotel room There's a guy starting to…
Golden Earring Somewhere in a lonely hotel room there's a guy Starting to…
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Be My Lady Listen to my tale of woe, It's terribly sad but…
Candy Gee, whiz Have you seen my girl Gee, whiz She's out of this…
Daddy Didn't Tell Me Papa done said to me last night One day you′ll be…
Keep An Eye On Your Close Friends Please please play my music for me, I'm not sure of…
Open Up Your Heart Tru Records exclusive, Curren$y Da Hott Spitta & XL Action …
Pin The Tail On The Donkey You're nearer than my head is to my pillow Nearer than…
Too Much Going To Say Goodbye I don't know whether, I should be happy or sad. Should I…
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[Verse 1]
Do I love her, yeah
With a magic touch, yes you love her
Leaving me baby, to my true love
By the way I love you
Yes you try, all on your own (All your own)
It really puts me in the twilight zone
Twilight zone
[Verse 2]
The way you kiss me
And the way you hug, hold me tight now
Makes me crazy, crazy, crazy as I bet she could
And when you really turn, turn, turn
Turn your loving on (Turn me on)
You know you've got me in the twilight zone
Twilight zone
[Verse 3]
I don't know where I'm at
I don't know where I'm going (no, no, no)
I'm crazy as a bat
I don't know what I'm doing, I'm lost and all my friends
Are often wondering why
I never speak, speak, I never talk
And everyone passes me by
But I'm in a world
I'm in a world on my own (All by my own)
You know you've got me in the twilight zone
Twilight zone
@baskin150
RIP AL JACKSON JR..ROCKIN THOSE DRUMS!!....
@gotelemwillyboyshere
For so many of us who went to the nighters in 70's,80's,90's etc...... this explains how some of us felt .
@iangascoyne4274
Yes 👻
@seanosullivan41
First came across this on a tape I bought in Stafford's Top of The World in the 80's. Great track.
@HalSamuel
Soulful.
@christinenarroway4136
BRICOMALIGNO - Thank You SO Much 4 Sharing 😁 X 💙
@colinelias1642
Love this song, top northern, koko....Colin
@breeze7955
Took me 3 yrs finally got hold of this from the us
@ignaciovelalayna3066
outta this world!
@mycatsdead
lovely. made my toes tap. cool keep on