Their are two bands The Viscounts, both performing half sixties. One of th… Read Full Bio ↴Their are two bands The Viscounts, both performing half sixties. One of them British (Mercybeat) and one of them American (Surf)
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The Viscounts were a British pop group from London. Its members had formerly been part of a TV ensemble called Morton Fraser's Harmonica Gang. They quit the group and formed The Viscounts in Late April 1958, playing local shows and eventually attracting the attention of manager Larry Parnes. He got them billed to better venues and signed them to Pye Records in 1960.
Their cover version of Ray Smith's hit single "Rockin' Little Angel" became a hit in Australia, and their cover of "Shortnin' Bread" hit number 16 in November that year in the UK Singles Chart.[1] In addition to recording rock/pop numbers, they also did some trad jazz, covering Paul Whiteman for a compilation album. In 1961 their single cover version of "Who Put the Bomp (In the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)" reached number 21 in the UK chart, spending ten weeks in the listings.[2] The group toured with Gene Vincent and Eddie Cochran, as well as sharing a stage with The Beatles in 1963 opening for Chris Montez. In 1964, they moved to Columbia Records, but none of their three following singles charted.
Bandmember Gordon Mills' success as a songwriter soon convinced him to move on, and the group broke up in 1965; soon after, Mills wrote "It's Not Unusual" for Tom Jones. Don Paul became a record producer, and Ronnie Wells went into the restaurant business. Wells died in 2013. Their complete recorded output on Pye Records was reissued on CD in 2001 on Castle Records.
Members
Don Paul (born Donald Paul, January 2, 1937, Oldham, Lancashire, England)
Ronnie Wells (born Ronald Cresswell, August 25, 1939, Farnborough, Hampshire, England - died 22 September 2013)
Gordon Mills
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The Viscounts were an American pop group from New Jersey, formed in 1958. They had one hit single, with Earle Hagen's instrumental classic "Harlem Nocturne" in 1959, which peaked at #52 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in early 1960; it was re-released in 1965 and hit #39 the second time around.[1] The single and album of the same title were originally recorded for the Madison record label, then both were reissued in 1965 on the Amy label, the Lp having a slightly different track listing than the Madison release.
Members
Harry Haller - saxophone
Bobby Spievak - guitar
Joe Spievak - bass guitar
Larry Vecchio - electronic organ
Clark Smith - drums
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The Viscounts were a British pop group from London. Its members had formerly been part of a TV ensemble called Morton Fraser's Harmonica Gang. They quit the group and formed The Viscounts in Late April 1958, playing local shows and eventually attracting the attention of manager Larry Parnes. He got them billed to better venues and signed them to Pye Records in 1960.
Their cover version of Ray Smith's hit single "Rockin' Little Angel" became a hit in Australia, and their cover of "Shortnin' Bread" hit number 16 in November that year in the UK Singles Chart.[1] In addition to recording rock/pop numbers, they also did some trad jazz, covering Paul Whiteman for a compilation album. In 1961 their single cover version of "Who Put the Bomp (In the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)" reached number 21 in the UK chart, spending ten weeks in the listings.[2] The group toured with Gene Vincent and Eddie Cochran, as well as sharing a stage with The Beatles in 1963 opening for Chris Montez. In 1964, they moved to Columbia Records, but none of their three following singles charted.
Bandmember Gordon Mills' success as a songwriter soon convinced him to move on, and the group broke up in 1965; soon after, Mills wrote "It's Not Unusual" for Tom Jones. Don Paul became a record producer, and Ronnie Wells went into the restaurant business. Wells died in 2013. Their complete recorded output on Pye Records was reissued on CD in 2001 on Castle Records.
Members
Don Paul (born Donald Paul, January 2, 1937, Oldham, Lancashire, England)
Ronnie Wells (born Ronald Cresswell, August 25, 1939, Farnborough, Hampshire, England - died 22 September 2013)
Gordon Mills
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The Viscounts were an American pop group from New Jersey, formed in 1958. They had one hit single, with Earle Hagen's instrumental classic "Harlem Nocturne" in 1959, which peaked at #52 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in early 1960; it was re-released in 1965 and hit #39 the second time around.[1] The single and album of the same title were originally recorded for the Madison record label, then both were reissued in 1965 on the Amy label, the Lp having a slightly different track listing than the Madison release.
Members
Harry Haller - saxophone
Bobby Spievak - guitar
Joe Spievak - bass guitar
Larry Vecchio - electronic organ
Clark Smith - drums
Harlem Nocturne
The Viscounts Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Harlem Nocturne' by these artists:
Bunker Fongheiser Pierce Piltch So I've been thinking 'bout something Lately I've been alive…
David Sanborn [INSTRUMENTAL]…
Les & Larry Elgart A nocturne for the blues, Played on a broken heart string. I…
Martin Denny Unknown Miscellaneous Ive Been To Harlem I've been to Har…
Mel Tormé A nocturne for the blues Played on a broken heart…
The Ventures This is the song of little Jo She′s not the girl…
We have lyrics for these tracks by The Viscounts:
Ain't She Sweet Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Five Foot Two Eyes Of Blue Five foot two, eyes of blue But oh, what those five…
I'll Never Get Over You I'll never get over you No, I'll never get over you I…
Who Put the Bomp I'd like to thank the guy Who wrote the song That made…
Who Put The Bomp? I'd like to thank the guy Who wrote the song That made…
Who Put The Bump I'd like to thank the guy Who wrote the song That made…
Yes Sir That's My Baby That's my baby No sir, I don't mean maybe Yes sir, that's…
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@ogjacob216
My grandma is 92, passing away and can no longer speak. She told me that this was her favorite song the last time we talked 💔
@michellemoffett9458
My neighbor upstairs just played this and I absolutely love it. I've heard it before in the past and never knew what it was. Even ice skaters have skated to this song.
I held my tablet up to the window and Google gave me the title of the song by the melody my neighbor was playing. Awesome piece of music!
@siukong
Love that we have this ability now with technology. So many times in the past I would hear a song out in public somewhere and never be able to track it down. If I was lucky I might remember a snippet of lyric to search online when I got home. Nowadays you can easily search with stuff like Shazam, or if you're lucky you can even just hum part of a song into your phone and get the right result.
@michellemoffett9458
@@siukong Yes technology is so nice! I had to hum a song not too long ago that my tablet picked up. I remember the old days when I liked a song that I didn't know the title and I'd listen to any words I could and I'd go in the cassette store and look for song titles that would resemble something they were singing. I knew the band so that helped. I did find what I was looking for it was Depeche Mode's song Halo.
@hectorrodriquez3182
You have good taste in music im 45 years old remeber my dad a zoot suiter in his 64 impala playing this ,
@MikeMc442
A brilliant cross of classic jazz and surf rock. One of the most overlooked classics of the '60s.
@finntastique3891
You, Sir hit the nail on the head, I tried to define it myself, but your analysis is what I was looking for.
@ronmitchell5597
Not overlooked by me!
@Squee_Dow
@Mike McCann
Well defined. If I could add one thing -- a very sexy song. As another has said, it hasn't been overlooked by me.
P.S. BTW, it wasn't a movie that brought me here. I'm fortunate to have been born to the era when this first hit the airwaves and to have danced to it for years.
@timothythorne9464
This is a timeless piece of music that suavely drifts between jazz night clubs and rock and roll. Just sensational.
First released in December 1959; made Cashbox Top 40. Released again in December 1965 whereby it reached the Billboard Top 40 then.