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The Bluenotes

 
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The Bluenotes

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The Cardinals, The Cadillacs, The Monotones, The Five Sharps, The King Toppers

Influenced By:

The Orioles, The Ink Spots
  • Genres: Rhythm & Blues
  • Representative Albums: "The Blue Notes", "Early Years

Biography

The Bluenotes were a '50s vocal group from Asheboro, NC, consisting of Ralph Harrington, Pat Patterson, Tom Underwood, and Joe Tanner. They had a pop singles chart entry in 1959 with "I Don't Know What It Is." ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide
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The Bluenotes
Origin North Carolina
Genres Vocal
Years active 1957-1960
Labels Colonial
Brooke
Associated acts Johnny Dee, George Hamilton IV, Billy "Crash" Craddock
Former members
Tom Underwood
Joe Tanner
Pat Patterson
Ralph Harrington

The Bluenotes were a vocal group featuring Tom Underwood, Joe Tanner, Pat Patterson, and Ralph Harrington. They recorded for the Brooke and Colonial record labels. Their first single, Page One/Mighty Low, was released in 1957 on the Colonial label and the last single, It Had To Be You/Summer Love, was released in 1960 on the Brooke label. They also sang on several other records on Colonial with other artists.

Joe Tanner had success after the breakup of The Bluenote. He worked with Roy Orbison. He also arranged and produced many songs, including In Dreams (Roy Orbison), A Rose and a Baby Ruth (George Hamilton IV), and Sittin' In the Balcony (John D. Loudermilk. He also played guitar on Orbison's hit, Oh, Pretty Woman. [1]

Contents

Singles

Colonial Records

Brooke Records

  • I Don't Know What It Is/You Can't Get Away From Love (1959)
  • Forever On My Mind/I'm Gonna Find Out (1960)
  • It Had To Be You/Summer Love (1960)

References

  1. ^ http://www.rocky-52.net/chanteursb/bluenotes.htm
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