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The Del-Vikings is tagged as: doo wop, oldies, 50s, doo-wop, 60s

The original group had served together in the US Air Force. In 1955, they were stationed in at the Air Force installation at the Pittsburgh airport in nearby Corapolis. Singing together in their spare time brought a desire to hear for themselves what they sounded like.|In October 1956, the group consisted of Norman Wright, lead tenor, Corinthian “Kripp” Johnson, first tenor, Don Jackson, second tenor, Clarence Quick, second bass; and Dave Larchey, baritone. During a rehearsal they recorded nine a capella songs in the basement of a local deejay and music entrepreneur, Barry Kaye. Listening to the tape they all agreed the sound was close, the style was coming around and all that was needed was a little more work.|Three months later the group was in a downtown Pittsburgh’s Sheraton Hotel in a makeshift studio set up by Fee-Bee records, a small local label owned by Joe Auerbach. They were backed by a pickup band of Air Force buddies. At the session they recorded “Baby, Let Me Know,” “Come Go With Me,” “True Love,” “When I Come Home,” “Don’t Be a Fool,” and “Watching the Moon.” Their first release, “True Love” b\w “Baby, Let Me Know”came in the fall of 1956. “...
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Top 10 The Del-Vikings Songs
Come Go With Me
Whispering Bells
I'm Spinning
Don't Be A Fool
Come Go With Me (Master)
When I Come Home
A Sunday Kind Of Love
Come Along With Me
Cool Shake
The Voodoo Man
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Top 10 The Del-Vikings Albums
Come Go With Me: The Best of the Del-Vikings -- The Dot/ABC Recordings
The Best of... 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection
Come Go with Me
1956 Audition Tapes
Dell Vikings, Vol. 2
Number One Songs
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