![]() Photo of the vocal group, The Dovells. Image by en:Murray the K (real name Murray Kaufman), via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed Public domain |
The DovellsThe Dovells The Dovells American rhythm and blues singers The Dovells were an American doo-wop group, formed at Overbrook High School in Philadelphia in 1957, under the name 'The Brooktones'.[1] The original members were Arnie Silver, Len Borisoff, Jerry Gross (alias Summers), Mike Freda, and Jim Mealey (alias Danny Brooks). Their first single "No, No, No" was a local hit for The Brooktones. The Dovells in 1962 Parkway Records Era Summers left the Brooktones in 1959 to form the group The Gems with Summers, Mark Stevens, Mike Freda, Warren Purdy, and Roland Scarinci. The remaining Brooktones signed to Parkway Records in 1960 and added Jerry Sirlen and William Shunkwiler to the group, while changing the band's name to The Dovells.… (Source: Wikipedia)
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