The Camelots were a New York City doo wop group of the 1960s led by Davie Nichols.[1][2][3]
In 1981, The Camelots reformed with Mike Regan (lead, first and second tenor), Milton Pratt (lead and second tenor), Ernest Burnside (lead and first tenor), Joe Pitts (lead, second tenor and baritone) and Julius Williams (lead and bass).
Williams and Pratt were original members of the 1960s Camelots. Pitts and Burnside were with The Paragons on Musictone Records. Mike was an original member of the El Rays, another Coney Island group who shared billing with The Camelots at many venues. In 1982, the Camelots recorded an EP for Clifton Records. Performing often over the next two years they eventually disbanded in 1984.
References
edit- ^ Mitch Rosalsky Encyclopedia of Rhythm & Blues and Doo-Wop Vocal Groups 2002 081084592X "The Quotations .. Before recording, the group contained Davie Nichols, who later formed the Camelots."
- ^ Jay Warner American Singing Groups: A History from 1940s to Today 0634099787 1992 p.534 "Street-corner groups and some better-known entities obliged, and soon acts like the Zircons, the Camelots, the Holidays, ... Still, the phenomenon became a counterbalance for many who rebelled against the less vocally oriented bands ... Many acts, like the Persuasions, the Five Jades, the Camelots, and the Chessmen could hold their own against any commercially successful "hit" group."
- ^ Billboard - 25 Dec. 1965 "Among the acts that will be handled are the Good Times, Carmen Taylor, Jim Benson, the Camelots and the Apricots ..."