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The Mello-Kings
Hailing from Westchester County, New York, these 5 George Washington high school boys (Bob & Jerry Scholl, Ed Quinn, Neil Arena and Larry Esposito) started singing harmonies of the popular groups of the time – The Teenagers and the Schoolboys. It wasn’t until manager Dick Levister found these boys and took them under his wing, that they changed their name to the Mello-Kings They were quickly signed by Herald Records and released their first single, "Tonite, Tonite" in 1957. The flip side to the album was a ditty called “Do Baby Do” which became an instant hit and a multi-million seller!
The Mello-Kings soon released tunes such as, "The Chapel On The Hill" and the ballad, "Chapel". Although the songs had some serious potential, they simply didn’t stick on the charts. They continued to release other non-hits – "Baby Tell Me Why, Why, Why", "The Only Girl For Me", "She’s Real Cool" and "Valerie". Although "Valerie" had some popularity, the Mello-Kings would never attain the same success they did in their early career. They did, however, release five more albums for the Herald Label from 1959 to 1961.
Their final appearance was on one of Richard Nader’s first revival shows in 1969. They soon broke-up and Bob Scholl died in a tragic boating accident in 1975.
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