Vocal harmony group interpretations of standards, 1931 to 1966 recordings

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Vocal harmony group interpretation feature pages:

The Mills Brothers: selected recordings, 1929-1939 — This page includes mostly 1930s recordings by the Mills Brothers of the following standards: Tiger Rag (1931), I Ain’t Got Nobody (and Nobody Cares for Me), “Sweet Sue, Just You,” Dinah (with Bing Crosby), Sweet Georgia Brown, It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing), I’ve Found a New Baby, Miss Otis Regrets, Lulu’s Back in Town, and Dedicated to You
1933 — Stormy Weather: selected vocal harmony group recordings, 1952-1965 — The Five Sharps, The Leaders, The Spaniels, The Chantones, The 5 Bars, The Crescents (The Skyliners), The Sierras, The Zircons,The Five Fashions, The 5 Sharks

1940 — White Christmas: selected vocal harmony group recordings, 1948-1965 — The Ravens, The Golden Gate Quartet, The Drifters, Simms and Robinson, Nolan Strong & The Diablos, The Statues, Bob Marley & The Wailers

1949 — My Foolish Heart: vocal harmony group recordings, 1956-1966 — The Joytones, 1956; The Del Vikings, 1957; The Teddy Bears, 1958; The Excels, 1960; Carlo & the Belmonts, c. 1960; The Roomates, 1961; The Demensions, 1963; The Arbors, 1966

Songbook also has a number of feature pages on selected standards which include one or more vocal harmony group interpretations.* The page on “A Sunday Kind of Love” (1946) features many recordings by vocal harmony groups. The following list may be incomplete:

1933 — It’s Only a Paper Moon — Ella Fitzgerald and The Delta Rhythm Boys, 1945
1934 — Blue Moon — The Marcels, 1961
1934 – I Only Have Eyes for You — The Flamingos, 1959
1936 — The Glory of Love — The Five Keys, 1951
1936 — The Way You Look Tonight — The Jaguars, 1956 (in comments)
1937 — Harbor Lights — The Platters, 1960
1939 — Avant de mourir (1924) / My Prayer — The Ink Spots, 1939
1939 — I’ll Never Smile Again — The Platters, 1961 (others which may be added: The Four Aces (1, 2), 1953, The Velours, 1958; The Four Freshmen, 1959; The Stratfords, 1960; Little Anthony and the Imperials, 1960?; The Wanderers, 1961)
1941 — Take the “A” Train — The Delta Rhythm Boys
1941 — It’s So Peaceful in the Country (Alec Wilder) — — Mildred Bailey and The Delta Rhythm Boys
1942 — Cow Cow Boogie — Ella Fitzgerald and The Ink Spots, 1944
1943 — Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me — The Delta Rhythm Boys, 1944
1944 — I’m Beginning to See the Light — Ella Fitzgerald and the Ink Spots, 1945
1944 — Long Ago (and Far Away) — The Hi-Lo’s, 1955; The Teddy Bears, 1959
1944 — Dream — The Pied Pipers, 1945; The Pied Pipers and the Ernie Felice Quartet, 1951; Cliff Richard and the Shadows, 1961
1945 — Since I Fell For You — The Love Notes, 1954; The Harptones featuring Willie Winfield, 1954; The Sharptones, 1955; The Spaniels, 1956; Nolan Strong & the Diablos (date unknown)
1946 — A Sunday Kind of Love — The Harptones, 1953; The Del Vikings, 1957; The High Seas, 1960; The Marcels, 1961; The Gothics, 1961; The Mystics, c. 1961; The Roommates, 1962; The Devotions, 1964; Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons, 1965; Dion & the Del-Satins (unknown date); The Vibraharps, 1966?
1946 — Baby, Baby All the Time — The Superbs, 1964; The Debtones, 1966
1947 — Maybe You’ll Be There — The Orioles, 1954; LaCille Watkins & the Belltones, 1957; The Five Keys, 1957
1952 — You Belong to Me — The Orioles, 1952; The Duprees, 1962