Carnations (Derby Group) – Tree In The Meadow/ Clown Of The Masquerade, ’52 (Derby 789)

 

The Eddie Wilcox Orchestra, connected to the Carnations on Enrica, had some releases on the Derby label.

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Carnations (NY-Savoy Group) – The Angels Sent You To Me/ Night Time Is The Right Time, ’55 (Savoy 1172)

• Writing credit: Van Dyke.
• The book included with the Derby Group but they are unrelated.

Jazz discographies list gms as:  Budd Johnson (tenor saxophone) Ernie Hayes (piano) Leroy Kirkland (piano, arranger) Mickey Baker (guitar) Milt Hinton (bass) Panama Francis (drums) The Carnations (vocal group).

 

Carnations (NY-Enrica Group) (Eddie Wilcox Orch) – Gimme’ Gimme’ Gimme/ Love Open Up My Heart, ’59 (Enrica 1001)

• Writing credit: Louis Van Dyke.
• The Enrica label was formed in 1957 in New York by Ted McCrae (Rae-Cox) and Eddie Wilcox.

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Carnations (Unknown) – You Gave Me Peace Of Mind, ’54 (Music City 736)

• No info found.

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Carnations (Kentucky) (Ray Allen & The) – A Fool In Love/ Betty Jo, ’59 (Ace 130)

While members of the instrumental releases change, they are connected through Ray Allen and Hardy Martin.

• The book listed as (Group 3-Fraternity) (Group 4-Ace) (Group 5-University) and (Group 7-Tilt).

 

Carnations (Kentucky)

– Casual {I}/ Red Wing {I}, ’60 (Fraternity 863)

– Wing And A Prayer {I}/ Leap Year {I}, ’60 (University 606)

– Scorpion {I}/ Fireball Mail {I}, ’61 (Tilt 780)

– Funny Time {I}/ Punctuation {I}, ’63 (Laurie 3163)

 

Cosmo (Music By The Carnations (Kentucky)

– I’m A Little Mixed Up/ You Can’t Get Kissed (When You Twist), ’61 (Tilt 787)

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Startones/Teardrops/Carnations Association:

• Matthew Morales and Harvey Arrington were both members of a Junior High School group of Startones formed in 1954 in Bridgeport Connecticut.
• After leaving the service, the group was reformed (with member changes) in 1959 as the Teardrops.
  • As The Teardrops they backed Bo Diddley on ‘Crackin’ Up and I’m Sorry.’
• They became the Carnations when they signed with Beltone Records and released ‘Long Tall Girl b/w Is There Such A World’ on the Beltone-Lescay label.

Group members: Matthew Morales (Lead), Harvey Arrington, Edward Kennedy, Carl Hatton, Tommy Blackwell (Bass).

 

Bo Diddley (BB-uncredited) – Oh Yea (No Group)/ I’m Sorry, ’59 (Checker 914)

• The book listed with the Kentucky Carnations group.
  • The Carnations on Beltone were still the Teardrops at this time.
• Some sources credit The Marquees as the BB.
  • The Marquees were Bo Diddley’s former backing group.

 

Bo Diddley (BB Teardrops-uncredited) – Crackin’ Up/ The Great Grandfather (No Group), ’59 Checker 924)

• The Teardrops are reported to be the BB.
  • After the Startones left the service, they reformed as the Teardrops.

 

Carnations (Beltone Group) – Long Tall Girl/ Is There Such A World, ’61 (Lescay 3002)

• The Beltone group of Carnations were formerly associated with the Teardrops and Startones.

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Carnations (Garage Grp) – Sleepy Hollow/ Barbary Coast, ’60 (Terry-Tone 199)

• No scans found.
• Sleepy Hollow appears on Garage Tapes #205 (B08).  Barbary Coast is on Garage Tapes #236 (B-08))
  • Listings are at http://garagetapes.blogspot.com/2015/03/tape-no236-danger.html and http://garagetapes.blogspot.com/2014/07/tape-no205-just-like-that.html.

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