Marv Goldberg’s history of the Thrillers/Five Jets breaks down the groups members over their recording history. His article clarifies many erroneous group member constructions.
Five Jets (Detroit) & Related Groups
originally as Thrillers
– Lessie Mae/ I’m Going To Live My Life Alone, ’53 (Thrillers 167 & Thrillers 3530)
– The Drunkard/ Mattie, Leave Me Alone, ’53 (Thrillers 170 & Big Town 109)
– The Drunkard, ’53 (Big Town ET 1001A-2)
– Mattie Leave Me Alone, ’53 (Big Town ET 1001B-2)
Five Jets
– Not A Hand To Shake/ I Am In Love, ’53 (DeLuxe 6018)
– I’m Stuck/ I Want A Woman (second version), ’54 (DeLuxe 6053)
– Tell Me You’re Mine/ Give In, ’54 (DeLuxe 6058)
– Crazy Chicken/ Everybody Do The Chicken, ’54 (DeLuxe 6064)
– Please Love Me Baby/ Down Slow, ’54 (DeLuxe 6071)
– I’m Wanderin’, ’57 (Fortune 833)
- The Five Dollars ‘You Fool’/ ‘How Do You Do The Bacon Fat’, are also Fortune 833.
- Under the title of ‘How Do You Do The Bacon Fat’, some copies are ‘I’m Wandering’ by the Five Jets.
- The groove track is larger on copies of ‘I’m Wandering.’
- Under the title of ‘How Do You Do The Bacon Fat’, some copies are ‘I’m Wandering’ by the Five Jets.
– I’m Going To Live My Life Alone (Previously issued asby Thrillers) (Broadcast 999)
- Flip is ‘Why Oh, Why Oh’ by the Star-Lighters.
Five Jets became Five Stars
– Ooh Shucks/ Dead Wrong, ’57 (Mark-X 7006)
– Blabber Mouth/ Baby Baby, ’58 (End 1028)
– Baby, Baby/ Blabber Mouth, ’61 (Columbia 42056)
After Five Stars became Voice Masters
– Oop’s I’m Sorry/ Hope And Pray, ’59 (Anna 101)
– Needed (fast version)/ Needed (For Lovers Only) (slow version), ’59 (Anna 102)
Voice Masters as Ty Hunter (w The Voice Masters)
– Everything About You/ Orphan Boy, ’60 (Anna 1114)
– Everytime/ Free, ’60 (Anna 1123)
Five Jets (The Other Group)
Five Jets (Louisiana) – Sugaree/ The Shake, ’64 (Jewel 739)