Five/ 5 Willows & Willows Groups

5 Willows

– My Dear, Dearest Darling/ Rock Little Francis, ’53 (Allen 1000)

– Dolores/ All Night Long, ’53 (Allen 1002)

– (There’ll Be Blue Birds Over) The White Cliffs Of Dover/ With These Hands, ’53 (Allen 1003)

– Love Bells/ Please Baby, ’53 (Pee Dee 290)

– Baby, Come A Little Closer/ Lay Your Head On My Shoulder, ’54 (Herald 433)

– Look Me In The Eyes/ So Help Me, ’54 (Herald 442)


 

became Willows (NY)

– Church Bells Are Ringing/ Baby Tell Me, ’56 (Melba 102-First Pressing)

– Church Bells May Ring/ Baby Tell Me, ’56 (Melba 102-Second Pressing)

– Do You Love Me/ My Angel, ’56 (Melba 106)

– Don’t Pull, Don’t Push, Don’t Shove/ This Is The End, ’56 (Club 1014)

– Little Darlin’/ My Angel, ’57 (Melba 115)


 

Willows – Fooled By Her Kisses/ Lazy Daisy (Mercury-unreleased)

  • Recorded around 1957-60.

 

Tony Middleton & The Willows (NY) – The First Taste Of Love/ Only My Heart, ’57 (Eldorado 508)

 

Tony Middleton With The Willows (NY) – Let’s Fall In Love/ Say Yeah, ’58 (Gone 5015)

  • For both sides, there are also scans as ‘Tony Middleton’ without a group credit.

 

Tony Middleton & The Willows (NY) – Don’t Push, Don’t Pull, Don’t Shove/ This Is The End, ’62 (Michele 501)


 

Willows (NY) – My Dear, Dearest Darling (recut)/ You, ’60 (Warwick 524)

Gms:  Ralph & Joe Martin, Dottie Martin & Freddie Donovan.


 

Willows (NY) (Freddie Donovan & Dotty Martin Grp)

– It’s Such A Shame/ Tears In Your Eyes, ’64 (Heidi 103)

  • Book lists as ‘Tears In My Eyes.’

– Such A Night/ Sit By The Fire, ’64 (Heidi 107)


 

Willows (Unknown Origin) – Now That I Have You/ There’s A Dance Goin’ On, ’61 (4 Star 1753)

  • Youtube comments say this is a Texas Willows group capitalizing on the name.
  • Label distributed by King Records.