The Complete Book of Doo-Wop lists several artists known as Johnny Angel with various group associations that separate one Johnny Angel from another.
- Titles I’ve added are for clarification and remain within the realm of the genre.
Dodgers & Johnny Angel (Los Angeles)
– Boogie Man/ (Come On) Pretty Baby, ’57 (Skyway 117)
– Oh Little One/ Where Did The Bums Go, ’58 (Skyway 118)
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– Poor Little Fool/ Big Mo {I}, ’58 (Skyway 119)
Jimmy Lee (Fautheree) as Johnny Angel – Baby Its [sic] Love/ Teen-Age Wedding, ’58 (Vin 1004)
Note: While not listed in the book, the entry is also posted under ‘Jimmy Lee’ to separate the various Jimmy Lee artists.
Johnny Angel (Broadway NYC) – The Story Of Love/ Starlight, ’58 (Power 250)
- The book lists BB The Trickles but they are uncredited on the label.
Johnny Angel (New Jersey) & The Creations – We’re Old Enough/ Where’s My Love, ’59 (Jamie 1134)
To keep it simple, the following Johnny Angel titles are related to Gary Paxton (Alley Oop) and his Arizona/LA/NY history.
- The BB Halos are the NY Halos/Craftys group.
- Writing credits vary among Gary Paxton, A Speeze and others.
- There is a current ‘Johnny Angel & The Halos’ group which is an oldies show band from Pittsburgh, not the group on Felsted.
- Their history can be found @ https://popularpittsburgh.com/johnny-angel/.
Johnny Angel (& Group)
– Doubt/ Falling Teardrops, ’60 (Imperial 5673)
– All Night Party/ Baby, You Got Soul, ’61 (Paxley 100 & Gardena Records 117)
Johnny Angel & The Halos (NY)
– Lady Of Spain/ Without Her Heart (I Got A Letter Today), ’61 (Felsted 8633)
– (If I Had) One More Tomorrow/ The Mashed Potato Stomp, ’62 (Felsted 8646)
– Roller-Motion/ Looking For A Fool, ’62 (Felsted 8659)