Star Fires Group
Star Fires (Pennsylvania) – You Done Me Wrong/ Like Socks And Shoes {I}, ’66 (Laurie 3332)
- Ref Eddie Day & Charles McCuen.
Starfires Groups
Starfires (Washington DC)
– I Have Someone/ Three Roses, ’58 (Decca 30730)
– Love Is Here To Stay/ Tomorrow, ’59 (Decca 30916)
- Ref Knight Brothers.
Starfires (Philadelphia)
– Yearning For You/ Do-Ko-Icke-No, ’58 (Bernice 201)
- Group is from Philadelphia. They recorded for Richard Barrett in NY.
- Thanks to comment (see below) and the Classic Urban Harmony site the gms are: Harold Webb, Wally Osborne, Bernard Johnson, Bobby Holland, William “Lefty” Wright.
– These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You)/ Let’s Do The Pony, ’61 (D&H 200)
- W/o Wally Osborne.
- No scan for B-side.
– So Much/ You’re The One, ’61 (Bargain 5001)
– Love Will Break Your Heart/ The Dances, ’61 (Bargain 5003 & Atomic 1912, ’62)
(The Original) Starfires (Instrumental Group) – Fender Bender {I}/ Camel Walk {I}, ’59 (Pace 101 & Apt 25030)
- Book listed with other Starfires groups.
Starfires (Cleveland) (Tom King & The) – Ring Of Love/ Cheating Game, ’60 (Pama 115)
as Tom King (w The Ardells & The Starfires) – ?/ Love You ‘Cause I Love You (Pama 116B)
Starfires (Cleveland) – Billy’s Blues {I}/ Chartreuse Caboose {I}, ’61 (Pama 117)
Terry Hull & The Starfires (Washington DC) – Meant To Be/ Those Pretty Brown Eyes (Staff 103)
- Copyright dates 1960.
- See comments @ http://www.45cat.com/record/nc255221us.
Starfires (Florida) (Ral Donner & The) – Girl Of My Best Friend/ It’s Been A Long Long Time, ’61 (Gone 5102)
as Ral Donner (w The Starfires (Florida)) – And Then/ Loneliness Of A Star, ’63 (Tau 105)
- Not in book.
Starfires (Philly Group) – Each Night At Nine/ What Good Is Money, ’62 (Haral 777)
- Book listed with the ‘Star Fires.’
- Sources locate group in Philadelphia
- Not the same group as the ‘Star Fires’ on Laurie.
Starfires (White Group) – Fools Fall In Love/ Under The Stars, ’62 (Duel 518)
- Writing credits on both sides: TF Bogdany.
- Comment on youtube says photo is of “Tom Caterino (2nd Tenor) & Lou Pesce (1st Tenor), taken a year before the group recorded these two songs.”
Starfires (NY Label) (Joe Cap & The) – Go Chattanooga/ Camille, ’62 (Chip 1010)
- Writing credits: Joseph Capasso-Robert Morton/ Joseph Capasso.
Starfires (NY Label) (Joe Capp & The) – The Comic Strip Wobble/ It’s Wobblin’ Time, ‘62 (Roulette 4436)
- Writing credits: Cleveland-Crier-Perking/ Crier-Perkins.
Note:
- I have not heard any of the above listed titles.
- There are no biographies or other information on the net to link these two (very similar spellings) as one group.
- All sources found, list them as two separate groups.
Starfires (Illinois Label) – Hand Full Of Blood/ Re-Entry {I}, ’63 (Sonic 7163)
Starfires (Surf Instrumental Group) – (It’s Gonna) Work Out Fine/ Fink {I}, ’65 (Triumph 61)
Starfires (Wayne Hammond & The) error – Can’t See Why/ Carolyn, ’59 (Gala 105)
- Scans credit as: Wayne Hammond & The Starfirers (Vidalia Georgia.)
Please read:
Edit: dead link:
http://www.classicurbanharmony.net/Wally Osborne Starfires Story.pdfEdit Note: The article can be found within ‘Articles By Us/ Classic Urban Harmony.’ Search for The Wally Osborne Story in your browser where there are several urls.
Classic Urban Harmony has a complete Starfires (NY) history and how the various labels were structured. Much appreciation for the link.