doo-wop

The Fantastics (1) (Brooklyn, New-York)
aka The Pharaohs (7)



Personnel :

William 'Sonny' Forrest (Lead)

Sammy Strain (Tenor)

Billy Sutton

Fred Warner

Wilber Lawrence



Discography :

Singles :
The Fantastics (1)
1959 - There goes my love / Millionaire Hobo（RCA 7572）
1959 - I got a zero / This is my wedding day（RCA 7664）
1961 - Dancing doll / I told you once（UA 309）
1990 - Believe in me / My girl (Park Ave.3)
1990 - Angie Lee / Drum Beat (Park Ave.2)

Dave Rich (bb The Fantastics)
1958 - I've Thought It Over (RCA 7141)


Unreleased :
The Fantastics (1)
1959 - My Buddy's girl (RCA)
1959 - Believe in me (RCA)
1959 - My girl (RCA)
1959 - Angie Lee (RCA)
1959 - Drum Beat (RCA)

The Pharaohs (7)
Bye Bye Baby
Rocket 88

Biography :

The Fantastics began life as the The Pharaohs and have two unreleased sides, "Bye Bye Baby" and "Rocket 88". For Their beginning on RCA, they backed Dave Rich on "I've Thought It Over".

  
Dave Rich                                                       Sammy Strain (The Imperials)

The rocker "Millionaire Hobo"  coupled with the doo-wop song "There Goes My Love" are released on RCA 7572 in August. "This Is My Wedding Day" comes out on RCA 7664 in December with "I got a zero".  "Believe in me"," My girl", "Angie Lee", "Drum Beat"  four unreleased sides was subsequently released on the Park Avenue label in the 90's.

Sammy Strain of the Imperials was the first tenor for the Fantastics on RCA and had been with the Chips on Josie, the Blue Chips on RCA, and in the 1970s with the O'Jays.



Songs :

The Fantastics

     
Believe in me                    There goes my love                 Millionaire Hobo

     
This is my wedding day            Dancing doll                    I told you once

     
I got a zero                              My girl                             Angie Lee

Drum Beat

The Pharaohs (7)

  
Rocket 88                            Bye Bye Baby

Dave Rich (bb The Fantastics)

I've Thought It Over

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