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Sollie McElroy was on their first Parrot session, but left the group in December 1954, to be replaced by tenor Nate Nelson (who was on their second Parrot session; he's lead on "I'm Yours", released in January 1955). In early 1955, the Flamingos signed with Chess Records, to record for their Checker Records subsidiary.
Sollie McElroy (July 16, 1933 – January 15, 1995) Jake Carey (September 9, 1923 – December 10, 1997) Zeke Carey (January 24, 1933 – December 24, 1999) John E. Carter (June 2, 1934 – August 21, 2009)
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Leon sorgte zunächst dafür, dass Lewis durch Sollie McElroy ersetzt wurde. Ende des Jahres nahmen die Flamingos ein Demoband für United Records auf und erhielten von dem Label eine Absage. Stattdessen unterschrieben sie Anfang 1953 bei Chance Records, wo sie im März ihre Debütsingle Someday, Someway veröffentlichten.
From U.G.H.A. Collectors Show #9 11/04/1992 Sollie McElroy Orignal Lead Of The Flamingos on the 1953 recording of Golden Teardrops. Thanks to Ronnie I.
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6. Sept. 2012 · One of the group's first records, "Golden Teardrops," shows what it could do. Lead singer Sollie McElroy is only part of the story here. I think the falsetto is by Zeke Carey, but Bill Dahl's...
Sollie McElroy, who was on their first Parrot session, left the group in December 1954, and Nate Nelson, a tenor who was on their second Parrot session and who played the lead on “I’m Yours,” which was released in January 1955, took over. The Flamingos joined Chess Records in early 1955 to record for their Checker Records subsidiary.
