The Roomates – Band Of Gold (Valmor Records 010 – 1961)

PLEASE NOTE: I divided my uploads between multiple channels, Bookmark this link in your browser for instant access to an index with links to all of John1948’s oldies classics. LINK: tinyurl.com From Kew Gardens, Queens New York, the Roommates were fifteen year old Steve Susskind and Bob Minsky of Russell Sage Junior High. Susskind originally sang with a local quartet called the Sparklers, but in 1959 he and Minsky became a duo. Later that year they took second place at a Forest Hills High School competition losing to Tom and Jerry who would later become Simon and Garfunkel. Deciding to become a group several members came and went until the 1960 members included Steve Susskind (lead), Jack Carlson (first tenor and falsetto), Felix Alvarez (second tenor) and Bob Minsky (bass). The group practiced after school and began writing songs. Realizing the songs weren’t good enough they began going through their 45s to find workable material coming up with “One Summer Night” and “The Glory of Love.” The group often sang in the lobby of the Forest Hills apartment building where Jody Malis lived. Malis was the record librarian at WMGM radio, which had one of the nation’s first top 40 formats. Along with her husband Gene she signed them to a management contract. The Roommates first single was a country hit from the ’50s “Making Believe”. “Making Believe ” received some airplay, but soon disappeared. On May 3, 1960 the Malis’ recorded another new single for their recently established …
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