Green Lyte Sunday was one of Dayton's most popular and enduring bands. The band was formed from the demise of the Mark V, with members Mike Losekamp (back from his stint with the NYC band Cyrkle) on keyboards and lead vocals, Jim Wyatt on bass, and Jason Hollinger on guitar. Susan Darby was the featured lead singer, she had been with the Mark V and the Knights in the mid 60s. Rick Kalb played drums and "Fly" Barlow on wind instruments. This was the lineup in 1970, we're not sure about all the personnel before and after. The band recorded a 45 for King, and then an LP for RCA in 1970. RCA obviously invested some money in the band, with a gatefold cover and printed lyrics. The LP seemed to sell some copies as used ones turn up pretty regularly.
As the 70s rolled on Green Lyte Sunday started to emphasize more of the jazz influences that were latent on the LP. As far as we know, the band didn't release any more records, but was a fixture in the local music scene until the late 1970s. Other members were Denny Johnson on bass, Tim Jennens on keyboards (joined in 1972), and Vincent DeSalvo (formerly of London Fog) on drums.
Discography: She's My Lover / Lenore (King 6178) 1969 Chelsea Morning / Emmie (RCA 74-0365) Green Lyte Sunday - S/T (RCA LSP-4237) 1970
The Falcons were an R & B vocal group from Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.
The group comprised of:
Eddie Floyd (b. 25th June 1935, Montgornery, Alabama, U.S.A.)
Wilson Pickett (b. 18th March 1941, Prattville, Alabama, U.S.A.)
Joe Stubbs (b. Joseph Stubbles, 1942, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A. d. 5th February 1998, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.)
Sir Mack Rice (b.10th November 1933, Clarksdale, Mississippi, U.S.A. - the original singer of 'Mustang Sally')
and guitarists
Lance Finnie
and
Robert Ward (b. Robert Jeryl Ward, 15th October 1938, Luthersville, Georgia, U.S.A. d.25th December 2008, Dry Branch, Georgia, U.S.A.)
The Falcons were one of the first groups that really got to grips with the Soul Music genre.
The ranks included many artists who have become synonymous with the historical soul music timeline.
Formed in 1956, in Detroit, Michigan, the group recorded two melodies that defined their sound, namely 'You're So Fine' and 'I Found A Love' (for the LuPine label), which both made the national pop charts in 1959 and 1962 respectively.
A year prior to 1956, the Falcons had began their career, on the Mercury imprint, under a slightly different line up comprising of Eddie Floyd, Bob Manardo, Arnett Robinson, Tom Shetler, and Willie Schofield.
Joe Stubbs (brother of the Four Tops' Levi Stubbs and later a member of the Contours and then the Originals) and Mack Rice replaced Shetler, Manardo and Robinson in 1957, and guitarist Lance Finnie joined the group.
The group were recording under the production wing of Robert West, who gave the group a gospel sound and recorded the singers on his own Flick label.
Wilson Pickett sang lead vocals on the latter number, backed by guitarist Robert Ward's 'Ohio Untouchables'.
They had two more hits with Stubbs as lead singer with 'Just For Your Love' (number 26 R & B 1959) and 'The Teacher' (number 18 R & B 1960), before Wilson Pickett replaced Stubbs in 1960.
The Falcons went their seperate ways in 1963, however the name continued with another Detroit line-up comprising of the group the Fabulous Playboys, who took over the Falcons name.
Carlis 'Sonny' Monroe
The later group comprised of Carlis 'Sonny' Monroe (d. 25th March 2009, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.), James Gibson, Johnny Alvin and Alton Hollowell.
This group made the R & B chart in 1966 with 'Standing On Guard'.
In the 70's the Ohio Untouchables had changed their name and became the funk group the Ohio Players.
Perfil: Formed in 1959, the Ohio Untouchables were a Detroit-based backing band for The Falcons and Benny McCain. They recorded "Love Is Amazing" in 1963. In 1964, they moved to New York as the house band for Compass Records, Inc.. In 1968, they changed their name to the Ohio Players and became an "autonomous" band.
American guitarist and singer, born 15th of October 1938 in Luthersville, Georgia. Moved to Toledo in 1960 and eventually to Detroit where he did session work for Motown. Died at his home in Dry Branch, Georgia 25th of December 2008.
Robert Ward was lead guitarist of The Falcons and co-founder of the Ohio Untouchables (the earliest incarnation of the Ohio Players) in the late 1950s/early 1960s. During the 1970s he mostly worked as a session guitarist for Motown.
The Ramblers (2) (Detroit) aka The Fabulous Playboys aka The Falcons (5) Personnel : Carlis "Sonny" Monroe (Lead) James "Ooh Wee" Gibson (First Tenor) Johnny Alvin (Second Tenor/ Baritone) Frank Holt (Bass) Discography : Singles : 1956 - The Heaven And Earth / Don't You Know (Federal 12286) Unreleased : N/A - Shame On Me (Federal) (Unreleased) N/A - Days A Week (Federal) (Unreleased) Biography : Since there were other Playboys groups at the time (one on Rainbow and another on Tetra), Federal asked them to use a different name and James Gibson suggested the "Ramblers" (after the car). "The Heaven And Earth"/"Don't You Know" were released in December 1956. Probably during the summer of 1957, Frank Holt was replaced by second tenor/baritone Alton "Bart" Hollowell, who had been in the Enchanters on Coral. They later became The Falcons (5) The group, fronted by Carl 'Sonny' Monroe would later become The Fabulous Playboys and from there evolve into The Falcons after the original group of the same name had disbanded.
Melvin Lastie, trumpet; Nat Perrilliat, tenor sax; Alvin Tyler, baritone sax; Harold Battiste, piano; Lance Finnie, Roy Montrell, guitar; Peter "Chuck" Badie, electric bass; John Boudreaux, drums; Wilson Pickett, lead vocal; Eddie Floyd, Ben Night, Mack Rice, Joe Stubbs, vocal.
New Orleans, LA, April 18, 1962 6182 Lah-Tee-Lah-Lah Atlantic 45-2153 6183 Darling - 6184 That's My Girl unissued 6185 Don't Leave Me -
* Atlantic 45-2153 The Falcons - Lah-Tee-Lah-Lah / Darling
The Falcons Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks, trumpet?; Clarence "Satch" Satchell, flute?; Ivory Joe Hunter, piano, director; Lance Finnie, Robert Ward, guitar; Cornelius Johnson, Marshall "Rock" Jones, unknown instruments; Wilson Pickett, vocal; and others.
Cincinnati, OH, October 19, 1962 6503 Let's Kiss And Make Up Atlantic 45-2179, LP 8114 6504 Alabama Bound unissued 6505 Take This Love I've Got Atlantic 45-2179, LP 8114
* Atlantic LP 8114, SD 8114 Wilson Pickett - In The Midnight Hour 1965 * Atlantic 45-2179 The Falcons - Let's Kiss And Make Up / Take This Love I've Got
Elmon Wright, Lammar Wright, trumpet; George Matthews, trombone; Jimmy Powell, alto sax; King Curtis, Alva McCain, Noble Watts, tenor sax; Paul Williams, baritone sax; George Stubbs, piano; James Albert Bethea, Cornell Dupree, Thomas Palmer, guitar; Alonzo Collins, Jimmy Lewis, electric bass; Ray Lucas, drums; The Falcons, vocal group.
"Apollo Theater", NYC, November 16, 1963 7391 Fine Fine Girl Atlantic unissued 7392 I Found A Love Atco LP 33-159; Atlantic LP 8100 7393 Alabama Bound Atco LP 33-159
* Atco LP 33-159, SD 33-159 Various Artists - Apollo Saturday Night: Recorded Live At The Apollo Theater In New York 1964 * Atlantic LP 8100 Various Artists - Porky's Golden Dusties 1964
