The HEARTS Gone Gone Gone BATON #215 Doo Wop R&B 78 rpm Record Jukebox 1955'

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The Hearts was a group formed in New York City in the early fifties.They were one of the very first "girl groups" that had success in the R & B field. Zell Sanders was a budding recording industry entrepreneur bucking the system as a female in a male dominated world. The Hearts consisted of Hazel Crutchfield, Forestine Barnes, Louise Harris, Joyce West, and pianist and male member Rex Garvin. Finding a label to record the group was not easy but soon Sanders had made contact with a small local label named Baton Records and its neophyte president Sol Rabinowitz. He liked what he heard and in the first few days of 1955 "Lonely Nights" and "Oo-Wee" was released on Baton # 208.

In early 1955, the face of Rhythm & Blues had changed. With the impetus of Alan Freed now in the number one market in the country delivering his "Moondog" show at fifty thousand watts of power, the music was heard by a huge White teenage audience because it was not a late night program anymore. High schoolers tuned in nightly in huge numbers to hear a brand of music that was up until then, unknown to them. When they heard the blasting takeoff by tenor sax player Big Al Sears and the smashing cymbals on the downbeat on "Lonely Nights", then the talking recitation by Louise Harris, they were knocked on their collective rear ends. The record was a good seller but even more, had a huge effect on the direction of the music itself. The soulful love ballad was the thing now, not the humorous and sometimes salacious jump sounds that had led the way in the past.

Early in February of 1955, The Hearts make one of their first in person appearances at a show at P.S. 118 for the city's B'Nai Brith organization. The emcee was radio personality Dick "Ricardo" Sugar, and The Cadillacs also appeared along with Alfredito's mambo band. By March the little Baton label was doing well with The Hearts and The Rivileers and pushed ads in the trade press backing their records. By mid March "Lonely Nights" is listed as a top seller in New York City. Riding the crest of the popularity of their first record, The Hearts appear with Tommy "Dr. Jive" Smalls at Harlem's Rockland Palace, along with Roy Hamilton, The Cadillacs, Buddy Johnson's Band, and surprise guest star, Billie Holiday. In June The Hearts are featured on a new release on Baton Records. They sing their version of "All My Love Belongs To You" which was originally recorded by Bull Moose Jackson for King. The song features a dynamic opening with once again, a recitation by Louise Harris. The song also features full group harmony on each bridge verse that is right on the mark. The flip side is called "Talk About Him, Girlie" which is a good jump tune for dancing and is released by Baton on # 211. The new record starts off well again in New York and the group's manager Zell Sanders promotes them throughout the area. In July Baton Records announces that "Lonely Nights" is still selling along with a nice showing for "All My Love Belongs To You".

In September, The Hearts play the Apollo Theater in New York in a big R & B Revue headed by Tommy "Dr. Jive" Smalls. Headliners are Joe Turner and Bo Diddley. Also on the bill are The Five Keys, Spaniels, Buddy & Claudia, and Charlie & Ray. In October Baton releases "Gone Gone Gone" and "Until The Real Thing Comes Along" on Baton # 215. In a few weeks Boston dj's list "Until The Real Thing Comes Along" as one of the most played records in the listening area. The record is a a great representation of the group's talents. "Gone" is a true blues ballad done with great feeling, while "Until The Real Thing" is a jump R & B version of the pop standard that really swings with the house band that includes Big Al Sears on tenor and Haywood Henry on baritone sax.

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