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Ernie has (had?) an instagram page Ernie Fields | Ernie Fields & Cockroach Comedy Team | Instagram The article below from a Miami newspaper Jan 1969 confirms the Parisians (mispelled Parsians) connection to the the Miami Ernie Fields, he moved from Philadelphia to Miami in late 1967/early 1968 Also, Mike and the Souls could be Mike Vetro and his Soul Brothers and Sisters, a well known Miami band

I had a copy of the record that looked like the one that Kilo posted on Sept 27th. I sold it on for what I paid for it as I was not sure it was legit at the time. Maybe 15 years ago. I also have a M- delta pressing stock copy original. I recall the sound on the delta press was louder and had more punch/dynamic range. The runout on the delta press was smaller so the original masters were different.

This forum is your best place to find info. One of the contributors had done extensive research on Tampa/St Pete/Clearwater bands that recorded for PT. Limestone Lounge - A place to discuss Florida musicians, records, record labels, & 1960s radio DJ's. (tapatalk.com) Surprised no one mentioned the Del Rays. Not only is it by far the best soul record on the label, it's also one of the rarest PT 45s. Many of the records came with band picture postcards.

Here are two stories about Romeo Taylor from the Toledo Blade newspaper. I don't think the Just Taylor record has been mentioned. Based on these stories he moved to Los Angeles way before 1965. I don't trust the 1960 date but he had left before 1964,,,,and clearly kept his Toledo connections.

The Four Wonders were from South Bend, Indiana. No connection to the Imperial Wonders. I'm not sure they ever set foot in Ohio.

Two members of the Cleveland group were killed on Jan 7 1970, Joseph Moore and Thomas Perkins 'the same day their record ('I Can't Find Her' on DeBrossard) arrived in local stores', according to the newspaper story. The group had 4-5 members and were together from 1969-72 or so. I have more info but not handy at the moment. The killed members were replaced. Here's a pic of the original group.

(some of this) is actually accurate. One of the bands may have been By Popular Demand, they are also listed on the Buckeye Beat website. Rick Auerbach had been in the Cellmates with Tampa Lann. They were best known for being high school classmates with Eric Carmen (Raspberries/solo hits), who mentioned them in his autobiography. Gari was the singer for the Other Ones/Players IV "The Two Of Us". That record was one of his productions, recorded with studio musicians.

The Originals http://buckeyebeat.com/originalscle.html

Only took me 9 years...but James Wayne and the Soul Soothers were from Dayton, Ohio. They were connected to R&B/blues singer Piney Brown. I don't know what happened to them. A similarly named act was playing in Texas in 1972.

He played many live shows in the greater Philadelphia area during 1969-71. Here are a few newspaper clippings

I bought this some years ago. The listing is on gripsweat. Seems to be rare but that's not something I'm really following. Gripsweat - NaJma - One Girl/ It's Got Soul - J. YOUNG& B. HILL - NJ-604 promo copy

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In case this is still relevant...... As I continue my deep dig into Ohio music history, I can settle the Terri Bryant issue...she was from Youngstown, Ohio, but made her career in Cleveland. She was a featured singer for Sammy Bryant's (no relation) band, along with Sonny 'the Vibration" Harris, in 1964-5. I don't know how she recorded the 45s. In May 1968, while playing the Highlander Restaurant and Lounge in Cleveland, she was paired with Dick Morgan. The pair became the New Direction and after developing their act in Cleveland clubs, took the show on the national nightclub circuit which led to the LP on Neptune.

I talked with Leonard about the group. I'm interested in the stories on any Ohio artists so I was very glad to get the first person account on a group that was not well documented. Leonard had a lot of cool stories to share. All the members were from Toledo, they started as high school aged students, they were 5 as the Proto Jays (including the 3 mentioned above), and that, according to Leonard, was the group that recorded the 45. The Rivieras came after, but not that long after. They performed a lot in Detroit but also played Toledo and northern Ohio, including the Ken Hawkins World Of Soul TV show from Cleveland (there is no surviving footage from this show). In terms of dates, the Proto Jays 45 seems to date from late 1967 or early 1968, a couple months before Diamond Jim's store on Dexter was bombed (May 1968). Diamond Jim was killed in May 1971, I assume this is well known to Detroit music historians. My goal was to post the story on my website, with pics, once I've talked more, so I hope to make that happen. I wasn't really planning to post anything until I had all the info but at least I could share something, for sure to confirm the group was from Toledo.

Hey there, I would love to talk with your father. Please send me a PM or email buckeyebeat@hotmail.com