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The Dells

The Cats and The Fiddle (members Chuck Barksdale, Ernie Price, Austin Powell and Herbie Miles)

The El-Rays with Willie Dixon and Orchestra (members Johnny Funches, Marvin Junior, Verne Allison, Mickey McGill, Lucius McGill and Chuck Barksdale)

Checker 794 - Darling I Know / Christine - 1954

The Dells (Members  Johnny Funches, Marvin Junior, Verne Allison, Mickey Mcgill And Chuck Barksdale)

The Dells / Count Morris 

Vee-Jay 134 - Tell The World / Blues At Three*- 1955 (Red Vinyl Much Scarcer Than Black) *Flip By Count Morris.

The Dells with Al Smith's Orchestra (members  Johnny Funches, Marvin Junior, Verne Allison, Mickey McGill and Chuck Barksdale. Al Smith's Orch. members Al Smith, James "Red" Holloway, Norman Simmons, Paul "Guitar Red" Simmons, .................... )

Vee-Jay 166 - Dreams Of Contentment / Zing, Zing, Zing - 1955

The Dells (Members  Johnny Funches, Marvin Junior, Verne Allison And Mickey Mcgill)

Vee-Jay 204 - Oh What A Nite / Jo-Jo - 1956

The Dells (Members  Johnny Funches, Marvin Junior, Verne Allison, Mickey Mcgill And Chuck Barksdale)

Vee-Jay 230 - Movin' On / I Wanna Go Home - 1956 
Vee-Jay 236 - Why Do You Have To Go / Dance, Dance, Dance - 1957 
Vee-Jay 251 - A Distant Lover / O-Bop She-Bop - 1957 
Vee-Jay 258 - Pain In My Heart / Time Makes You Change - 1957 
Vee-Jay 274 - The Springer / What You Say Baby - 1958 
Vee-Jay 292 - I'm Calling / Jeepers Creepers - 1958 
Vee-Jay 300 - Wedding Day / My Best Girl - 1958 
Vee-Jay 324 - Dry Your Eyes / Baby Open Up Your Heart - 1959 
Vee-Jay 338 - Oh What A Night / I Wanna Go Home - 1960

The Dells (Members  Johnny Carter (Vocalist For The Flamingos) , Marvin Junior, Verne Allison, Mickey Mcgill And Chuck Barksdale)

The Dells (Members Dallas Taylor (From The Dandeliers), Marvin Junior, Verne Allison And Mickey Mcgill)

Vee-Jay 376 - Swingin' Teens / Hold On To What You've Got - 1961 
Argo 5415 - I'm Going Home / God Bless The Child - 1962 
Argo 5428 - The (Bossa Nova) Bird / Eternally - 1962 
Argo 5442 - If It Ain't One Thing It's Another / Hi Diddley Dee Dum Dum (It's A Good Good Feelin')* - 1963  *also released in 1966 by Jimmy James & The Vagabonds on HBR 496.
Argo 5456 - After You / Goodbye Mary Ann - 1963
Oldies 45  13 - I Wanna Go Home / Oh What A Nite - 1964

The Dells / Ray Smith

Oldies 45  26 - Dry Your Eyes / Rockin' Little Angel* - 1964 *Flip By Ray Smith.

The Dells / Bobby Day

Oldies 45   55 - Dreams Of Contentment / Little Bitty Pretty One - 1964

The Dells / Bob & Earl  

Oldies 45  57 - Zing Zing Zing / Gee Whiz* - 1964 *Flip By Bob & Earl

Ritchie Valens / The Dells

Oldies 45  94 - Donna /  Pain In My Heart* - 1964 *Flip By The Dells.

The Dells

Oldies 45  98 - Times Make You Change / Pain In My Heart - 1964
Oldies 45  99 - Why Do You Have To Go / Dance, Dance, Dance -1964

The Dells / The Harptones

Oldies 45  100 - I Wanna Go Home / I Almost Lost My Mind* - 1964 Flip By The Harptones.

The Dells / Gladys Knight & The Pips

Oldies 45  112 - Times Make You Change / Letter Full Of Tears* - 1964 *Flip By Gladys Knight & The Pips.

Preston Epps / The Dells

Oldies 45  122 - Bongo Rock / Movin' On* - 1964 8 Flip by The Dells

The Dells / Harold Dorman

Oldies 45 ? - Baby Open Up Your Heart / Mountain Of Love* - 1960s * Flip by Harold Dorman

The Dells (Members Johnny Carter (Born John Edward Carter on 2 June 1934...died 21 August 2009..cause: Lung Cancer) Marvin Junior, Verne Allison, Mickey McGill and Chuck Barksdale)

Vee-Jay 595 - Shy Girl / What Do We Prove - 1964
Vee-Jay 615 - Wait Till Tomorrow / Oh What A Good Night - 1964

The Dells / The Harptones

Oldies 45  155 - I Wanna Go Home / The Shrine Of St. Cecilia* - 1965 Flip By The Harptones. 

The Dells

Vee-Jay 674 - Stay In My Corner / It's Not Unusual* - 1965 *Cover Of 1965 Recording By Tom Jones On London 9737. 
Vee-Jay 712 - Hey Sugar (Don't Get Serious) / Poor Little Boy - 1965  
Cadet 5538 - The Change We Go Thru (For Love) / Thinkin' About You - 1966 

The Players (members Herbert Butler (lead), John Thomas and Otha Givens)

Minit 32001 - He'll Be Back* / I Wanna Be Free - 1966 *with this track Player member John Thomas and his friend Colis Gordon were the song writers, but Calvin Carter and Al Smith regarded The Players as not having good enough voices for the tracks, so they were replaced by The Dells (minus Marvin Junior) leaving only The Players' lead, Herbert Butler, as the sole member of the group to sing on this particular single. Also on some later Players tracks Chuck Barksdale provided vocals. 

The Dells

Cadet 5551 - Run For Cover / Over Again - 1966 
Oldies 45  13 - I Wanna Go Home / Oh What A Nite - 1960's

The Dells / Ray Smith

Oldies 45  26 - Dry Your Eyes / Rockin' Little Angel* - 1960's *flip by Ray Smith.

The Dells / Bob & Earl

Oldies 45  57 - Zing Zing Zing / Gee Whiz* - 1960's *flip by Bob & Earl

Ritchie Valens / The Dells

Oldies 45  94 - Donna /  Pain In My Heart* - 1960's *flip By The Dells.

The Dells

Oldies 45  98 - Times Make You Change / Pain In My Heart - 1960's 
Oldies 45  99 - Why Do You Have To Go / Dance, Dance, Dance - 1960's 

The Dells / The Harptones

Oldies 45  100 - I Wanna Go Home / I Almost Lost My Mind* - 1960's flip by The Harptones.

The Dells / Gladys Knight & The Pips

Oldies 45  112 - Times Make You Change / Letter Full Of Tears* - 1960's *Flip By Gladys Knight & The Pips.

The Dells / The Harptones

Oldies 45  155 - I Wanna Go Home / The Shrine Of St. Cecilia* - 1960's flip by The Harptones.

The Dells / Harold Dorman

Oldies 45 ? - Baby Open Up Your Heart / Mountain Of Love* - 1960's *Flip By Harold Dorman.

The Dells

Cadet 5563 - Inspiration / You Belong To Someone Else - 1967 
Cadet 5574 - O-O, I Love You / There Is - 1967 
Cadet 5574 - O-O, I Love You / The Changes We Go Through (For Love) - 1967 
Cadet 5590 - There Is / Show Me - 1967 
Philco-Ford Hp-32 - There Is / Show Me - 1968 (4" Plastic "Hip Pocket Record") 
Cadet 5599 - Wear It On Our Face / Please Don't Change Me Now - 1968  
Cadet 5612 - Stay In My Corner / Love Is So Simple - 1968 
Cadet 5621 - Always Together / I Want My Mama - 1968  
Cadet 5631 - Make Sure (You Have Someone Who Loves You) / Does Anybody Know I'm Here? - 1968  
Cadet 5636 - Hallways Of My Mind / I Can't Do Enough - 1969 
Cadet 5641 - I Can Sing A Rainbow / Love Is Blue /// Hallelujah Baby - 1969 
Cadet 5649 - Oh What A Night / Believe Me - 1969 
Cadet 5658 - Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay / When I'm In Your Arms - 1969 
Cadet 5663 - Oh What A Day / The Change We Go Thru For Love - 1969 
Cadet 5667 - Open Up My Heart / Nadine - 1970 
Cadet 5672 - Long Lonely Nights / A Little Understanding - 1970 
Cadet 5679 - The Glory Of Love* / A Whiter Shade Of Pale** - 1970 *a hit for Benny Goodman in 1936 and also recorded in 1951 by The Five Keys on Aladdin 3099  **also recorded in 1967 by Procol Harum on Deram 7507.
Trip 60 - Oh What A Night / Pain In My Heart - 197?
Cadet 5683 - The Love We Had (Stays On My Mind) / Freedom Means - 1971
Cadet 5689 - It's All Up To You / Oh, My Dear - 1971
Cadet 5691 - Walk On By* / This Guy's In Love With You - 1972 *originally recorded in 1964 by Dionne Warwick on Scepter 1274. 
Cadet 5694 - Just As Long As We're In Love / I'd Rather Be With You - 1972

The Dells / The Packers

Trip 130 - Stay In My Corner / Hole In The Wall - 1972 

The Dells 

Cadet 5696 - Give Your Baby A Standing Ovation / Closer - 1973

Cadet 5698 - My Pretending Days Are Over / Let's Make It Last - 1973 
Chess 6006 -  O-O I Love You / There Is - 1973 (Blue Chip Series) 

Goldies 45  2430 - I Wanna Go Home / Oh What A Nite - 1973

Cadet 5700 - Don't Make Me A Story Teller / I Miss You - 1973 
Cadet 5702 - I Wish It Was Me You Loved / Two Together Is Better Than One - 1974 
Cadet 5703 - Learning To Love You Was Easy (It's So Hard Trying To Get Over You) / Bring Back The Love Of Yesterday - 1974 
Cadet 5703 - Sweeter As The Days Go By / Learning To Love You Was Easy (It's So Hard Trying To Get Over You) - 1974 (the "A" sides of both CADET 5703 releases is the same song, just a different title)  
Cadet 5707 - You're The Greatest / The Glory Of Love - 1975

The Dells & The Dramatics

Cadet 5710 - I'm In Love / Love Is Missing From Our Lives - 1975

The Dells (Members

Cadet 5711 - We Got To Get Our Thing Together / The Power Of Love - 1975 
Mercury 73723 - Got To Get Our Thing Together / Reminiscing - 1975 
Mercury 73759 - The Power Of Love / Gotta Get Home To My Baby - 1975 
Mercury 73807 - Slow Motion / Ain't No Black And White In Music - 1976  
Mercury 73842 - No Way Back / Too Late For Love - 1976 
Mercury 73901 - Bet'cha Never Been Loved (Like This Before) / Get On Down - 1977
Mercury 73909 - Our Love / Could It Be - 1977 
Mercury 73977 - Private Property / Teaser - 1978 
Warner Brothers 8606 - Love Island / ? - 1978 
ABC 12386 - My Life Is So Wonderful (When You're Around) / Super Woman - 1978  
ABC 12422 - (I Wanna) Testify / Drowning For Your Love - 1978  
ABC 12422 - (I Wanna) Testify / Don't Save Me - 1978 
ABC 12440 - (You Bring Out) The Best In Me / Wrapped Up Tight - 1979 
MCA 41051 - What I Could / Plastic People - 1979 
20th Century 2463 - I Touched A Dream / All About The Paper - 1980 
20th Century 2475 - Passionate Breezes / Your Song - 1980 
Lost-Nite 297 - Pain In My Heart / Time Makes You Change - 1981  
Lost-Nite 305 - Oh What A Nite / Jo-Jo - 1981 
20th Century 2504 - Happy Song / Look At Us Now - 1981 

20th Century 2602 - Stay In My Corner / Ain't It A Shame - 1982
 

The Dells / The El Dorados 

Eric 306 - Oh What A Night / At My Front Door (Crazy Little Mama)* - ?
*flip by The El Dorados.

The Dells / Count Morris

Collectables Col 014317 - Tell The World / Blues At Three* - 1980's *flip by Count Morris.


Jackie RossThe Dells   

Collectables Col 034207 - Selfish One / Stay In My Corner* - 1980's *Flip By The Dells.

The Dells

Collectables Col 014327 - Dreams Of Contentment / Zing Zing Zing - 1980's 
Collectables Col 014337 - Why Do You Have To Go / Dance, Dance, Dance - 1980's 
Collectables Col 014347 - Stay In My Corner / A Distant Love - 1980's 
Collectables Col 014357 - Pain In My Heart / Time Makes You Change - 1980's 
Collectables Col 014367 - Oh What A Nite / Jo Jo - 1980's

The Dells

Collectables Col 034327 - There Is / Wear It On Our Face - 1980's

The Dells / Laura Lee

Collectables Col 034357 - Always Together / Dirty Man* - 1980's *Flip By Laura Lee. 

The Dells / The Vibrations

Collectables Col 034547 - The Love We Had (Stays On My Mind) / The Watusi* - 1980's *flip by The Vibrations.

The Dells

Collectables Col 034787 - Give Your Baby A Standing Ovation / My Pretending Days Are Over - 1980's
Collectables Col 034937 - Oh What A Nite (1969 Version) / Nadine - 1980's

The Dells / The Jaguars 

Original Sound Obg-4521 - Oh What A Nite / Moonlight And You* - 1984 *flip by The Jaguars. (note that some labels read "Have You Heard" by The Duprees as the flip but still play "Moonlight And You" by The Jaguars)

The Dells

Private 1  04343 - You Just Can't Walk Away / Don't Want Nobody - 1984 
Private 1  04448 - Come On Back To Me / One Step Closer - 1984 
Private 1  04540 - Love On / Don't Want Nobody - 1984 
Skylark 558 - I Can't Help Myself / She's Just An Angel - 198? 
Skylark 581 - Someone To Call Me Darling / Now I Pray - 198?  

John Lee Hooker / The Poets /// Harmonica Fats / The Dells 

Ripete 1027 - One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer / So Young (And So Innocent) /// Tore Up / Run For Cover - ? 

The Dells  

Chess 91031 - Stay In My Corner / Always Together - 1984
Veteran 10038 - That's How Heartaches Are Made / Thought Of You Just A Little Too Much - 1988 

Veteran 7-101 - Can We Skip That Part / Thought Of You Just A Little Too Much - 1988
 

John Lee Hooker / The Poets /// Harmonica Fats / The Dells  

Ripete 1027 - One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer / So Young (And So Innocent) /// Tore Up / Run For Cover - 1988

The Dells 

Urgent 613 - My Lady Is So Perfect / Sweetness - 1991


Virgin 98829 - A Heart Is Not A House For Love / Stay In My Corner - 1991

Etta James / The Dells

Cadet ? - I'd Rather Go Blind / There Is - ?

The Dells / Gladys Knight & The Pips

Vee-Jay 1000 - Oh What A Nite / Every Beat Of My Heart* - ?  (vintage series) *flip by Gladys Knight & The Pips.