Honey Drop-The Velours (Brooklyn,NY)1956 Onyx

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on lead.. On October 12, 1956, just in time for Columbus Day, the Velours were part of the New R&B Stars Of 1956 revue at the Apollo Theater. Others on the bill were the Pearls, the Dells, the Channels, the Solitaires, the Flamingos, Ruth McFadden, and Titus Turner. Since Jerry Winston and Tommy Smalls were very friendly, the Velours also got to work a lot at Smalls' Paradise in Harlem. At their next session (held sometime in December), the group recorded Can I Come Over Tonight (one of ...