The HeartBeats

Genres:	Doo Wop
Decades Active:	1960s, 1990s
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Biography

This doo-wop vocal quartet was formed in Queens, New York, USA, in 1954, originally named simply the Hearts. Three of the band members, Albert Crump (lead), Wally Roker (bass) and Vernon Sievers (baritone), met while attending Woodrow Wilson High School. They completed the line-up with Robbie Tatum from a neighbouring school. They acquired a new lead in the shape of James Sheppard (c.1936, Queens, New York, USA; d. 24 January 1970, Long Island, New York, USA) and Crump then sang first tenor. The group made their recording debut on Philadelphia's Network Records with Sheppard's "Tormented". Receiving scant promotion, it brought the group little exposure and fewer sales. More productive would be a liaison with Hull Records. This began in September 1955 with "Crazy For You", a strong regional seller, and continued with "Darling How Long" in February of the following year. One of the most fondly remembered records of the whole doo-wop era, "Your Way", like all their...

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