Richard Lanham & The Tempo Tones - On Your Radio 1957 UT

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The Tempo-Tones (Hempstead, NY)

Personnel:
Richard Lanham (Lead)
Albert Lanham
Danny Lanham
Wallace Lanham
Steve Stewart
Birdie Brewster

Biography:
In 1957, 12-year-old Richard Lanham cut his first single backed by The Tempo-Tones, consisting of his brothers Albert, Danny and Wallace and their friends Steve Stewart and Birdie Brewster. The Tempo-tones met up with William Henry Miller, a&r man for Hull Records and father of the Miller Sisters. William Henry Miller wanted a young singer for one of the songs, and Richard was recommended. The sides were released, in October 1957, on the small Acme label (located at 419 West 44th Street), another outfit that used Miller as an a&r man.

When "On Your Radio" was first released the label had misspelled Radio as Raido making the first pressing a very rare sought-after item in today’s collector market. "On Your Radio" and "Get Yourself Another Fool" that started Richard and the Tempo Tones on their tours across the USA. This is when they made their appearances on the American Band Stand and the Allan Freed Show in addition to their performances at the Apollo Theatre. A neighbor of Richard's Nacy Lee, also recorded for the label with the aid of the Tempo-Tones.

After that period, Richard Lanham worked as a background singer in the New York area, at 16 sang at weekends while accompanied by the Miles Davis rhythm section of the time (pianist Wynton Kelly, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Jimmy Cobb), and became a member of the Inkspots.
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Oldies
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