The Paradons

Biography

The Paradons were an American doo wop group from Bakersfield, California. The group began by singing locally at school dances and clubs. Within a few months they secured a recording session with Milestone Records, and recorded eight songs. Their first release with the label, "Diamonds and Pearls" b/w "I Want Love", became a hit in the U.S., peaking at #27 on the Black Singles chart and #18 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1960. The group appeared on American Bandstand and at the Apollo Theatre in th...

The Paradons were an American doo wop group from Bakersfield, California.

The group began by singing locally at school dances and clubs. Within a few months they secured a recording session with Milestone Records, and recorded eight songs. Their first release with the label, "Diamonds and Pearls" b/w "I Want Love", became a hit in the U.S., peaking at #27 on the Black Singles chart and #18 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1960. The group appeared on American Bandstand and at the Apollo Theatre in the wake of its success. The group broke up shortly after over monetary disputes, having been together less than a year in total. Despite the group's demise, Marathon continued releasing singles from their initial recording sessions, but these releases - "Bells Ring", "Take All of Me", and "I Had a Dream" - did not chart. The final Milestone's Paradons, “Never Again” b/w “I Had A Dream” also showed up on Tufffest (102). The a-side, “Never Again” b/w a new b-side, “This Is Love” was also issued as The Trend-Tones on Superb (100) in 1961.

Members:
Bill Myers, Charles Weldon, Edward Scott, West Tyler, William Powers.

Charles "Chuck" Weldon (Wetumka, Oklahoma, June 1, 1940 - December 7, 2018) was also an actor and theater director. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.