- Presenting the Charts · 1956
- Hits of the 50'S & 60'S · 1957
- Rockin 'n' Rare Doo Wop Volume 4 · 2014
- Doo-Wop Rarities 1 · 2010
- Doo Wop - The Essential Collection (Remastered) · 2008
- Don’t Leave Me Baby: Hits from the Doo-Wop Era · 2017
- We're Gonna Have a Party! · 2019
- Rockin 'n' Rare Doo Wop Volume 4 · 2014
- Harlem Holiday: New York, Rhythm & Blues, Vol. 2 · 1993
- Deserie / Zoop - Single · 1957
- Why Do You Cry / Dance Girl - Single · 1957
- Presenting the Charts · 1957
- Beat From Badsville, Vol. 3: Trash Classics From Lux and Ivy's Vinyl Mountain · 1957
Albums
Singles & EPs
Appears On
- Sunday Best
About The Charts
The Charts' 1957 hit "Deserie" endures as a doo wop classic, despite the fact that it failed to chart. Formed in 1956, the Harlem-born group -- led by lead vocalist Joseph Grier and featuring Leroy Binns, Ross Buford, and Glenmore Jackson -- were managed by musician Les Cooper, a native of Norfolk, VA, who had previously been a member of the Empires and the Whirlers, and by the mid-'50s was already a longtime scenemaker on New York's doo wop scene. Cooper scored the Harlem quintet a contract with Danny Robinson's Everlast imprint and they recorded their only hit, "Deserie," the following year. It was covered by the Blue Angels for Del-Fi's Selma imprint on the West Coast. After a few more 45s for Everlast, the Charts disbanded in 1958. Cooper eventually cut a hit single with his own group, the Soul Rockers, in 1962. The vocal A-side was "Dig Yourself," but the major hit was the instrumental B-side, "Wiggle Wobble," which featured a prominent King Curtis-styled tenor sax performance by former-Charts lead singer Grier. ~ Bryan Thomas
- ORIGIN
- United States of America
- FORMED
- 1956
- GENRE
- Doo Wop