The Premiers (3)

Edward Nicholson, Woodrow Walker, Earl Tyler, Harvey Lee Jones and Wayne Johnson

The Premiers (3) (Roanoke, Va.)

Personnel ;

Edward Nicholson

Woodrow Walker

Earl Tyler

Harvey Lee Jones

Wayne Johnson

Discography :

The Chevies (& The Premiers (3) Uncredited)
1959 - Come On And Love Me (vocal  W. Johnson)/ I Love That Girl So (vocal  E. Nicholson) (Dove 1033)

The Chevies & The Premiers (3) Featuring Alice Spinner
1962 - I've Got You (I've Got Everything) / Go Get 'Em (Instrumental) (Intern 1101/1102)


Biography :

Vocal group from Roanoke composed by Edward Nicholson, Woodrow Walker, Earl Tyler, Harvey Lee Jones and Wayne Johnson . In 1959, the group had been singing together for three years feature a singing and cut-up show and perform rock'n' Roll, Jazz, ballads and pop songs often in conjonction with the chevies, a Roanoke band. The Chevies included drummer Jimmy Lewis, Alfred Randolph on baritone sax, baritone Ernest Petty, bass player Bump Bumbry, and guitar player Charles “Slick” Dillon in addition to Allan Walker and Elmer Coles. the Chevies and Premiers played colleges in the region including Virginia, VMI, Virginia Tech, and Washington and Lee. At one such fraternity appearance at W&L, the gig overlapped with a show by Lionel Hampton and his band who were playing elsewhere on campus.

     
Alice Spinner

In 1959, the Premiers went to Baltimore accompanied by the Chevies for the recording of "Come On And Love Me" (vocal by Wayne Johnson) and "I Love That Girl So" (vocal by Edward Nicholson). Surprisingly the single was released by Dove Record under the name of The Chevies, The Premies disappeared from the single except the two singers, Wayne Johnson and Edward Nicholson. In 1962, the Premiers backed singer Alice Spinner on "I've Got You (I've Got Everything)".  Alice’s musical career started with The Chevies and The Premiers Featuring Alice Spinner. The Corvettes, The Artie Sherman Trio, Summer Breeze, The Ron Norfolk Trio featuring Alice Spinner.  She also sung with Miles Davis.  Her final group was the Communicators formed around 1977.

Songs :

The Chevies (& The Premiers (3) Uncredited)

  
Come On And Love Me                    I Love That Girl So  

The Chevies & The Premiers (3) Featuring Alice Spinner


I've Got You (I've Got Everything

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