The Velours
American R&B vocal group / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Velours were an American R&B vocal group. who had two minor pop hits in the US in the late 1950s, "Can I Come Over Tonight" and "Remember". They relocated to England in the late 1960s, changed their name to The Fantastics, and had a top ten hit in the UK in 1971 with "Something Old, Something New", followed by a minor US hit with "(Love Me) Love the Life I Lead".
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Also known as | The Troubadours |
Origin | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
Genres | Doo-wop |
Years active | 1953–1961 1966–1967 |
Labels | Onyx, Cub, Gone, End, MGM |
Past members | Jerome Ramos John Cheatdom Marvin Holland Sammy Gardner Kenneth Walker Donald Haywoode John Pearson Charles Moffitt Calvin McClean Troy Keyes Richard Pitts |
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