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Mar 30, 2024 03:25am

The Skyliners are an American <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doo-wop" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">doo-wop</a> group from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Pittsburgh</a>. The original lineup was: Jimmy Beaumont (lead), Janet Vogel (soprano), Wally Lester (tenor), Jackie Taylor (bass voice, guitarist), Joe Verscharen (baritone).<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Skyliners#cite_note-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[1]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Skyliners#cite_note-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[2]</a> The Skyliners were best known for their 1959 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chart_hit" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">hit</a>, "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Since_I_Don%27t_Have_You" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Since I Don't Have You</a>".<h2>History[<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Skyliners&action=edit&section=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">edit</a>]</h2>The Skyliners also hit the top 40 with "This I Swear" and "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennies_from_Heaven_(song)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Pennies from Heaven</a>". Other classics include "It Happened Today" (1959), "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Close_Your_Eyes_(Chuck_Willis_song)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Close Your Eyes</a>" (1961), and "Comes Love" (1962). The original group dissolved in 1963, but re-united eleven years later (without Jackie Taylor), for what would become their last charted record, "Where Have They Gone?"In 1965, Jimmy Beaumont recorded two notable singles for the Bang label: the first record, "Tell Me"/"I Feel Like I'm Falling in Love", had medium-tempo soul-styled tracks.For his second Bang 45, "You Got Too Much Going for You"/"I Never Loved Her Anyway", Beaumont transformed into an impressive soul singer, sounding nothing like his previous, more pop-styled efforts. It led some to question in later years, if it actually was his singing.[<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">citation needed</a>] These two tracks are now considered <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Soul" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Northern Soul</a> collectibles. The single was also issued on UK London HLZ 10059 in 1966.Jackie Taylor was drafted into the U.S. Army about 1965.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Skyliners#cite_note-press-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[3]</a> In 1975 Wally Lester and Joe Versharen left the group; they were replaced by new members, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmie_Ross" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Jimmie Ross</a> and Bob Sholes.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Skyliners#cite_note-ross-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[4]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Skyliners#cite_note-5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[5]</a>In 1978, the Detroit based record producer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Davis_(producer)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Don Davis</a> — who produced Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr., Johnny Taylor, the Dramatics, and the Dells — picked up one of his favorite groups (the Skyliners) to record in his United Sound Studios. They recorded the group's "comeback" album for the RCA subsidiary, Tortoise International Records.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Skyliners#cite_note-6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[6]</a> The songs "Oh, How Happy" and "The Love Bug" were included, as was a hefty re-make of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Joseph_Schafer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Dan Schafer</a>'s original RCA Victor single, "A Day Without You, Dear".<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Skyliners#cite_note-7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[7]</a>Janet Vogel committed suicide in 1980; Cathy Cooper joined the group as a replacement.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Skyliners#cite_note-ross-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[4]</a> She and Ross left two years later to form a duo;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Skyliners#cite_note-ross-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[4]</a> they were replaced by Rick Morris<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Skyliners#cite_note-morris-8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[8]</a> and Donna Groom.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Skyliners#cite_note-press-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[3]</a><img src="https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2GN0NEN/the-skyliners-promotional-photo-of-american-doo-wop-group-from-pittsburgh-about-1959-with-janet-vogel-2GN0NEN.jpg" alt="THE SKYLINERS Promotional photo of American doo-wop group ...">