The Medallions were an American doo-wop vocal group led by Vernon Green (1937–2000). ==History== The group formed in Los Angeles, California, United States, in 1954, after Vernon Green was heard singing on the street by Walter "Dootsie" Williams, the owner of Dootone Records.
Their first release, "Buick 59", based on Todd Rhodes' double-entendre R&B recording "Rocket 69", was one of the first releases on Dootone in September 1954.
Also featured Big Jay McNeely, Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra, The Penguins and James Moody and his Orchestra. They continued to release singles on Dootone into late 1955, including "Edna", a favorite of Frank Zappa when interviewed on the Pop Chronicles documentary.
Since the death of Vernon Green in 2000, the group has been occasionally reconstituted by his brother Jimmy Green, Billy Foster, Buddha Carter, and Jerome Evans, who have performed as the New Medallions. ==Discography== Singles "Speedin'" (McAdoo, Green, Carpenter), 1955 (Dootone Records) ==References== ==External links== Discography American rhythm and blues musical groups Apex Records artists American vocal groups
In 1957, the group recorded for Specialty Records as the Phantoms, and Green also recorded with the Cameos.
The group, with a variety of line-ups, later recorded for the Pan World and Minit labels, continuing to release singles into the early 1960s. The group ceased to exist after Green was injured in a car accident in the mid-1960s, although he released a single, "Can You Talk", on Dootone as late as 1973.
The group, with a variety of line-ups, later recorded for the Pan World and Minit labels, continuing to release singles into the early 1960s. The group ceased to exist after Green was injured in a car accident in the mid-1960s, although he released a single, "Can You Talk", on Dootone as late as 1973.
Since the death of Vernon Green in 2000, the group has been occasionally reconstituted by his brother Jimmy Green, Billy Foster, Buddha Carter, and Jerome Evans, who have performed as the New Medallions. ==Discography== Singles "Speedin'" (McAdoo, Green, Carpenter), 1955 (Dootone Records) ==References== ==External links== Discography American rhythm and blues musical groups Apex Records artists American vocal groups
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