Biography
There are several groups called The Equadors
#1 The Equadors were background singers with Chuck Berry in 1959. And Chuck Berry is playing guitar on the Equadors single Say Youll Be Mine / Let Me Sleep Woman from 1959, also on the Chuck Berry box; Johnny B. Goode: His Complete 50s Chess Recordings.
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#2 The Plants were a doo wop quartet, based out of Baltimore, Maryland and formed in 1955. James Lawson (baritone), Thuman Thrower (bass), Steve McDowell (first tenor) and George Jackson (lead) constituted the original line-up, who were known as The Equadors. They got their break from Zell Sanders, owner of J and S Records, performing for her backstage at the Royal Theatre during a concert by The Moonglows. They released their debut, "Dear I Swear" in autumn of 1957, but it failed to achieve national success despite being a regional hit. They released another failed single in 1958, "From Me", after appearing on The Buddy Deane Show, a major musical venue in Baltimore at the time. A new lineup was assemebled in 1958 by Zell Sanders, recording "I Searched the Seven Seas", while Jackson pursued a solo career, releasing a few singles during the 1960s.
#3 The Equadors were an obscure early Motown group. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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