The Mello-Moods
Template:Use mdy dates The Mello-Moods were an American R&B musical ensemble, operating from the late 1940s to mid-1950s.
Composed of teenagers from Resurrection Catholic School in Harlem, the group's music was focused on an adult market.<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> After the band broke up in 1953, Baylor, Owens and Williams went on to join another band, The Solitaires.
Members
Raymond "Buddy" Wooten, lead (August 31, 1935 – April 12, 2006)<ref name=":0" />
Robert "Bobby/Schubie" Williams, second tenor/piano (c. 1936 – mid 1961)<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Monteith P. Owens, first tenor/baritone and guitar (March 31, 1936 – March 3, 2011)<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Alvin "Bobby" Baylor, second tenor/baritone (October 27, 1935 – January 4, 1989)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
James Bethea, bass (born 1935)<ref name=":1" />
Discography
The group released four records: two on the Red Robin label, and two on Prestige Records.
- "How Could You" / "Where Are You (Now That I Need You)", Red Robin (105), released 1951. The B-side reached number seven on the US Billboard R&B chart in 1952 and, according to Joel Whitburn, original copies have the highest cash value, $2000, of any record ever making the R&B chart.
- "I Couldn't Sleep a Wink Last Night", Red Robin (104), released 1952
- "Call on Me", Prestige Records (799), recorded in 1952, released 1952
- "I'm Lost", Prestige Records (852), recorded in 1952, released 1953