The Monotones

The Monotones were a six-member American doo-wop vocal group in the 1950s. They are considered a one-hit wonder, as their only hit single was "The Book of Love", which peaked at #5 on the Billboard Top 100 in 1958.

Biography

The Monotones formed in 1955 when the seven original singers, all residents of the Baxter Terrace housing project in Newark, New Jersey, began performing covers of popular songs. They were:

lead singer Charles Patrick (born September 11, 1938)

first tenor Warren Davis (born March 1, 1939)

second tenor George Malone (January 5, 1940 – October 5, 2007)

bass singer Frankie Smith (May 13, 1938 - November 26, 2000)

second bass singer John Ryanes (November 16, 1940 – May 30, 1972)

his brother, baritone Warren Ryanes (December 14, 1937 – June 16, 1982)

Charles Patrick's brother James was originally a member, but he left soon after the group's formation.

They all began singing with the New Hope Baptist Choir, directed by Cissy Houston, who was related to the Patrick brothers. The group launched their career with a 1956 appearance on Ted Mack's Amateur Hour television program, winning first prize for their rendition of The Cadillacs' "Zoom". Soon afterwards, Charles Patrick was listening to the radio and heard a Pepsodent toothpaste commercial with the line "wonder where the yellow went." From there he got the idea for the line, "I wonder, wonder, wonder who!, who wrote the book of love", later working it up into a song with Davis and Malone. In September 1957, they recorded "Book Of Love", which was released on the Mascot label in December that year. The small record company could not cope with its popularity, and it was reissued on Chess Records' subsidiary Argo label in February 1958. It became a hit, eventually reaching #3 on the Billboard R&B chart and #5 on the pop charts. The record sold over one million copies. It also reached #5 in Australia; in the UK, the hit version was a cover version by The Mudlarks.

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Mono

Way back in the twenties
A very clever turkey found a way
To bring the people music,the radio
He called it:hey,hey
Come on girls
Put your headphones on
Hifi-stereo headphones
Stop it,I can´t control it
Ultra high and ultra low
Mono,mono
I'm looking for the way together
Mono,mono, mono
The music of today
Is just a drag
I still recall the fifties
When rock and roll was heavy
It was fine
My head looked like a lolly
Just like Buddy Holly
What a time
Rumble,wow and flutter
I don´t care just like my mother
Ultra light and ultra low,...
Since I´ve got a girlfriend
Disco come to no end
I get mad when I hear Perry Como
It really drives me mono
I feel sad
Hifi-stereo headphones
Stop it,I can´t control it
Ultra high and ultra low
This record can be played on every modern lightweight
pickup
The stereo sound however can be reproduced only when
stereo

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