The Vel-Tones was a 1950s American band whose members included
Tommy McLain
Tommy McLain (born March 15, 1940) is an American swamp pop musician, best known as a singer but who also plays keyboards, drums, bass guitar, and fiddle.
Career
McLain first began performing in the 1950s, along with country singer Clint West ...
and country singer Clint West. The band recorded as
Bob Shurley & The Vel-Tones,
Red Smiley & the Veltones and Bob and the Veltones.
The group is no relation to the soul group
The Veltones.
[Stanley Booth ''The True Adventures of the Rolling Stones'' 2000 1569765812 Page 181 Wyman went to the Club Paradise and saw Big Ella and the Vel-Tones, but he didn't get to be such good friends with Cindy Birdsong ..."]
References
Living people
American musical groups
Year of birth missing (living people)
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