The Quin-Tones were an

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group from

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, United States. They had one hit record, "Down the Aisle of Love" (1958).

History

The group's members all attended William Penn High School (York, Pennsylvania), and originally formed in 1957 under the name The Quinteros to sing at local functions. Paul Landersman, a

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became their manager and had them record four songs. The first to be released was "Ding Dong", issued on

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in 1958; the song did not chart but the group received some notice for the tune. "Down the Aisle of Love" was the next single, a

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song which opened with the melody of " Here Comes the Bride". It was initially released on Red Top Records but, once it started to sell, was redistributed by Hunt Records. The song became a nationwide hit, reaching No. 5 on the US ''

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, and No. 18 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Following this the group appeared on ''

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'' and toured the country, including an August 23, 1958, show at the

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with

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, and

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, at which they received a

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. "There Be No Sorrow" and "Heavenly Father," follow-up singles recorded under new management, failed to chart. The group never recorded after this, having only released five singles, and broke up in 1960 when lead vocalist Roberta Haymon married. The group reunited in 1986 and continued with an altered lineup into the 1990s; some of the original members died in this decade. Phyliss Carr managed the band in the 1980s and 1990s after retiring from performance. She died on April 20, 2006, from

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, at the age of 66.

Members

;The Quin-Tones *Roberta Haymon (d. 1996) *Carolyn "Sissie" Holmes (d. 1995) *Jeannie Crist (d. 2008) *Phyliss Carr (d. 2006) *Kenny Sexton ;The New Quin-Tones *Vince Carr *Ceaser Westbrook *Buck Generetta

References

Bibliography

*Clemente, John ed. (2013). ''Girl Groups — Fabulous Females Who Rocked The World'' (Second ed.). Authorhouse Publishing. pp. 384–387.

External links

Quin-Tones biography and discography
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