we have him appearing in Farnworth on the 2nd Feb and I know he was in the Flamingo's but the boogaloo party guys were a different "Flamingoes"

Is that right ?

Yes definitely a different line up of Flamingos

Recorded 6 years after he went solo

They must have some link to the doo-wop group otherwise they wouldn't have been allowed to use the name, even if it was just same management.

I think.

But he certainly wasn't in the group.

Yes.... Sidney Hall, a former Shrine artist, was in the Flamingo's when that track was recorded 

Andy

The link throughout was the Carey family.

 

The Flamingos

The Swallows (Jacob Carey, Ezeekial Carey, Paul Wilson, John E Carter, and Earl Lewis)

El Flamingos (Jacob Carey, Ezeekial Carey, Paul Wilson, John E Carter, and Earl Lewis)

The Five Flamingos (Jacob Carey, Ezeekial Carey, Paul Wilson, John E Carter, and Earl Lewis)

The Flamingos (Jacob Carey, Ezeekial Carey, Paul Wilson, John E Carter, and Sollie McElroy)

Chance 1133 - If I Can’t Have You / Someday Someway — 1953
Chance 1140 - Hurry Home Baby / That’s My Desire - 1953
Chance 1145 - Carried Away / Golden Teardrops — 1953
Chance 1149 - Plan For Love / You Ain’t Ready — 1953

The Flamingos with the Red Holloway Orch.

Chance 1154 - Cross Over The Bridge / Listen To My Plea — 1954

The Flamingos (Jacob Carey, Ezeekial Carey, Paul Wilson, John E Carter, and Sollie McElroy)

Chance 1162 - Blues In A Letter / Jump Children — 1954
Parrot 808 - On My Merry Way / Dream Of A Lifetime — 1954

The Flamingos (Jacob Carey, Ezeekial Carey, Paul Wilson, John E Carter, and Nate Nelson)

Parrot 811 - I Really Don’t Want To Know / Get With It — 1954
Parrot 812 - Ko Ko Mo / I’m Yours — 1954
Checker 815 - That's My Baby (Chick-A-Boom) / When — 1955
Checker 821 - I Want To Love You / Please Come Back Home — 1955
Checker 830 - I'll Be Home / Need Your Love — 1956
Checker 837 - A Kiss From Your Lips / Get With It — 1956
Checker 846 - The Vow / Shilly Dilly — 1956
Checker 853 - Just For A Kick / Would I Be Crying — 1957

The Flamingos (members Tommy Hunt, Terry "Buzzy" Johnson, Nate Nelson, Jake Carey and Paul Wilson (born Paul David Wilson on 6-January-1935 in Chicago, Illinois --- died 6-May-1988 --- cause: ?)) 1957 line-up 

Decca 30335 - The Ladder Of Love / Let's Make Up - 1957
Decca 30454 - Helpless / My Faith In You - 1957
Decca 30687 - Where Mary Go / The Rock And Roll March - 1958 
End 1035 - Lovers Never Say Goodbye / That Love Is You - 1958

The Flamingos (members Tommy Hunt, Terry "Buzzy" Johnson, Nate Nelson, Jake Carey and Paul Wilson, Zeke Carey)

End 1035 - Please Wait For Me / That Love Is You - 1958
End 1040 - I Shed A Tear At Your Wedding / But Not For Me - 1959
End 1044 - At The Prom / Love Walked In - 1959
End 1046 - I Only Have Eyes For You / At The Prom - 1959
Decca 30880 - Ever Since I Met Lucky / Kiss-A-Me - 1959
End 1046 - I Only Have Eyes For You / Goodnight Sweetheart - 1959
Decca 30948 - Jerri-Lee / Hey Now! - 1959
End 1055 - Yours / Love Walked In - 1959
Checker 915 - Whispering Stars / Dream Of A Lifetime — 1959
End 1062 - Heavenly Angel / I Was Such A Fool - 1959
End 1065 - Mio Amore / You, Me And The Sea - 1960

The Flamingos ( Zeke Carey, Jake Carey, Paul Wilson, Billy Clarke, Eddie Williams)

End 1068 - Nobody Loves Me Like You / Besame Mucho - 1960
End 1068 - Nobody Loves Me Like You / You, Me And The Sea - 1960
Vee Jay 384 - Golden Teardrops / Carried Away - 1960
End 1070 - Besame Mucho / You, Me And The Sea - 1960
End 1073 - Mio Amore / At Night - 1960
End 1079 - Beside You / When I Fall In Love - 1960
End 1081 - Your Other Love / Lovers Gotta Cry - 1960
End 1085 - That's Why I Love You / Ko Ko Mo - 1961
End 1092 - Time Was / Dream Girl - 1961
End 1099 - My Memories Of You / I Want To Love You - 1961
End 1111 - It Must Be Love / I'm No Fool Anymore — 1962

The Flamingos ( Zeke Carey, Jake Carey, Paul Wilson, Billy Clarke, Eddie Williams, Doug McClure)

End 1116 - For All We Know / Near You - 1962
End 1121 - I Know Better / Flame Of Love - 1963
End 1124 - (Talk About) True Love / Come To My Party — 1963
Roulette 4524 - Ol’ Man River (Part 1) / Ol’ Man River (Part 2) — 1963

The Flamingos ( Zeke Carey, Jake Carey, Doug McClure, Billy Clarke, Eddie Williams)

Checker 1084 - Lover Come Back To Me / Your Little Guy — 1964
Oldies 45 35 - Golden Teardrops / Carried Away  - 1964
Checker 1091 - Goodnight Sweetheart / Does It Really Matter? — 1964
Oldies 45 43 - I Only Have Eyes For You / At The Prom - 1964
Times Square 102 - Lovely Way To Spend An Evening / Walking My Back Home — 1964

The Flamingos / El Dorados

Oldies 45 68 - Lovers Never Say Goodbye / Baby, I Need You — 1964

The Flamingos

Philips 40308 - Temptation / Call Her On The Phone — 1965
Philips 40347 - The Boogaloo Party / The Nearness Of You — 1965

The Flamingos ( Zeke Carey, Jake Carey, Paul Wilson, Billy Clarke, Eddie Williams, Sidney Hall, J C Carey (Jacob’s son))

Philips 40378 - Brooklyn Boogaloo / Since My Baby Put Me Down — 1966
Philips 40413 - Itty Bitty Baby / She Shook My World — 1966
Philips 40452 - Koo Koo / It Keeps The Doctor Away — 1967
Philips 40496 - Oh Mary Don't You Worry / Do It, Do It — 1967
Julmar 506 - Dealin’ (Groovin’ With The Feelin’) / Dealin’ All The Way (Inst) — 1969
Polydor 30071 - Buffalo Soldier (Short Version) / Buffalo Soldier (Long version) — 1970
Worlds 103 - Think About Me / Think About me (Inst) — 1974
Ronze 115 — Someone To Watch Over me (There’s Somebody, I Need Somebody) / Heavy Hips — 1975