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Robert West was The Fabulous Playboys' manager. They were one of his groups, -just like The Falcons. He owned The Falcons' name. That's why he was able to just put the Playboys in as if nothi
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Hi Sebastian, thanks for this simple answer, this would explain things perfectly. The 45 is unusual in that it has the original Falcons on one side and the new ones on the other!
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I've had that record since it was out. It's Sonny Monroe and The 2nd Falcons group (Fabulous Playboys) on both sides. it's a different recording of "Lonely Nights" from Robert West's earlier recordi
In the Spring of 1963 the Falcons broke up and almost immediately Robert West persuaded the Fabulous Playboys to take over the Falcons commitments. Here's my question; `Has it Happened to You Yet` / `Lonely Night` Lupine 124 was issued in 1962 (and soon after on 1024) with the A side being written by Carlis `Sonny` Monroe & James Gibson who were in the Fabulous Playboys. As this was released a year before the unplanned break up, did West have some connection with the Fab Playboys?
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