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The photo was from Ty Hunter Jr.... My late uncle Herschel Hunter (far right), Andrew Alonzo and member as the Detroit male vocal group, The Martiniques. Herschel was also an original membe
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The candy Tootsie Rolls were popular then and are still popular now.
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The Martiniques were Bobby Martin, Hershell Hunter, Andy Alonso, Robert Walker and Buford Fab Glanton. Flecher Sawyer replaced Walker. They later became a trio.
The Martiniques and Tootsie Rollers on Me-O both sound to me like Detroit recordings. There was a long-time Detroit group called The Martiniques on Danceland Records. I think I've seen Thurman Hollis' name, (writer producer on both of my Me-O records) on other Detroit records. And Sandy Hollis (possibly his daughter or wife?) was associated with Detroit's Big Wheel Records (where "T. Hollis" also appears as a writer). H. Hunter also appears on Martiniques on Me-O and Danceland Records, and should be Detroit's Herschel Hunter, who was associated with Detroit's Astra Records, and was the lead singer of Detroit's Moments (Hit, Hit Productions Records).
Yet, I've heard many times from Soulies that The Tootsie Rollers was an L.A, record. Both of my Me-Os look like L.A. pressings. And, "H. Hunter" could also be L.A.'s Hank Hunter. Could Me-O have been an L.A. label owned by an ex-Detroiter, releasing Detroit recordings? Or, could it have been a label owned by an L.A. owner who leased 2 Detroit-produced records for his own release? Could this be a situation similar to Doc Records in Pennsylvania releasing 2 L.A. Jobete - produced records received from Ed Cobb, Hal Davis or Marc Gordon?