Effective period / Period of releases: 1957

US group from Brooklyn, NY.
Troy Keyes was born in Pantego, NC, on March 13, 1940. A member of his church's choir throughout childhood, from the age of ten he grew up in Brooklyn, New York, there singing in street-corner doo wop groups in addition to studying dance at the Fred Astaire Studio. In 1955 Keyes joined a vocal group dubbed the Starlites with Cliff Rice, Sony Eugene, Charlie Saunders & Vic Rice. The Starlites earned a record deal with Al Browne and his tiny Peak (5) label as a result of winning a local talent contest. Their single "Missing You" went nowhere, and in 1958 he joined The Velours, which cut several singles for the Cub label.

Do NOT confuse with Eddie & The Starlites.