Effective period / Period of releases: 1956

Group from Baltimore, MD
Guy "Doc" Bragg (a), Maxwell Chatman (d), Billy Nixon (d), Michael Monroe (a), Gordon Koger (a), Marvin ?

The Sonnets were a vocal group from Baltimore, Maryland, featured members Guy "Doc" Bragg, Maxwell Chatman, Billy Nixon, Michael Monroe, Gordon Koger, and Marvin ?. The Sonnets were brought to Al Silver's Herald Records by Bill Buchanan and Dickie Goodman of "Flying Saucer" fame in May of 1956. "Why Should We Break Up?" b/w "Please Won't You Call Me" was Herald 477. Most groups made a single and disappeared from the musical landscape, not the Sonnets...

Two years later they recorded "Angel of My Dreams" and "Oh Judy" for Lane Records. Lane Records was formed with president Angelo Vinci, secretary Peter Forlini, treasurer Ralph Parla, and promotion man Nick Bellarosa. The Sonnets & Marty DeRose were the only artists signed by the label.