Effective period / Period of releases: 1956

The Quadrells (Philadelphia)

James Oscar "Cisco" Williams, Earl Worsham, John "Pancho" Christian,Reggie "Tootie" Price

The name "Quadrells" was, according to Earl, "just made up; it had no meaning." Like most other groups, they sang around the neighborhood "we stood on the corner and sang to the girls." Since the record didn't take off, they never returned to Robinson (who remembered that they were from Philadelphia, but never saw them again). About a year later, with Earl being replaced by bass Rufus Hunter (who had been with the Magnificents) and the addition of second tenor Tony Lewis, the Quadrells made one more record. It was released on Parkway's Cameo subsidiary, as by the Cameos. The lead on all sides is James Oscar Williams.