Biography

The Magnetics
Effective period / Period of releases: 1962 - 1965
Members: Ernest Newson, Tony Johnson (5)
Soul Group from Detroit, USAFor the soul group from Chicago that featured John L. McKinney (AKA Lee McKinney) on vocals see: The Magnetics
For the soul group from Philadelphia see: The Magnetics
The group had a different line up on each of their 2 known releases
Members: Bobby Peterson, Sharon Peterson, Tony Johnson (lead singer), Jackie Perkins and Candi Bell). When Tony Johnson left the group he teamed up with Tyrone Pickens to record as the duo Tony & Tyrone
Members: Gerald Mathis (lead singer), Bobby Peterson (the same singer who was in the Magnetics on Allrite), Elijah Davis, Ernest Newsome & William 'Pete' Crawford) This group was in fact The Volumes who were at the time in between contracts.