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The Fresando’s changed their name to the Five Masters before
transforming into The Four Holidays - the advert for their gig
at the Webbwood Inn is from May 1964. The Caprees recorded in
Mississippi before recording for Golden World Records in
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Discography
“I Lost You”
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There were numerous US groups called The
Holidays. These are the various recordings by the Detroit ones:
Label |
Group’s Name |
Song tiles |
m/y |
Star-X 501 |
(1) Fresando’s |
I Mean Really / Your Last Goodbye |
1957 |
Bumble Bee |
(1) Five Masters |
We Are Like One / Cheap Skate |
1958 |
Penthouse 9357 |
(2) Royal Holidays |
Margaret / I’m Sorry (I Did You Wrong) |
1958 |
Carlton 472 |
(2) Royal Holidays |
Margaret / I’m Sorry (I Did You Wrong) |
1958 |
Herald 536 |
(2) Royal Holidays |
Down In Cuba / Swingin’ At The Bandstand |
1959 |
Buccaneer 502 |
(13) Caprees |
If I Should Lose You / Where There’s a Will |
1962 |
Markie 109 |
(3) Four Hollidays |
Step By Step / Grandma Bird |
1962 |
Markie 115 |
(3) Four Hollidays |
I’ll Walk Right Out The Door / I Won’t Need You |
9/1963 |
Markie 115 |
(3) Four Hollidays |
I’ll Walk Right Out The Door / I Can’t Wait |
9/1963 |
Master 3001/2 |
(3) 4 Hollidays |
Deep Down I My Heart / He Can’t Love You |
2/1964 |
Holliday 4013 / 14 |
(4) Hollidays |
Set Me On My Feet Right / Happy Young Man |
1964 |
SYCO 2001 |
Jimmy Holland |
Sugar Baby / More Sugar Baby (Instrumental) |
3/1965 |
Blue Rock 4036 |
Jimmy Holland |
Baby Don’t Leave Me / As Long As I Have You |
1965 |
Markie 121 |
Jimmy Holland |
I Can’t Wait / Sugar Baby (Sweeter Than Candy) |
1965 |
Golden World 36 |
(5) Holidays |
I’ll Love You Forever / Makin’ Up Time (Instrumental) |
3/1966 |
Golden World 47 |
(5A) Holidays |
No Greater Love / Watch Out Girl |
8/1966 |
Revilot 205 |
(6) Holidays |
Love’s Creeping Up On Me / Never Alone |
2/1967 |
Revilot 210 |
(7) Holidays |
I Know She Cares / I Keep Holding On |
9/1967 |
Groove City 206 |
(8) Hollidays |
Easy Living / I Lost You |
1968 |
Revilot 226 |
(9) Holidays |
All That Is Required (Is You) / I’ll Keep Coming Back |
2/1969 |
Soul Hawk 1008 |
(10) New Holidays |
Maybe So Maybe No / If I Only Knew |
1969 |
Westbound 157 |
(10 B) New Holidays |
Maybe So Maybe No / My Baby Ain’t No Play Thing |
1969 |
Marathon 257 |
(11) Fabulous Holidays |
Too Many Times/ I’m So Glad |
1972 |
Marathon 18475 |
(11) Holidays |
Gettin Kind of Serious / Gettin Kind of Serious (Inst.) |
1973 |
Marathon 18475 |
(11) Holidays |
Ego Tripping / Lady Day |
1973 |
Rob-Ron 75 |
(12) Holidays |
This Is Love / The Love We Share |
10/1975 |
Ron-Hol 76 |
(12) Holidays |
Procrastinate (Why Do We) / Instrumental |
5/1976 |
Marathon 440 |
(11 - 12) Holiday |
Getting Kind of Serious / Procrastinate (Why Do We) |
1980 |
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Below are the group members on the above recordings.
Group |
Members |
1 |
Cleo “Sonny” Barksdale, Robert Barksdale, James Holland, Jesse Ledbetter and Aaron Little |
2 |
Charles Farley, Kenneth Fuqua, Chester Scott, Jerry Wallace and Vernon Williams |
3 |
Cleo “Sonny” Barksdale, Robert Barksdale, James Holland and Johnny Mitchell |
4 |
Cleo “Sonny” Barksdale, Robert Barksdale, James Holland and James Shorter |
5 |
Maurice Tony Gray, Tony Hester, Willie “Butch” Jackson and Robert “Earl” Johnson: led by Edwin Starr |
5A |
Eddie Anderson, Maurice Tony Gray, Willie “Butch” Jackson and Robert “Earl” Johnson |
6 |
Eddie Anderson, Robert “Earl” Johnson and Leon Ware |
7 |
Unknown |
8 |
Steve Mancha |
9 |
Joe Billingslea, Jack Holland, James Holland and Maurice Wise |
10 |
Jack Holland, James Holland and Maurice Wise |
10B |
Willie Harvey, Hershel Hunter, Bobby Martin and Fletcher |
11 |
Jack Holland, James Holland, Maurice Wise and James Reed |
12 |
Jack Holland, James Holland and James Reed led on Procrastinate. Ronald Scrutchins |
13 |
Maurice Tony Gray, Charles “Chuck” Guy, Willie ”Butch” Jackson and Robert “Earl” Johnson |
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Selected CDs. Please drop us a line of you know of any others.
Company &
Number |
CD Title |
Song
Title |
Connoisseur
VSOP 287 |
Detroit
Soulman |
Easy Living |
Goldmine
GSCD 53 |
The Solid
Hitbound Story |
I Lost You |
Goldmine |
Groovesville
Review Vol. 3 |
Watch Out |
Goldmine
GSCD 69 |
Thelma
Detroit Collective |
I’ll Love
You Forever |
Goldmine
GSCD 70 |
Totally
Solid Hitbound |
Never Alone
I Lost You |
Goldsoul |
Detroit
Floor Fillers |
Makin’ Up
Time |
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Below is a audio index of recordings. Click the little
sound icon []
to hear a cut from each.
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Title |
Ref. |
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Maybe So Maybe No |
1 |
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I’ll Love You Forever |
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Your Last Goodbye |
2 |
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We Are Like One |
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I’m Sorry |
3 |
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Down In Cuba |
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James Holland |
4 |
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I’ll Walk Right Out The Door |
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James Holland |
5 |
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Deep Down In My Heart |
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James Holland |
6 |
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Set Me On My Feet Right |
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James Holland |
7 |
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Sugar Baby |
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Maurice Tony Gray |
8 |
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I’ll Love You Forever |
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Maurice Tony Gray |
9 |
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No Greater Love |
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Maurice and Elsie Gray |
10 |
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Love’s Creeping On Me |
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Steve Mancha |
11 |
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Easy Living |
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James Holland |
12 |
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All That Is Required |
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James Holland |
13 |
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Maybe So Maybe No |
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James Holland |
14 |
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Getting Kind Of Serious |
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James Holland |
15 |
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The Love We Share |
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I Lost You |
16 |
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Your Last Goodbye |
17 |
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I Mean Really |
18 |
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We Are Like One |
19 |
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Cheap Skate |
20 |
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Margaret |
21 |
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I’m Sorry (I Did You Wrong) |
22 |
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Down In Cuba |
23 |
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Swingin’ At The Bandstand |
24 |
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If I Should Lose You |
25 |
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Step By Step |
26 |
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Grandma Bird |
27 |
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I’ll Walk Right Out The Door |
28 |
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Deep Down In My Heart |
29 |
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He Can’t Love You |
30 |
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Set Me On My Feet Right |
31 |
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Happy Young Man |
32 |
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Sugar Baby |
33 |
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Baby Don’t Leave Me |
34 |
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As Long As I Have You |
35 |
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I’ll Love You Forever |
36 |
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Makin’ Up Time |
37 |
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No Greater Love |
38 |
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Watch Out |
39 |
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Love’s Creeping Up On Me |
40 |
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Never Alone |
41 |
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I Know She Cares |
42 |
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I Keep Holding On |
43 |
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Easy Living |
44 |
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I Lost You |
45 |
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Al That I Required (Is You) |
46 |
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Maybe So Maybe No |
47 |
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If I Only Knew |
48 |
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My Baby Ain’t No Play Thing
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49 |
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I’m So Glad |
50 |
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Too Many Times |
51 |
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Getting Kind of Serious |
52 |
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Ego Tripping |
53 |
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The Love We Share |
54 |
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Lazy Days |
55 |
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Procrastinate (Why Do We) |
56 |
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I wish to thank the following Detroiters for patiently
answering my questions and giving me an insight into Detroit’s
rich musical history: Elsie Baker, Ron Banks, Robert Barksdale,
J. J. Barnes, Armen Boladian, Frank Bryant, Dennis Coffey, Don
Davis, Melvin Davis, Will Davis, Frank Garcia, Wilburt Jackson,
Tony Gray, Diane Hogan, Joe Hunter, Don Mancha, Thomas Mealy,
Carlis Monroe, Sam Motley, Ron Murphy, William “Sonny” Sanders,
Betty Worley, V.C. Veasey, Vernon Williams, Clyde Wilson (aka
Steve Mancha) and Richard “Popcorn” Wylie
Many thanks go to collectors Bob Abrahamian, Carl Pellegrino,
Joe Moorehouse, Ron Murphy and Naoya Yamauchi for kindly
providing record-label scans and audio files. Richard Johnson
supplied the 1966 Revilot advert and doo-wop aficionado Nikki
Gustafson graciously gave her information on The Royal Holidays’
career.
My main interviews with James Holland were on August 4th, 1998
and February 8th, 1999. The interview with Tony Gray and Elsie
Baker was on January 24th, 1998, and Steve Mancha’s was on
October 17th that same year.
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