The Shells

This article is about the American doo wop band. For other uses, see Shell (disambiguation).

The Shells were an American doo wop ensemble formed in Brooklyn, New York, United States, in 1957.^[1]

The Shells
Origin	Brooklyn, New York, United States
Genres	Doo-wop
Years active	1957 (1957)–1963 (1963)
Labels	Johnson Records
Past members	Nate Bouknight Randy Shade Alston Bobby Nurse Danny Small Gus Geter Alphonse Merkman

The group scored a US pop hit in 1957 with the song "Baby Oh Baby", released on Johnson Records; the song cracked the Top 30.^[2] Further singles passed with little success until 1960, when producers Donn Fileti and Wayne Stierle re-issued "Baby Oh Baby". The tune hit number 21 on the US Billboard Hot 100 upon re-release.^[3] The group issued several further singles, as well as a split LP with The Dubs in 1963.

Members

• Nate Bouknight
• Randy Shade Alston
• Bobby Nurse
• Danny Small
• Gus Geter
• Alphonse Merkman

Singles

Note:This list is incomplete

• "Angel Eyes" (1957) and (What's In An Angel's Eyes 1960)
• "Baby Oh Baby" (1957; re-released 1961)
• "Sippin' Soda" (1958)
• "She Wasn't Meant for Me" (1959)
• "Be Sure My Love" (1960)
• "So Fine" (1960)
• "Explain it to Me" (1961)
• "Happy Holiday (1962; with Ray Lamont Jones)
• "Deep in my Heart" (1962)
• "Will you Miss me When I'm Gone?" (date unknown)
• My Cherie (1957)

References

1. Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. pp. 2245/6. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
2. The Shells Biography, AllMusic
3. "The Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.com. Retrieved 10 October 2021.

External links

• The Shells Discography
• The Shells Biography I
• The Shells Biography II