The Equadors

There Are Several Groups Called The Equadors #1 The Equadors Were Background Singers With Chuck Berry In 1959. And Chuck Berry Is Playing Guitar On The Equadors Single Say You'll Be Mine / Let Me Sleep Woman From 1959 Also On The Chuck Berry Box Johnny B. Goode His Complete '50s Chess Recordings. #2 The Plants Were A Doo Wop Quartet Based Out Of Baltimore Maryland And Formed In 1955. James Lawson Baritone Thuman Thrower Bass Steve McDowell First Tenor And George Jackson Lead Constituted The Original Line-Up Who Were Known As The Equadors. They Got Their Break From Zell Sanders Owner Of J&S Records Performing For Her Backstage At The Royal Theatre During A Concert By The Moonglows. They Released Their Debut "Dear I Swear" In Autumn Of 1957 But It Failed To Achieve National Success Despite Being A Regional Hit. They Released Another Failed Single In 1958 "From Me" After Appearing On The Buddy Deane Show A Major Musical Venue In Baltimore At The Time. A New Lineup Was Assemebled In 1958 By Zell Sanders Recording "I Searched The Seven Seas" While Jackson Pursued A Solo Career Releasing A Few Singles During The 1960s. #3 The Equadors Were An Obscure Early Motown Group. read less