El Dorados

The El Dorados were an American R&B group, who achieved their greatest success with the song "At My Front Door", a no. 1 hit on the US Billboard R&B chart in 1955.
The group formed in Chicago, Illinois, United States, in 1952, originally as "Pirkle Lee and the Five Stars". It comprised Pirkle Lee Moses Jr. (lead vocals), Louis Bradley and Arthur Basset (tenors), Jewel Jones (second tenor/baritone), James Maddox and Richard Nickens (both baritone/bass).When Moses Jr. got out of the United States Air Force in 1954, they changed their name to The El Dorados.
Vivian Carter heard them and signed them to her Vee-Jay Records label, making their first recordings in mid 1954. After a string of unsuccessful singles, they recorded "At My Front Door" (also known as "Crazy Little Mama") in 1955, and it rose to No. 1 on the US Billboard R&B chart, and No. 17 on the US pop chart. Their follow-up, "I’ll Be Forever Loving You", also made the R&B top ten in early 1956.
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==Links to Peel==
Peel played their track, 'Bim Bam Boom', on his show in 1984, but it is not known whether he played their material previous to this. Nonetheless he invited the group to do a session for his programme in 1995 with CJ & The Houserockers as the backing musicians. The latter were an unsigned British blues group.
==Sessions==
1. Recorded with CJ & The Houserockers: 1995-05-15. First Broadcast: 17 June 1995
*Crazy Little Mama / My Lovin' Baby / Weeping Willow Blues / Framed / My Gal Is Gone
==Other Shows Played==
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*05 December 1984: Bim Bam Boom (LP - Low Mileage High Octane) Solid Smoke
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
Category:Artists