Vinyl records

The Bop-Chords vinyl records

1 album with 13 vinyl pressings between them. Open an album to see all its pressings and how to spot the first one.

Vocal group founded in 1955 in Harlem, NY, USA. Consisted of; Ernest Harriston (d. 1970's) (lead), William "Sheik" Dailey (a) (1st tenor), Butch Hamilton (d. Sep, 2002) (Second Tenor), Morris Smarr (u) (Baritone), Leon Ivey (d. 1993) (Bass) Harlem's the Bop Chords formed in 1955 in the same building where the Ladders, Channels, and Willows got their start. Lead vocalist Ernest Harriston, William Dailey, Butch Hamilton, Leon Ivey, and Morris Smarr had all sung with other neighborhood groups, and Hamilton had recorded with the Five Wings earlier in the year on a tribute to Johnny Ace that was issued by King.