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Elsie Strong

Tidewater/Hampton Roads was bursting with labels and competition.

Elsie Strong--Girl Rated X  Jist Ask Me
Remember Elsie Strong, she appears on Frankie Guida's Legrand label, as well as on the Norfolk based Sounds International, Empire, and the Finally! label.

Elsie Strong--SimplyStated Elsie Strong--To Billie Holiday With Love



 

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Peanut Country

Peanut Country Records boasted the Norfolk based group, The Movements. The group also recorded on Sounds International out of Norfolk, VA..  The Movements had a sweet, soulful sound that had the girls swooning and the guys practicing crooning to get the girls.

The Movements--Let's Get Involved The Movements--You Don't Know



The Movements "You Don't Know"


The Movements "Cockstrong"


"Let's Get Involved"

Remember The Soul Cop?
The Soul Cop
Norfolk International Records--1975
    Arranged By – Frank Guida
    Producer – Frank Guida
Recorded at Guess Recording Studio


A1   Too Many Nites 3:18  
A2   Dance To The Music 3:21  
A3   Romeo And Juliet 2:57  
A4   If You Wanna Be Happy 2:24  
A5   Frankies Got It 2:43  
B1   Go Way Christina 2:54  
B2   Me And My Lay---Dee 3:25  
B3   I Keep Coming Back For More 2:59  
B4   One Million Tears 2:54  
B5   Lovers Moon 2:40  
B6   Just Ask Me 2:29


 

Legrand

LEGRAND Records had a lot of artists, most of them backed up by their own session musicians, The Church Street Five, featuring Daddy G.  LEGRAND was the brainchild of Norfolk entrepreneur, Frankie Guida.
CERTIFIED VMSOUL LEGEND Frank Guida
Frankie Guida
Frankie's Got It

The Church Street Five featuring Daddy G  LEGRAND RECORDS 45 Discography for LeGrand Records


The Norfolk Sound

Bold, exotic and influential, the Norfolk Sound made Hampton Roads a vital epicenter of pop, rock and soul in the 1960s. But there was more to the story than meets the ear.


LINK TO THE STORY.



Shiptown

Shiptown Records had a full stable of artists like Ida Sands, Barbara Stant, The Soul Duo, The Positive Sounds, and Wilson Williams.  There are also lesser known, but talented acts, such as The Grooms., "Slow Down," and, "I Deserve A Little Bit More."  Noah Biggs was the Captain of this mighty ship.

CERTIFIED VMSOUL LEGEND  Noah Biggs--Howard Biggs
                                    Howard Biggs continues legacy of father Noah Biggs.(pictured with group)





FLIP FLOP STEVENS
 The dynamic Willie Stephen, better known as Flip Flop Stevens







Flip Flop Stevens And The Famous Pop Tops Orchestra