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The Stereos

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Active until
  
1968

Members
  
Leroy Swearingen

Albums
  
Our Most Requested Songs

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Past members
  
Bruce Robinson Leroy Swearingen Nathaniel Hicks Ronnie Collins Sam Profit George Otis

Origin
  
Steubenville, Ohio, United States (1955)

Genres
  
Pop music, Rock music, Doo-wop

Similar
  
Stereos, Frederic Archer, Hank Van Sickle, Barbara Blue, Gary Van Scyoc

The Stereos were an American pop/rock/doo-wop group from Steubenville, Ohio.

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They began as The Buckeyes around 1955 with members Bruce Robinson and Ronnie Collins, and released two singles on the Cincinnati label Deluxe Records in 1957. In 1959, the group added Leroy Swearingen and released their first single as The Stereos, "A Love for Only You"; it flopped, and Swearingen left the group to be replaced by Nathaniel Hicks. Swearingen, however, wrote the song "I Really Love You", which became their biggest hit, peaking at #15 on the U.S. Black Singles chart and #29 on the Billboard Hot 100. They continued releasing singles up until 1968, none of which came close to reaching the success of "I Really Love You".

George Harrison covered "I Really Love You" for his 1982 album Gone Troppo.

Members

  • Bruce Robinson - lead vocals
  • Leroy Swearingen - tenor
  • Nathaniel Hicks - tenor (replaced Swearingen in 1960)
  • Ronnie Collins - bass
  • Sam Profit - tenor
  • George Otis - baritone

    • Singles

    As The Buckeyes
  • "Since I Fell For You" b/w "Be Only You" (Deluxe Records, 1957)
  • "Dottie Baby" b/w "Begging You, Please" (Deluxe Records, 1957)
    • As The Stereos
  • "A Love For Only You" b/w "Sweetpea's in Love" (Gibraltar Records, 1959)
  • "I Really Love You" (Cub Records, 1961)
  • "The Big Knock" (Cub Records, 1962)
  • "Unless You Mean It" b/w "Do You Love Me" (Cub Records, 1962)
  • "My Heart" (Robin's Nest Records, 1962)
  • "Don't Cry Darling" (Robin's Nest, 1962)
  • "Mumbling World" (World Artists, 1963)
  • "Life" (Ideal Records, 1964, as The Sterios)
  • "Don't Let it Happen to You" (Val 2 Records, 1965)

    • Songs

    I Really Love YouOur Most Requested Songs ยท 2015
    A Love for Only You1995
    Stereo Freeze2004

    References

    The Stereos Wikipedia
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