Jewel Akens
Jewel Akens
Doo wop veteran Jewel Akens was born September 12, 1940, in Houston, TX. He began singing in church as a child, but was also influenced by the blues joint in his neighborhood. In the late '40s, his family moved to Los Angeles. In his teens, Akens sang with a group called the Four Dots. Introduced to Eddie Cochran's manager Jerry Capehart, the group recorded a single for Freedom Records in 1959. Later Aikens and a friend, Eddie Daniels, recorded as Akens and Daniels for Capehart's Silver and Capehart labels. Eddie Cochran played guitar on these sides as well as Akens' sides for Crest. Akens did background vocals on releases by John Ashley ("Hot Rod Gang," "High School Caesar," "2001: A Space Odyssey"). The Four Dots also recorded singles for Liberty ("Don't Wake Up the Kids," "Peace of Mind"), Bullseye, and Dot Records ("My Dear"). In 1961, Aikens and Daniels recorded an Imperial single, "Boom a Lay" b/w "Hide & Seek," as the Astro-Jets.
6 comments:
Hi, is there an easier way to get a copy of Best of Jewel Akens, Birds & The Bees? I tried, but all I get is a page with a timer that takes me no where except for some htm file. Most blogs allow you to easily download a zip file.
Hi D
You will see that my blog allows easy downloads also, however, these are still on 1F account, I will change them today.
Regards
Ozzieguy
very kind of you, I finally got to own some of Jewel's work....thanks to you......Thanks.
Anything you need? Let me know. You never know.
What do you have to offer, it will be best if you email me.
Hello Ozziegut - Thanks for the King Of The Road album. Regards, Bob.
Hello Bob,
Very welcome.
Regards
Allan [Ozzieguy]
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