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'''The Cleftones''' were an American doo-wop band, formed by Herb Cox (lead vocals), Warren Corbin (bass), Charlie James (first tenor), Berman Patterson (second tenor) and William McClain (baritone). In 1959, McClain left the group and was replaced by Gene Pearson and singer Patricia Spann. <br />
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The Cleftones scored hits with ''You Baby You'' (1955), ''[[Little Girl Of Mine]]'' (1955) and their covers of ''Heart and Soul'' (1961) and ''For Sentimental Reasons'' (1961).<br />
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==Frank Zappa==<br />
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In ''[[The Real Frank Zappa Book]]'', Zappa named ''[[Teenage Dance Party]]'' the earliest rock record he ever saw. Some songs on this album, including the opening track (''[[Little Girl Of Mine]]''), were by The Cleftones. <br />
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Zappa covered ''[[Little Girl Of Mine]]'' live five times in the fall of 1984: [[84/10/08 Milan Italy Palazzo Dello Sport, San Siro|in Milan (8 October)]], [[84/10/31 New York NY US Felt Forum|New York (31 October)]], [[84/11/10 Upper Darby PA US Tower Theatre|Upper Darby, PA (10 November)]]<br />
[[84/12/04 Memphis TN US Orpheum Theater|Memphis, Tennessee (4 December)]] and [[84/12/18 Vancouver BC Canada Queen Elizabeth Theatre|Vancouver, Canada (18 December)]]. <br />
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==External links==<br />
* [[Wikipedia:The Cleftones]]<br />
* [https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-cleftones-mn0000073914 All Music Guide biography.]<br />
* [https://www.discogs.com/artist/383342-The-Cleftones?srsltid=AfmBOoq6CnE82xnr1Uk0NFzNJ2pfCCTho4RAqjCa6ZjQS_Ciis80N2zS Discogs page.]<br />
* [https://www.uncamarvy.com/Cleftones/cleftones.html Unca Marvy biography.]<br />
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