The Medallions
The Medallions were an American doo-wop group.
They were the backing vocal group with Vernon Greene on the DooTone label.
Donald Woods, a one time Medallion, transformed former Medallions into The Bel-Aires.
Links with Zappa
Zappa referred to their song "The Letter" in Memories Of El Monte.
He played this song as a guest DJ in KSAN, San Francisco, 1968. That same year he also played their songs "1959 Volvo", "Edna" and "Speedin'" as a guest DJ during the KPPC, Pasadena radio show.
In his 1969 Pop Chronicles interview,[1] Zappa praised their song "Edna".[2]