The Velvets

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Soul / doo wop vocal group
Clarence Rigsby (tenor), Robert Thursby (tenor), William Solomon (baritone) and Mark Prince (bass). Formed in 1960 in Texas after Virgil Johnson, a teacher of eighth grade English at Blackshear Junior High School in Odessa, Texas, heard some of his students harmonising. They were introduced and signed to Monument by fellow Texan Roy Orbison.

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I Got To Find Me Somebody

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Tonight (Could Be The Night)

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I

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Tonight Could Be The Night

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I Got to Find Me Somebody - Alternate Version

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The Velvets' most-played tracks include I Got To Find Me Somebody, Tonight (Could Be The Night), I, Tonight Could Be The Night, I Got to Find Me Somebody - Alternate Version. Listen to these songs and explore more from their catalog on this page.

Soul / doo wop vocal groupClarence Rigsby (tenor), Robert Thursby (tenor), William Solomon (baritone) and Mark Prince (bass). Formed in 1960 in Texas after Virgil Johnson, a teacher of eighth grade English at Blackshear Junior High School in Odessa,... Read the full biography on this page.

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