03/18/08

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CHESTER,WV – The timeless Skyliners will perform April 4th in the Grande Ballroom at Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort. Remembered best for their million-seller hit released 50-years ago, “Since I Don’t’ Have You, the Skyliners had a longline of best sellers including “This I Swear” and “When I Fall in Love.”

The original Skyliners, comprised of Jimmy Beaumont, Janet Vogel, Wally Lester, Joe Versharen, and Jack Taylor - all from the Steel City - performed their hit composition at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem, New York for producer Alan Freed, and on Dick Clark’s “American Bandstand”. “Since I Don’t Have You” has made its way onto the soundtracks of major motion pictures such as “American Graffiti” and “Lethal Weapon 2”.

In 1960, Calico released its first album, "The Skyliners", containing twelve songs, including both sides of the group's first two self-penned singles, 'Since I Don't Have You", B/W "One Night, One Night", and "This I Swear, B/W "Tomorrow" as well as another original, "Tired of Me". The rest of the album was comprised of standards including "Zing Went the Strings of My Heart", "If I Loved You", and two songs led by Janet, "When I Fall In Love" and "I Can Dream Can't I". Two other standards from the album, "Pennies From Heaven"(inspired by The Clovers version) B/W "I'll be Seeing You" would be chosen for the group's fifth single. It was the Rock and Roll LP to break into the Top 50 Album chart.

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In 1961, The Skyliners moved to the larger Colpix label, the recording division of Columbia Pictures, and continued their practice of recording standard established songs like, "Close Your Eyes", "The Door Is Still Open" (Both written by "The King Of The Stool", Chuck Willis). These two songs were backed with original material written by Joe Rock and Jimmy Beaumont for Janet.

The Skyliners recorded "Comes Love"(written by Pittsburgh singer/songwriter Johnny Jack a close friend of the group) for the local Viscount Label. It was backed by "Tell Me", a song that Jimmy liked so much he also released it as a solo artist on Bang Records. Both sides received a lot of airplay in the Pittsburgh area and "Comes Love" became a collector's favorite. "Tell Me", which Rock/Beaumont also wrote, was Jimmy's mother's favorite Skyliner record. By 1963 the group had signed with Atco Records which released their version of the standard "Since I Fell For You". Although Lenny Welch was to have the national hit with his version that year, the flip side of The Skyliners record, "I'd Die", was re-discovered in the mid-70's by 13-Q Radio deejay, Don Bombard (Now known as Bob Shannon on WCBS ÐFM in New York) and has become one of their most requested releases.

In recent years Jimmy Beaumont and the Skyliners have been a substantial part of the PBS Specials (DooWop50, Moments to Remember, Cavalcade of Music, My Music). And today, members Donna Groom, Nick Pociask, Dick Muse, drummer/conductor Mark Groom and legendary leader, Jimmy Beaumont, continue to thrill live audiences in the United States and Canada each time they perform.

Tickets for the 7:30 show are $25 Gold, $15 reserved and can be purchased through any Ticketmaster location or on site at the Roarin’ 20’s Players Club.