the Monorays

Youngstown? 1959

Very little is known to us about the Monorays, who were definitely a vocal group. There were groups with that name in other US cities far from Ohio but nothing to be found and no rememberances of them posted on-line or in the Youngstown paper. 

They recorded a 45 for Tammy with both sides having a classic doowop/group sound. The record was a pick in Billboard and Cashbox and shows up on a Texas radio survey. The record had an initial local release and then a nationally distributed version with Jubilee records behind it, still using the Tammy label. The record was very popular in Pittsburgh and was re-issued there in the mid 1960s on the Red Rocket label.

The band on the record was credited to Tony March and Orchestra, probably a group Tony put together using local musicians from Del Sinchak and Bill Davids bands.

There were other unrelated Monorays groups who recorded for Nasco (from Nashville area) and 20th Century.

Discography:
Five Minutes To Love You / My Guardian Angel - Tammy 1005, Feb/Mar 1959