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- ↑ Billboard - 18 May 1959 - Page 26 Tour of at least eight weeks, will encompass Italy, France, North Africa, Scandinavia, Holland, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Yugoslavia, Greece, Turkey and Israel. Artists include Benny Joy and Big John Taylor, Ray Scott and the Ramrocks, ...
- ↑ Billboard - 13 Apr 1959 - Page 56 What It Means to Have a Friend Scott sings with a group known as the Ramrocks on this bouncy effort
- ↑ Billboard - 16 Nov 1959 - Page 23 Comers include "Years From Now" by Delia Reese on Josie, "Boogie Bear" by Johnny Preston on Mercury, "My Little Marine" by Jamie Horton on Joy, "Goodnight, My Love" by Jesse Belvin on Jamie and "Humrock" by the Ramrocks on ...
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