The Medallions

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The Medallions were a rhythm and blues band led by Vernon Green. They were the first doo-wop group to record for Dootone Records. Their first release, "Buick 59," (based on Todd Rhodes's double-entendre R&B hit "Rocket 88") was backed with a ballad called "The Letter." "The Letter" contained the nonsense lyric, "the pompetudes of love," which was later picked up by the Steve Miller Band as "the Pompatus of love."

Since the passing of Vernon Green, in 2001, the group has been "Reconstituted", by several musicians and singers who backed up,and or recorded with Mr. Green prior to his death.The song "Annie Had A Baby" was released by Edwards & Wilson Entertainment Inc.:( written by Hank Ballard), and received "Song of the Year", and "Group-of-the Year" 2007-08, by a vote of over 50,000 musicians/artists worldwide who are members of MusicForte.com, in Illinois.A second "single" , written by William A. Collins "Watcha Gonna Do?", was released to Secondary Market Radio Stations on February 28, 2008."The Medallions"( minus the Vernon Green moniker) return with rollicking horn/piano and 4-part vocal harmonies and have MADE HISTORY, by charting "The Medallions/Thunder Records", recording group @ #6 in the Top-30 Countdown on www.IndependentMusicNetwork.com.The same song by the new Medallions is breaking AC/40 charts @ #13 on the SpinsTrackingSystem(STS).STS Tracking system on Independent FM Radio Stations across the USA lists "Watcha Gonna Do?" as #28 on the Top 100 Singles (with a bullet) as of May 9, 2008.New Music Weekly Magazine says: The Medallions Return is a long overdue return to Radio, and "you heard about it here first".The vinyl, and CD release of "Watcha Gonna Do?" by The Medallions is currently pending . Completion of their first album in decades is now in progress.Additional "Single" releases are now in motion prior to album release.A live (off-broadway) show is being rehearsed and preparing to world tour as early as Fall/Winter 2008.