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He is a singer who began singing doo-wop in the 1950s with
Harold Melvin when he had a group called The Charlemagnes.
The Charlemagnes became The Blue Notes in 1954 and
Roosevelt is known to have been in the original line-up. That line-up released singles with
several smaller record labels such as their 1956 debut “If You Love Me” and
the minor hit “My Hero”.
The personnel of The Blue Notes changed several times
over the next few years and it is not certain when Roosevelt left the
group. It is known he had gone
by the time they moved to the Philadelphia International label in the early
1970s.
Sources:
- http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Harold%20Melvin%20&%20Blue%20Notes.html
- http://www.heartfeltshowbiz.com/photos/index.php?image=bluenotes_originals_site.JPG&d=d.html
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Melvin_&_the_Blue_Notes
- http://oldies.about.com/od/70spopandsoul/p/haroldmelvinbluenotes.htm
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