Chocolate Syrup

Chocolate Syrup's absolute beginning is unknown, but the majority of the members who began recording under the moniker for Ira Records in 1970 had New York City roots with the exception of Frank Avery from Pittsburgh (formerly with the La-Rells). The other alumni were Norris Harris, Carl Smith, Leonard Wolfe, and James Holiday. A 17-year-old L.J. Reynolds replaced Avery after Chocolate Syrup's first Ira single, "Stop Your Crying." Reynolds had released a couple of solo singles in his native Saginaw, MI, and one with a group he fronted called L.J. Reynolds & the Relations. Moto...