Fred Johnson

The severe loyalty of doo wop fans toward the Marcels of Pittsburgh has ensured respected status for this unique bass vocalist, if not kept him totally seperate from other performers named Fred Johnson. A baritone singer named Richard Knauss gets the credit for forming the original Marcels out of the original seed pod of himself and Johnson, planting the idea almost immediately after hearing Johnson sing for the first time. As the group came together several tenors were added -- one nicknamed "Bingo"--and the illustrious Cornelius Harp became lead singer, his Marcel hairstyle ...