Lillian Leach & The Mellows

The original members of this 50s vocal harmony group from the Bronx, New York, USA, were female lead Lillian Leach, first tenor Johnny ‘Tiny' Wilson (b. John L. Wilson, 1 August 1932, Harlem, New York City, New York, USA, d. 16 December 2005, New York, USA), second tenor Harold Johnson and bass Norman ‘Polecat' Brown. The Mellows never had a national R&B hit, but enjoyed a number of regional hits on the east coast on the strength of the lead voice of Leach, who possessed one of the warmest and most sensual voices in the history of doo-wop. The three boys had met as teenagers a...