The Camelots

David Nicholas (lead and first tenor), Milton Pratt (lead, second tenor and baritone), Joe Mercede (first tenor), Elijah Summers (baritone) and Julius Williams (bass) formed this R&B vocal group in the late 50s in Brooklyn, New York, USA. Only Williams had previous experience, having recorded with the Tremaines in 1958. Still without a name, the new quintet kept rehearsing until the turn of the decade, making their debut for Crimson Records with ‘Don't Leave Me Baby' in 1961. On emerging from a New York subway, the band saw a billboard advertisement for the Broadway musical Ca...