The Daylighters
The Daylighters
Top Songs
| 1 | Oh Mom (Teach Me How to Uncle Willie) | ||
| 2 | Wang Dang Dula | ||
| 3 | Elephant Walk | ||
| 4 | Whisper Of The Wind | ||
| 5 | Hard Headed Girl |
Albums
Dec 2022 • 22 songs
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Biography
The Daylighters -- not to be confused with the Texas blues band of the same name -- was a male soul vocal group of the '60s based in Chicago. The Birmingham, AL-born group was started by high school student Tony Gideon in the mid-'50s. Seeking fame and fortune, Gideon, Eddie Thomas, George and Dorsey Wood, and Levi Moreland moved to Chicago, IL, in 1958. Two months later, Moreland returned to Alabama. WGES radio DJ George "G.G." Graves introduced him to record shop/record label/club owner Norvel "Cadillac Baby" Eatmon, who issued the group's first record "Mad House Jump" on hi...