The Younghearts were a vocal group from Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
The group members, at various times, were:
Ronald Preyer
Charles Ingersoll
Bobby Solomon (b. 19th November 1944. d. 30th May 1975)
Earl Carter
Frank Edward Hayes Snr ( b. 19th August 1942 Caruthersville, Missouri, U.S.A. d. Sunday 3rd September 2007, Stewartsville, Missouri, U.S.A.) and James Moore.
The Younghearts line-up changed over the years, however the high standard of their musical output endured throughout the late Sixties and Seventies.
The Younghearts were, originally formed at Dorsey High School in Los Angeles in 1961, by Bobby Sanders and Charles Ingersoll.Dorsey High School was attended at the same time by the Beach Boys, Marilyn McCoo and the late Ron Townson of the Fifth Dimension.
Bobby and Charles initially formed the group under the name of the Extreems, whose ranks included Maurice Clark, Robert Rozel alongside Charles and Bobby making up the foursome.
The groups first recording was for the Dorey imprint and was entitled 'The Bells'.
'The Bells' made the top ten on the R & B chart.
The group toured several times, but eventually the four members went their seperate ways.
Bobby and Charles then joined forces with a three girl group called the Blossoms.
This arrangement of artists performed background vocal chores for the likes of Phil Spector, Dobie Gray along with several other notable artists of that era.
At that time Charles Ingersoll recorded several sides under the alternative name of Von Clayton, most of which charted, with the song 'Band Stand' making the Top Ten.
Charles appeared on the show 'Dick Clark's Band Stand' at this time.
Meanwhile, Bobby, who had just returned from service in the Military, put together a new group and called them The Younghearts in 1967.
This line-up included James Moore, Bobby Solomon, Charles Ingersoll and Ronald Preyer.
The groups first record was a song entitled 'Oh, I'll Never Be The Same', which made the Top Ten on the R & B charts.
A follow up album entitled 'Sweet Soul Shakin' was released in 1968 for the Minit label.
The 'Sweet Soul Shakin' album included the songs 'I've Got Love For My Baby', 'Girls,Girls,Girls', 'Sweet Soul Shakin', 'Oh, I'll Never Be The Same' and 'Misty' all of which made the number one slot or the top 5 on the R & B charts at various times between 1968 and 1970.
During that time The Younghearts toured with several famous Soul Artists of that time, including The Temptations, The Dells, The Delfonics, The Moments, The Whispers, The Miracles and The Supremes.
The group also performed with the late Barry White, The Rolling Stones, Stevie Wonder, Sonny & Cher, Gladys Night and Sammy Davis Jr amongst others.
During that time Bobby Solomon was replaced by Earl Carter, who was later to be replaced by Marc P.
James Moore was then replaced by Brohann.
The group then became reduced to three members who were Charles Ingersoll, Ronald Preyer and Bobby Solomon who rejoined the group in 1971.The group then released the album 'Do You Have The Time', which was shortly followed by a second 20th Century outing entitled 'A Taste Of The Younghearts' (including musical arrangements from H.B.Barnum).
Several successful singles from each set made the R & B charts, however tour duties in Africa and Australia meant that they could not promote the sets in the way they would have wished.
The Younghearts, over the years, earned the nickname 'The Entertainers' due to the intense energy of ther performances.
02 Stop what you're doing girl
03 I said to myself
04 All the love in the world
05 Wildfire
06 Dont crush my world
07 I'm still gonna need you
08 Me and You
09 Look what your love has done
10 Do you have time (S.K.A.T.T.)
MY RIP ViNYL
The Younghearts - Do you have the time - 1972
