tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12753049939996033062024-03-12T23:07:37.630-07:00Nolan Strong & The DiablosA site dedicated to the legendary '50s-'60s Detroit R&B groupNolan Stronghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12880668971699039094noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1275304993999603306.post-70981922746250700712008-12-19T22:22:00.000-08:002009-01-13T19:59:37.677-08:00Nolan Strong & The Diablos ... Listen<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgURJVlwR4oRRnf7MmHhpJI6-ZQzBHj2itDWFAz5_LmuYvRSizYukabPibi5d4r9K44pf-Zbp6JL3SQCOIeWKVrlX80Fhyphenhyphen8i85K2d7vg6vTFHR_hOY46dwyz3X8-0kY1sWqi8-ctK-zszu3/s1600-h/diablosL.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281768257117719618" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 261px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgURJVlwR4oRRnf7MmHhpJI6-ZQzBHj2itDWFAz5_LmuYvRSizYukabPibi5d4r9K44pf-Zbp6JL3SQCOIeWKVrlX80Fhyphenhyphen8i85K2d7vg6vTFHR_hOY46dwyz3X8-0kY1sWqi8-ctK-zszu3/s320/diablosL.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><p><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span style="color:#000066;">Nolan Strong & The Diablos </span><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ff0000;">(listen below)</span><br /></strong>1934-1977<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Add Nolan on MySpace</span>:<br /></span><a href="http://www.myspace.com/nolanstrong"><span style="color:#990000;">http://www.myspace.com/nolanstrong</span></a><br /></p><p><span style="color:#000000;">Nolan Strong & The Diablos were a Detroit based </span><span style="color:#000000;">R&B</span><span style="color:#000000;"> and </span><span style="color:#000000;">doo-wop</span><span style="color:#000000;"> vocal group best known for its hit songs "The Wind" and "Mind Over Matter." The group recorded for </span><span style="color:#000000;">Fortune Records</span><span style="color:#000000;">, a small label in Detroit starting 1954 and did so through the early '70s.<br />Nolan Strong, the lead vocalist, had an etherially high, strong tenor voice.<br />Strong's smooth tenor, was influenced mainly by </span><span style="color:#000000;">Clyde McPhatter and </span><span style="color:#000000;">in turn, Strong influenced a young </span><span style="color:#000000;">Smokey Robinson</span><span style="color:#000000;">.<br /><br />The group formed at Central High School in Detroit in 1950 and originally consisted of Nolan Strong (lead tenor), Juan Guitierrez (tenor), Willie Hunter (baritone), Quentin Eubanks (bass), and Bob "Chico" Edwards (guitar). Nolan Strong named the group the Diablos after a book he had read in high school called "El Nino Diablo."<br /><br />In 1954 The Diablos began recording with Fortune Records, releasing a handful of 45 rpm records. By late 1956, changes were made to the Diablos line-up. Scott decided to leave the group about this time to join Hank Ballard & the Midnighters — and again the Diablos were in need of a bass. Enter Jay Johnson, who was introduced to Strong through fellow Fortune artist Andre Williams.<br /><br /></span>Nolan's career tapered off after 1965; Fortune Records' having him locked into an unprofitable contract is a rumored reason for his lack of recordings in the late '60s and '70s. Jimmy Strong passed away January 29, 1970, at age 34. His brother Nolan joined him on February 21, 1977, at age 43. Hunter, Edwards, and Eubanks are also deceased.<br /><br />The Diablos were inducted into the United In Group Harmony Hall of Fame in 2003. In March 2008 the group was inducted into the Doo-Wop Hall of Fame of America.<br /><br />Today, original Diablo and Fortune Records recording artist Jay Johnson performs with a new group under the name "Nolan Strong’s Diablos" - singing all the old hits.<br />Here is the group's MySpace:<br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/nolanstrongsdiablos"><span style="color:#cc0000;">http://www.myspace.com/nolanstrongsdiablos</span></a><span style="color:#cc0000;"><br /></span><br /><br />All Diablos recordings were on <strong>Fortune Records</strong>:<br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/fortunerecordsdetroit"><span style="color:#cc0000;">http://www.myspace.com/fortunerecordsdetroit</span></a></p><p><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">LISTEN</span> to Nolan Strong & The Diablos:<br /></strong><br />"The Wind" (1954)<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwSGpyJKSGfi179eY8yMpeO9bO5miZ6ZWO06C2REs6ixLxd65iTybg_fSTP2Pg_LEqvF4DyxGJwYwzbBng' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><br />"Mind Over Matter" (1962)<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwkqQm4xJIGB7gVmjX1Xy5TAnNQD62AJnJct5RqfgXk8pgpZaNZhPEeB6E4gxH_XTIFQCUQDR1SneeejDGCdg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><br /></p><p>"The Way You Dog Me Around"<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyKVuLhwX3lFj5RP3pujZPpSH0LlrknUt636tpDZ2NBMZq7c1jlP1TOF6ZxA84EYxJMYgIXCb7cgbVf-jL0nw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p><br />"I Want An Old Fashioned Girl" (1954)<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyf5q7_EZcn3YE3pKg9z4TfYPlljbk55CPDX_Fn9dEbUqGX8etnmPxBrlp37n_cDZ_z6MSKnvZLoL2RVj-t-w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><br />"A Teardrop From Heaven" (1956)<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz3htMaAcKn8_1QDgWGOabGuRy8fOxhQKNXtLyead8-FQvpINNlMfcDRH5aCfY1HRX3JKoAEAwwqWhDRXMWmQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p><br />"Adios My Desert Love" (1954)<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxTmxNvngcYMqS9xEvIf4T3KnO6t9nlAKe9Vvx97N0dqJmOcxE8R-IrKXBL0EcAeZJP9wVvqF3ECEb1ROd2rQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p><br />"Baby Be Mine" (1954)<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyXU-nkegVXV6TW8Mk1IF1L9tyZJfikL4hWvWwOTqCEo1HGHAu3mET_E5vUGWFh2_GZaJ2SnaAPksELynP21Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p><br />"Come Home With Me"<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzcskkpq8Uiig-XQwtSXrvvpceU_8dC7TpFBaqGEmKrv1D3WGf1_m-sjrYFrUnuw2JYibAJJq3iEpgBts_IMw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /></p><p><br />"Daddy Rocking Strong" (1955)<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx2lFiKzBSmIS3pQmZYEoMsjXenjowPmba3jXGejyLv98rrUHhqv6jbqAh8-OAL2_VfwGpqBR96lq0_iqWnCg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p><br />"Do You Remember What You Did?" (1955)<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwEoQ3Z_CICcDBHXVYlhNDEYN7y7b30JyDniyarCYe0fwNqZdDTWN5tsgo3P60JmjAhaeWFqaRcAl-5gfyIqA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p><br />"Danny Boy"<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxbL8AgHzq3aMlzHbxQ0tM8Nq8eDg_6Kwee7Xrgqhza_BCx9ZatIU7UeYOlTAY_DQuydGUEOgh_SNzr9Yth0A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p><br />"Fools Rush In"<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzNz88rHDhJgRwVAtug2FUqianRFLDCE7nTX43YpETVBshinA6_xO6O3UZKQkNxZFmNcFw6fyi21IZ6FT-4' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p><br />"Goodbye Matilda" (1959)<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzgwXpocHXHW7s-XmEjMvEp_COuUBlmQdA2cM79sTFEB8ycttSlm6ynf-mMwRpg226m0uSYJxuFaS3kn7Sphw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p><br />"Hold Me Until Eternity" (1955)<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx-5_l7PY89jkhdw0Z9J4BiBfnnv3h8hp5U-TyI5Y5DSdHOIW_FET6WK0N7JNHEwyKOajEk-7gMvGdFogrMGQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p><br />"I Don't Care" (1962)<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx8LM6_V3Dvccr1WlJtKPudbSxJBEBxyyP_BkYoqNY6oMai_2VxYDQMwNFBsGPFPL_EU0uRac66KhsGoopA4Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><br />"I Wanna Know"<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwBgZYrrpdpTeIc9ijBeyLUDvmUZzn7M0XldvylTg7pueutW7C3H9f0RAtifoSdhHSXsOyClqSl_JZpEwoCRg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><br />"I Want To Be Your Happiness"<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy8iYbZzZZ7F7oYPbAWGfRmn9ngsG2WI7ZUxaq4rMy4ZQP-iIEfTJvg8O-WMxHo4E9ULQFtOdmJwGYnmeqsRQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p><br />"If I, Oh I" (1959)<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyYG95GnMaQwKchO8rVuudWS_KeGUhBabmfjGNlsY8Q49-K3SBdjqJREC94KwYzqaZVME87fscdxFeK2ZxMEw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p><br />"Jump, Shake & Move"<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzVCSyuy3rz5bYPSqwzlathr4hkU0nGdHPGbLBRX-T1iO7qDmewYY-KqkkuUC1r7kalCdBENXCowvv3QHR3Wg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p></p><p><br />"Mambo of Love" (1957)<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyJPpPIh9ayzFvUAR0tYyNiPMfUsuqVn_bAIH8migvDKhDqzsPHlMW1C9Udfo1sXX-hqss3lHVuzmJFX14kiA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><br /></p><p></p><p>"My Heart Will Always Belong To You" (1958)<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzyUyQVBHHuV9JmbMyi_LROwm8g7D2HUe7KS-LFvQ_G7BdthP0ZkKdkM64jHy-M3Xq4uEfqoAQttEWlr_TT1w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p><br />"Old MacDonald"<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyFlbsRhke2dgzDC_ETHaOMgfcopIZV79mGTtwq8X4YMxFpYcVhMJl9VuLOw-UMfj3hfdYfOJIse5eeotj8' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><br />"Ooh, Ooh Those Eyes"<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzHZQrHb775y49L7JVCgZjulep9HM2kW1CD0br044dZGJA7nFftF8JXGtLeNMEpZ-MtiU7qZrPL1Tl47Rkb6A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><br /></p><p>"Real True Love"<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwkKsf0QPWEDZy0Oh-kRUXtZ8IczprrLe2cY_COYS6SjEDGoj-_jRq7wupajGI-Khwi3-i6tYUrFw0AKpE0Gg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p><br />"Route 16" (1955)<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyNT8XZzmcX5F62Xr1JPMev7SeCoP6ESQO2qHRM8eQzNMyL_FZjiq7wuHEmqvByW8knP7Z2qjoPIng6JU5s1Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p><br />"Since I Fell For You"<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx7MpCfGHsQP5dB6I9KYzB2CHiw9Wik5ZaTpS026u9ELe37JjEMoaEyCzH4lXkOrQ-jPPFtsDv3vf8Q6Ysd3A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><br />"Since You're Gone" (1960)<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwUwt0iIZudB4I8xwlthl9gi-fncfv4UK7SLZROhCLCABorl7Qg2AhSOuRiQfSuxPTNoljj-I1BaE7lT5GVyw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p><br />"Someday You'll Want Me To Want You"<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzDNzjmeYmQGCg31e92sIaW-omH16b7DWjudRYfgyISPBkMZ53DI4OK3PfnZGekkpLW8bZSWcsrIR_pC2hM9w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p><br />"Try Me One More Time" (1956)<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxhXd2mReBkSCOk3cPNuKWYhfGqShVq5bauIHfEpozjh8wGCnAk1byZiXF4vCLqa2uAsYaS3qDM37oWwJb4vA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /></p><p>"White Christmas"<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dycBCP91aRKNJlSWL9OF-B-MfPC5pui9RZuvwHEAtads5p-nYGHIEFMqXvN0X06fPQA5S6EmVcNJm4Hd54R3w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /></p><p>"Village of Love" (1964)<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwnnSexaqb14WuYestq7X1gr-kMwyQSPiKcOwLm3xrL4Jqa5rdpLSqMe-6lGaT5SRjTF2MZQC3e52eUkb-Jtg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /></p><p>"Yeah Baby, It's Because of You" (1963)<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxUWtd18Wrka_h0EgXzkI7D00xQuaWO1tk_OTR3_9b0xe1r5zHYejHggAHoUMfuw6VQ3yIhbYM14SAdf_klTQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /></p><p>"You Are" (1956)<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx8UIw0EhCowdk_qhJ2ZWQHHXUuKue9PsC8rJZtYN5SRX7XyUfJO2hSrqwzMvHchpAxx4QxcRZ7BOk5VNRw9w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><br />"You're the Only Girl, Dolores" (1956)<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwL-tyAZ_MUoeFtclIj4rZooebEMyo_Nw9jx7wVF91623neCGRCauyBBinXw5fMdLzNsCyfkZ-hc64nvmc99w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p></div>Nolan 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