
(Curtis Lee)
Curtis Lee (born October 28, 1939, Yuma, Arizona, USA – died January 8, 2015, Yuma, Arizona, USA) was an American singer best known for the 1961 hit single, "Pretty Little Angel Eyes", Backed up by The Halos. Lee began his recording career in 1959 and signed a recording contract with Dunes Records in 1960. By late 1960 he had written songs with a friend, Tommy Boyce, who would go on to become half of the hit songwriting team of Boyce & Hart.
Biography:
The Halos (Bronx, New York) aka The Craftys
Personnel
J. R Bailey (lead)
Phil Johnson (Lead)
Harold Johnson (Second Tenor)
Al Cleveland (Baritone)
Arthur crier (Bass)
After The mellows broke up Arthur Crier started The Halos The original group consisted of JR Bailey (first tenor), Harold Johnson (second tenor), Al Cleveland (baritone) and Arthur Crier (bass), Al Cleveland was from Pittsburgh and was in New York trying to make it as singers fate would have it he had had any luck and was on Broadway waiting to catch a bus to go home, Arthur and Charles Spencer had to do some demo work and needed a third voice when they left the Brill Building they saw Cleveland and asked if he could sing.
The Halos group recorded "Nag" (# 25 Billboard Hot 100 in 1961) with JR Bailey makes 'nagging sounds " The flip (B-side to" Nag ")' Copy CatR21, was actually one a previously recorded duet between Arthur and Carl had been done for Morty Craft