The CREWNECKS

Die Formation:
Die Crewnecks waren ein Gesangs-Quartett das von 1957 bis 1961 aktiv war. Sie bestanden aus Boyd Hoats, Bruce Miles, Jerry Pauley, Bob Martin und Larry Chase (Choper), allesamt Studenten des Wilkes College in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvanien. Sie waren hauptsächlich Life in ihrer Wohn-Gegend und der weiteren Umgebung unterwegs und kamen dabei sogar bis nach Kanada. 1959 veröffentlichten sie zwei Singles - die erste davon gab es auch auf APEX in Kanada - die sie für ihre Promotion-Tour verwendeten. Bereits 1961 zerfiel das Quintett wegen militärischer Verpflichtungen.
Die Singles:
RHAPSODY
?? 59….R-71959X45….THE CREWNECKS..I'll Never Forget You (S 5159)/R-71960X45….Crewnecks And Khakis (S 5160)
APEX (CDN)
?? 59....9-76559....THE CREWNECKS..I'll Never Forget You/Crewnecks And Khakis (RHAPSODY 71959-60)
RHAPSODY
?? 59….R-71961X45….THE CREWNECKS..Rockin' Zombie (S 5161)/R-71962X45….When I First Fall In Love (S 5162)

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Gerd

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Aus dem Nachruf für Jerry Pauley:
„ Lt. Col. Jerome S. (Jerry) Pauley, U.S. Air Force, retired, of Apache Drive, Shickshinny Lake, passed away Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020, from complications of COVID-19, in Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center.

Born June 10, 1939, in Wilkes-Barre, he was a son of the late Stephen and Ann Andrasko Pauley. He graduated from James M. Coughlin High School and attended Wilkes College before entering the military. Jerry was a veteran of the Vietnam War and served in the U.S. Air Force for a career of 28 years, 13 of them on B-52 bombers. He retired from the military in 1989, attaining the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. During his military service, he earned a Bachelor’s degree from State University of New York, Utica.

Jerry was a lifelong lover of fishing and mushroom hunting and was an avid New York Yankees fan. Prior to his military service he was the guitarist and a vocalist for the local group, “The Crewnecks,” who released the singles “Rockin Zombie” and “I’ll Never Forget You.” He was a member of St. Martha’s Church, Fairmount Springs.“