The Viscounts (American band)

The Viscounts were an American pop group from New Jersey, formed in 1958. They had one hit single, with Earle Hagen's instrumental classic "Harlem Nocturne" in 1959, which peaked at #52 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in early 1960; it was re-released in 1965 and hit #39 the second time around.^[1] The single and album of the same title were originally recorded for the Madison record label, then both were reissued in 1965 on the Amy label, the Lp having a slightly different track listing than the Madison release. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Members

• Harry Haller - saxophone
• Bobby Spievak - guitar
• Joe Spievak - bass guitar
• Larry Vecchio - electric organ
• Clark Smith - drums

Discography

• The Viscounts, 1960
• Harlem Nocturne, AMY, 1965
• Rock, AMY

References

1. Joel Whitburn, The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits. 7th edn, 2000
2. http://globaldogproductions.info/a/amy.html
3. http://www.globaldogproductions.info/m/madison.html
4. http://bsnpubs.com/bell/madison.html