Little June & His Januarys

Biography (doo-wop.blogg.org) Lil' June & The January's Sy Richardson, Claude "Little June" Johnson, Wilbert Johnson, Lewis ? (Bass) Vocal group from Chicago. They were 16-17 years old and lived on the west side in an area they called K-town. The group formed in 1957 and called themselves the Wonderliers. They practiced in their high school and on the local streets. A deal to record with Profile records, subsidiary of Chief Records (2), came about from a TV show they won. Sy Richardson, American film and television actor since 1977, was part of the group and wrote "Oh What A Feeling". They changed the Wonderliers to Lil June and the January's in 1959 and recorded "Oh What A Feeling" b/w "Oh My Love " for the label. In 1960, several members of the group were called to military service and the group broke up. Richardson served two years on active duty with the United States Navy. In early 1963, after returning from the Navy, Sy Richardson wrote "Burgers, Fries & Shakes", a song about McDonalds selling burgers at 15 cents and asking ten cents for fries. The same year, the group reformed and recorded "Hello" b/w "Burgers, Fries & Shakes" for Salem Records. Sy Richardson & Claude "Little June" Johnson formed their own recording company called Trans World Sound where they recorded the Mandells with Claude "Little June" Johnson.