The G-Clefs

The G-Clefs is a highly flamboyant, well choreographed pop/soul vocal group which has the distinction of having the first Boston area rock & roll record to chart nationally, their 1956 hit "Ka Ding Dong". Consisting of four brothers, Teddy Scott (b 2/29/36), Chris Scott (b 2/14/37), guitarist Tim "Payme" Scott (8/23/38), and Ilanga Scott (b 7/22/40), along with their friend and neighbor Ray Gibson (b 9/24/37), the band formed in Roxbury, Massachusetts, an area similar to New York's Harlem, thirty years before New Edition would bring Maurice Starr and Michael Jonzun's music to the world, The G-Clefs were the original pioneers from New England's soon to be important music scene. The Scott's gang, "The Band Of Angels", ruled in what was known to the police as "Scotty's Alley" with the warning "pass at your own risk", but the gang of "bad boys" had their giving side donating monies to charity. The Scott brother's parents "adopted everyone" singer Teddy Scott told AMG in a August 2000 interview. Songs like the moody and intriguing "Zoom Gali Gali" and "Why Can't We All Get Along" on the Then & Now CD contain biographical bits, "Zoom" was written by Tim "Payme" Scott about when they were kids and their homes had fenced off back yards with alleys. The band would hold little shows charging a penny for people to see, and with their sisters and friends they would perform an Egyptian act. The band's first "official" show was circa 1952/1953 at the Rollerway, a roller skating rink which converted to a dance hall on Fridays, located in Revere, Massachusetts. Revere Beach in the 50's and 60's was Boston's answer to Palisades Park, the group playing hundreds and hundreds of shows before they made it into the charts. They recorded "Mary Lee" at Ace Recording Studios in Boston...