The Valadiers
1 record in the archive · 1961
About the artist
The Valadiers were formed in 1959 in Detroit, Michigan, and became the first white vocal group signed to Motown, recording for the Miracle subsidiary. The all-male lineup was Stuart Avig (lead), Marty Coleman, Art Glasser and Jerry Light - Avig and Coleman from Oak Park High, Light from Mumford High. They wrote "Greetings (This Is Uncle Sam)" themselves; developed with Motown staffers Robert Bateman, Brian Holland and Ronald Dunbar, it reached #89 pop in late 1961 on Miracle. Coleman later wrote for Motown as Martin Cohen (Spinners, Gladys Knight); Avig served in the US Army. [Source…