Nolan Strong and The Diablos

Nolan Strong and The Diablos were a do-wop group formed in 1954.
Nolan Strong was born in 1934 and passed in 1977. Strong's smoth voice was influenced by Clyde McPhatter and Strong's voice in turn influenced Smokey Robinson. The original group consisted of Nolan Strong (lead singer), Juan Guitierrez (tenor), Willie Hunter (baritone), Quentin Eubanks (bass), Bob "Chico" Edwards (guitar). The Diablos recorded for Fortune Records a local label in Detroit. The group released a handful of 45's. "Adios My Desert Heart" a cha cha number was the groups first recording, their biggest hit however was "The Wind", recorded in 1954 and covered later by The Jesters. Most of their records were local hits in Detroit. In the sixties most of the group's records were credited only to Strong.
One of Strong's biggest problems was that he sounded so much like Smokey Robinson. Even though he came first, Strong was looked at as a Smokey wanna be, by people that didn't know the real story. Smokey has said many times over the years that Nolan Strong was a great influence on him and was one of his favorite singers.

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