THE TURBANS - by Al Kelly

The Turbans were led by Al Banks and got their first taste of a record 
with the Herald Label in  January '56. They recorded "Sister Sooky" 
which I loved and bought a copy back then. Their next was "When You 
Dance", which became a bigger hit for the group. They went on to record 
12 records for Herald from '55 to '57 A trivia question was the Turbans 
were the Quadrells on Whirlin' Disc in '57. The group members came and 
went but Al Banks stayed on as lead.  After their long Herald stint, 
they had one release on the Philly Red Top label in '60 before signing 
with Roulette for a couple of releases. A remake of two old hits of 
theirs on Parkway caught some action locally  but another contract with 
a major label, Imperial, didn't produce any hit records.  Boy, they made
all good records, not a dud in their releases but nothing caught on 
after their string of hits in '56-'57. They alway wore their turbans so 
everyone knew the group. They made a great presentation on stage with their act.