This 45, I’ll Beg/Let Me Take You Out Tonight was recorded on the SRC label in Ferndale, just outside of Detroit.  We don’t actually have this copy, and the audio below is taken from a bootleg Detroit doo-wop comp that I have.  This has sold for over $500 before, and other 45s by The Five Emeralds are highly sought after.

I believe this was recorded around 1954, during the time where soul hadn’t quite emerged in Detroit - and instead there was a mix of doo-wop, blues, and rock n roll.  I am trying to find out more about this group and label, and I’ll revise this post once I do.

Speaking of doo-wop, reader Rockin’ Richard has a doo-wop show every Tuesday night from 6-8 US Eastern time - go check it out.

listen to Let Me Take You Out Tonight: