About The Solitaires

The Solitaires are a doo wop group, best remembered for their 1957 hit "Walking Along". Formed in Harlem in 1953, the band consisted of Herman Curtis, Buzzy Willis and Pat Gaston (who had previously ben together in another group, The Crows), and Monte Owens, Bobby Baylor and Bobby Williams (formerly of The Mello-Moods). They were quickly signed to the Old Town music label, from which they issued a series of singles. These included "Wonder Why", "Blue Valentine", and a cover version of the jazz standard "I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You", all released through 1954.