The Dovells

The Dovells were an American doo-wop group, formed at Overbrook High School in Philadelphia in 1957, under the name 'The Brooktones'.

The remaining Brooktones signed to Parkway Records in 1960 and added Jerry Sirlen and William Shunkwiler to the group, while changing the band's name to The Dovells.

When they were rehearsing "Out in the Cold Again", which turned out to be the B-side of "Bristol Stomp", Borisoff called Summers and asked for help with the harmonies.

In 1963, American Bandstand signed the band to Dick Clark's Caravan of Stars national U.S. tour which was scheduled to perform its 15th show on the night of November 22, 1963 at the Memorial Auditorium in Dallas until suddenly the Friday evening event had to be canceled moments after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated that afternoon while touring the city in an open car caravan.

As the Magistrates, they recorded the chart hit "Here Comes the Judge," taking advantage of the popularity of the skit on the TV show Laugh-In.

[1] Summers and Freda wrote and produced the song, added the female voice of Jean Yost (Hillary), and performed as the Magistrates as well as The Dovells.

The Dovells (Summers-Silver-Stevens) went on to be a big hit, in Las Vegas and the Night Club circuit around the country, performing over 300 shows a year.