They made their first recordings for the Onyx label, before Holland and Walker left and were replaced by John Pearson and Charles Moffitt (September 6, 1929 – December 1986).
[1][2][3] Over the next two years they made some of their best-remembered records for Onyx, including "Can I Come Over Tonight", written by Haywoode, which reached number 83 on the Billboard pop chart in 1957.
They regularly performed at the Apollo Theater, and shared stages with such stars as Roy Brown, Fats Domino, Larry Williams and Bo Diddley.
After adding a sixth singer, Troy Keyes, they recorded for several small New York labels through the late 1950s and early 1960s, including George Goldner's Gone, but with little success, and the original group disbanded in 1961.
However, they toured successfully and were invited to return, in 1968, by Sheffield club owner Peter Stringfellow, this time under another new name, The Fantastics.
By 1986, the Fantastics were still performing in Britain, on the nightclub and cabaret circuit, as a trio comprising Haywoode, Elvin Hayes, and Emma St.
[2][5] John Cheatdom published his autobiography in 2018, entitled 'Keeping Doo Wop Alive'[11] Jerome Ramos died from throat cancer in 2012, aged 75.