The Checkmates, Ltd. (1957 - )

Group - Indiana 60s/70s American R&B group known for their 1969 hit "Black Pearl"

Releases (2)

Official

Album

1. Love Is All We Have to Give 1969
2. The Chessboard Corp - F/S/O 1974

Relationships (6)

Members

1. Bobby Stevens
2. Marvin "Sweet Louie" Smith drums (drum set)
3. Joe Romano
4. Bill Van Buskirk
5. Sonny Charles
6. Harvey Trees

Recordings by (21)

1. Proud Mary 3:43 (1969)
2. Spanish Harlem 3:37 (1969)
3. I Keep Forgettin' 3:22 (1969)
4. Love Is All I Have to Give 4:15 (1969)
5. The Hair Anthology Suite 18:34 (1969)
6. Louie the Piper ?:?? (1974)
7. (Ain't A) Goddamned Thang Going On ?:?? (1974)
8. I Must Be Dreaming ?:?? (1974)
9. Street of Dreams ?:?? (1974)
10. Pretty Balloons ?:?? (1974)
11. Sexy Ways ?:?? (1974)
12. Might Get Betta ?:?? (1974)
13. Coming Down ?:?? (1974)
14. Run Nigger Run ?:?? (1974)
15. Got to See "U" Soon ?:?? (1974)
16. Take All The Time You Need 3:49 (1988)
17. Kissin' Her and Cryin' for You 2:18 (20 May 1996)
18. Mastered the Art of Love ?:?? (1996)
19. Got to See U Soon 3:50 (1997)
20. Do It to Deff ?:?? (2005)
21. All Alone by the Telephone 3:18 (2014)

Credited as (6)

1. The Checkmates, Ltd.
2. Sonny Charles & The Checkmates, Ltd.
3. The Checkmates, Ltd. feat. Sonny Charles
4. Sonny Charles and The Checkmates, LTD.
5. Checkmates Ltd.
6. The Checkmates, Ltd. featuring Sonny Charles

Links (8)

Other Databases

1. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/the-checkmates-ltd

Last.Fm

1. https://www.last.fm/music/The%20Checkmates%2C%20Ltd.

Discogs

1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/276471

Allmusic

1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000090056
2. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000764759
3. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000062227

Imdb

1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2036444/

Wikidata

1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q111451