The Velours

The Velours
Also known asThe Troubadours
OriginBrooklyn, New York, U.S.
GenresDoo-wop
Years active1953–1961
1966–1967
LabelsOnyx, Cub, Gone, End, MGM
Past membersJerome Ramos
John Cheatdom
Marvin Holland
Sammy Gardner
Kenneth Walker
Donald Haywoode
John Pearson
Charles Moffitt
Calvin McClean
Troy Keyes
Richard Pitts
The Fantastics
Also known asThe Fabulous Temptations
OriginBrooklyn, New York, U.S.
GenresDoo-wop, pop
Years active1968–late 1980s
LabelsMGM, Deram, Bell
Past membersJerome Ramos
John Cheatdom
Donald Haywoode
Richard Pitts
Elvin Hayes
Emma St. John

The Velours were an American R&B vocal group. who had two minor pop hits in the US in the late 1950s, "Can I Come Over Tonight" and "Remember". They relocated to England in the late 1960s, changed their name to The Fantastics, and had a top ten hit in the UK in 1971 with "Something Old, Something New", followed by a minor US hit with "(Love Me) Love the Life I Lead".