- Danleers Trivia: Formed in Brooklyn, New York in 1958. the group's original lineup consisted of Jimmy Weston, Johnny Lee, Willie Ephraim, Nat McCune, and Roosevelt Mays.
- Danleers Trivia: One of many street-corner vocal groups in Brooklyn, they rose to prominence in 1958 on the strength of the single "One Summer Night",....
- ...written by their manager, Danny Webb, who named the group "Danleers", after himself.
- Danleers Trivia: Shortly thereafter, Webb also managed the Webtones on the MGM label, another group he named after himself.
- Danleers Trivia: "One Summer Night", released on Mercury Records was one of the biggest hits of 1958, selling over one million copies.
- Danleers Trivia: When "One Summer Night" was released, the "Danleers" had magically transformed into the "Dandleers" on the label.
- ... Further releases were not so successful and the group mostly dissolved by the mid-1960s. It continued to tour for several decades with Weston as the main original member.
- Danleers Trivia: They joined Frankie Avalon, Bobby Darin, and others on a nationally touring road show in the late 1950s. The group’s efforts with subsequent singles were not successes...
- ...They released two more singles on Mercury before the label dropped them and they dissolved as the decade closed.
- Danleers Trivia: Despite the short and mostly unsuccessful history of the group, they did manage to become the epitome of the "one hit wonders" with the eternally popular tune "One Summer Night" ....
- .... It remains a timeless classic standard, and will be played as long as there is an audience for the musical history of America.
