- Skyliners Trivia: The Skyliners, formed in 1958 in Pittsburgh, were originally known as the "The Crescents". Joe Rock, the group`s manager, changed the name to "The Skyliners" from Charlie Barnett`s hit song "Skyliner".
- Skyliners Trivia: Their original lineup was: Jimmy Beaumont (lead), Janet Vogel (soprano), Wally Lester (tenor), Jackie Taylor (bass voice, guitarist), Joe Verscharen (baritone).
- Skyliners Trivia: They were one of the first early Doo-Wop groups to include a female voice.
- Skyliners Trivia: They were the first teen group to enter the national Top 40 charts.
- Skyliners Trivia: While recording "Since I Don't Have You", the mic was accidently left on and Janet Vogel, just having fun, continued singing an additional 13 you-oos at the end of the song....
- ... Lenny Martin liked it, left it in & the rest is rock and roll history.
- Skyliners Trivia: When the group`s first single, Since I Don't Have You, reached #12 on the Billboard pop chart in March 1959, the Skyliners all dropped out of high school to tour.
- Skyliners Trivia: "Since I Don't Have You" was later covered by the Four Seasons, Trini Lopez, Chuck Jackson, Don McLean, Guns N' Roses, The Brian Setzer Orchestra, Ronnie Milsap, Art Garfunkel and Buckaroo Banzai.
- Skyliners Trivia: Janet Vogel, the group's female singer, left the group in 1961, married, and had three children. She rejoind the Skyliners in 1968.
- Skyliners Trivia: Plagued by family problems, 37 year-old Janet Voget committed suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning on February 21, 1980.
- Skyliners Trivia: In 1980 Cathy Cooper replaced Janet Vogel as the group`s female singer.
- Skyliners Trivia: Male lead singer Jimmy Beaumont was only 17 when he wrote the group`s best known songs "Since I Don't Have You" and "This I Swear."
- Skyliners Trivia: The Skyliners never had a Top Ten hit.
- Skyliners Trivia: Their last charted record was 1974`s "Where Have They Gone?
- Skyliners Trivia: After a musical career spanning 60 years, Jimmy Beaumont passed away on October 7, 2017 at age 76.
