The Escorts (Iowa band)
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The Escorts (later the Do's & the Don'ts) was an American 1960s rock and roll band from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The Iowa Rock 'N Roll Music Association's Hall of Fame inducted this band in the year that the Hall of Fame was started, in 1997. They were one of the first bands in Iowa to play rock and roll music, starting in 1959 as The Escorts. They changed their name to The Do's and Don'ts in 1966. They performed in ballrooms all over Iowa and traveled out-of-state as well.
Their Top Ten Hit [1] "I Wonder If She Love Me" by The Do's and The Don'ts was released on the Red Bird Records label in 1966, written by Roger Booth (single #10-072). Reaching:
- #4, August 1966 on KIOA Des Moines, IA;
- #6, August 19, 1966 on KCRG Cedar Rapids, IA;
- #6, August 5, 1966 on WAKX Duluth, MN;
- #4, August 13, 1966 on WEBC Duluth, MN.
Discography
- The Escorts / The Do's & the Don'ts (compilation) (1997)
- Do's & Don'ts 45 Years Live (October 2004 on Youngland Records)