Mac Boswell and The Outcasts

Vocal and instrumental group, fronted by James Malcolm "Mac" Boswell and composed by John Clark, Fiske Minton, Harry Williams and Brown Ellis. At 19 Mac Boswell and the Outcasts had made several tours of the south and the Southeast appearing with stars like Ferlin Husky and Jerry Lee Lewis. The group began in 1957 while the boys were attending West High School. After working together for months, they entered several talent contests - Winning Many.

Their single release came out on a 1950s Atlanta-based label associated with Bill Lowery. The track one Side A was written by rising songwriter Ray Stevens, with side B being co-penned by Robert Riley of The Prisonaires.

Members

James Malcolm "Mac" Boswell

John Clark

Fiske Minton

Harry Williams

Brown Ellis

Release

1959: I Thought You Knew / Rang Dang Do Lally  (7") on Wonder Records, cat# 117

External References

https://www.45cat.com/artist/mac-boswell-and-the-outcasts

http://doo-wop.blogg.org/mac-boswell-the-outcasts-1-a204235554

https://www.discogs.com/artist/11139317-Mac-Boswell-and-the-Outcasts

https://youtu.be/uAYmJQaZQuw "I Thought You Knew"