The Montclairs
An R&B vocal group from East St. Louis, Illinois, USA. Members were lead Phil Perry, David Frye, George McLellan, Kevin Sanlin, and Clifford ‘Scotty’ Williams. The Montclairs are well representative of the vocal group renaissance of the early '70s when falsetto lead and sweet-sound vocals were all the rage. The group recorded their first single in 1969, which was only distributed in the St. Louis area, and the following year began recording for bandleader/producer Oliver Sain at his Archway Studio. Sain arranged for the group to be signed with Paula Records based in Shreveport, Louisiana. Their outstanding hits for the label were Dreaming Out Of Season (number 34 R&B) from 1972, and Make Up For Lost Time (number 46 R&B) from 1974. Their last chart record was Baby You Know (I'm Gonna Miss You) from 1974. After the Montclairs left Paula in 1975 they disbanded.