the Twilighters


Cleveland, 1961-7

The Twilighters started out in the Pittsburgh area as the Savoys, where they cut a good 45 on the PDQ label (later reissued on the NRM label). They decided to relocate to the Cleveland area, but the Savoys name was already taken by the group that recorded "Razorback", so they became the Twilighters.

The Twilighters recorded 4 45s, two on Bell and two on Imperial. The first Bell 45, "Be Faithful", was a big local hit and another excellent example of the Cleveland rock-n-roll sound, albeit it was recorded in Nashville.

The group leader was Steve Popovich, who ran the Cleveland International label in the late 70s and released the multi million seller "Bat Out Of Hell" LP by Meatloaf.