The Fi-dels

This Group started out as a trio in January 1966 (Marvin Beard, Elbert Jones and Jimmy Locke). By the time they got their second contract in April, Elbert had left the group, but then they gained new members (Alvin Sykes, Walter Pride and James C. Brown) They formed as a group in the US Marine Corps and took their name from the Corps's Latin Motto "Semper Fidelis" (Always Faithful)