Nolan Strong & The Diablos

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Nolan Strong & The Diablos were an R&B and doo-wop vocal group that recorded for the Fortune Records label in Detroit from the early 1950's into the 1960's. Nolan Strong had an etherially high, strong tenor voice that can be appreciated on the group's classic recordings, including "The Wind" (Fortune 511, 1954), "Daddy Rockin' Strong" (Fortune 516, 1955), "The Way You Dog Me Around" (Fortune 518, 1955), and "Mind Over Matter" (Fortune 546, 1962).

Nolan Strong was born in Scottsboro, Alabama on January 22, 1934 and died in Detroit in 1977. The other members of the original group were Juan Guitierrez (later replaced by "Big Jim" Strong, Nolan's brother), tenor; Willie Hunter, baritone; Quentin Eubanks (first replaced by George Scott and then by J.W. "Jay" Johnson), bass; and Bob "Chico" Edwards, guitar.

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