The Ad Libs are an American soul musical group from Bayonne, New Jersey. Formed
in 1964, the group consisted of Hugh Harris, Danny Austin, Dave Watt, Norman
Donegan and Mary Ann Thomas. Their breakthrough came with the release of "The
Boy from New York City" in December 1964, a single written by George Davis and
John T. Taylor. The song peaked at number 8 on the US Hot 100 in March 1965.
Following this success, they released "He Ain't No Angel", which reached number
100 in 1965. Despite subsequent singles failing to chart, their contract with
Red Bird Records was not renewed. In ...