The group originated in 1963 after a chance meeting of three of the original members at Jim Boerners music store in Marquette.With a sound significantly influenced by the Beach Boys, the Excels headed to Detroit in the fall of 1964. Their first stop was Motown Studios, where we met the Supremes, Sullivan remembered. Although the Excels were impressed meeting one of the worlds greatest acts, the group agreed that their Beach Boys harmony sound would not be a good fit with Motown, which had an all-black stable of artists at the time. during a stop at United Sound Studio, the group met Ollie McLaughlin, who captured a large audience as an influential black disc jockey on Ann Arbors WHRV radio. Owner of Carla Records, McLaughlin had a stable of artists including Deon Jackson, a talented rhythm and blues singer who recorded the smash hit, Love Makes the World Go Round. McLaughlin also signed the Capitols to his Karen label and issued their recording of Cool Jerk, which reached the Top Ten in the spring of 1966. McLaughlin showed interest in the Excels and asked the group to send him a demo tape. The Excels released two tracks on Ollies Carla Label..
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