The Vogues were an American singing quartet from Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania, USA, a Pittsburgh suburb. They consisted of Bill Burkette (lead baritone), Don Miller (baritone), Hugh Geyer (first tenor) and Chuck Blasko (second tenor). Overview Originally called "The Valaires," the group included a fifth member, Neil Foster. Their only record release under this moniker was "Launie, My Love" / "Which One Will It Be?". It was first released under local label Willett Records (owned by the group's manager, Elmer Willett) in 1959, and then distributed nationally on Coral Records in 1960 (where the group name was shown as "The Val-Aires"). After disbanding in the early 1960s, the group reformed as a quartet by 1965 (minus Foster), adopting "The Vogues" as their new name. The name was derived from Vogue Terrace, a popular teenage dance hall that also housed Willett Records in North Versailles, Pennsylvania. It was owned by Willett and was the

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