When Roquel Billy Davis left Anna Records to form Checkmate Records, he gave the Seminoles a shot. It Takes a Lot, released May 1962, was starting to do something when Roquel closed Checkmate to take an A&R position with Chess Records (who distributed Anna and Checkmate), leaving the Seminoles in a lurch. Not for long, though -- Hi-Lite Records picked up the song and managed to get an area hit for their troubles. A second Hi Lite release, Trouble in Mind b/w Have You Got Love, bombed. They were the Embers for one release on Act IV Records, Forever b/w You Can Lump It; when Act IV failed to do anything, the Seminoles took the master to Midtown Records who re-released the sides as the Seminoles. It didn't matter, the single still failed to ignite and the Seminoles disbanded. Finazzo later toured with the New World Symphony and sang with the Larados, whose members also include the Reflections' lead singer Tony Micale, John Dean, and two original Larados members. ~ Andrew Hamilton, Rovi