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1940: The Ravens

Orb — Sat, 25 Jan 2014 22:06:47 +0000

Biography The Ravens were a transitional group that bridged the gap between the sophisticated pop sounds of the Ink Spots/ Mills Brothers and the unsophisticated street corner sounds of harmonizing teenagers. Like the Ink Spots and Mills Brothers, the Ravens wanted crossover hits that registered on the white Pop charts. Their 1950 hit, Count […]

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1956: The Shells

Orb — Fri, 24 Jan 2014 22:05:27 +0000

Biography The Shells — led by Nate Bouknight (aka “Little Nat”) — scored with a Top 30 hit with “Baby Oh Baby,” charting for the tiny Johnson label in 1957. The group — Bouknight, Randy “Shade Alston (tenor), Bobby Nurse (tenor), Danny Small (bass), and Gus Geter(baritone) — continued to wax impressive 45s into the early […]

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1955: The Jacks / The Cadets

Orb — Sun, 20 Oct 2013 20:37:45 +0000

Biography The Cadets are an American doo wop group, formed in Los Angles in the late 40’s. The group began as a gospel group, the Santa Monica Soul Seekers, in the late 1940s. The members were Lloyd McCraw, Willie Davis, Austin “Ted” Taylor, Aaron Collins, Glendon Kingsby, and Will “Dub” Jones. In 1955, the group auditioned for Modern Records, and were accepted. The Cadets were among […]

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1955: The Turbans

Orb — Sun, 20 Oct 2013 18:10:45 +0000

Biography The Turbans were an African American doo-wop group, who formed in Philadelphia in 1953. The original members were: Al Banks (lead tenor), Matthew Platt (second tenor), Charlie Williams (baritone), and Andrew “Chet” Jones (bass). They came from Downtown Philadelphia (around Bainbridge and South Street). Around Christmas of 1954, they won first prize in a talent contest singing their rendition of […]

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