Rdio – Music AmneZia http://www.musicamnezia.com Remembering Forgotten and not so Forgotten Music Wed, 26 Feb 2014 14:48:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://www.musicamnezia.com/?v=5.4.16 1955: The Turbans http://www.musicamnezia.com/1955-turbans/ http://www.musicamnezia.com/1955-turbans/#respond Sun, 20 Oct 2013 18:10:45 +0000 http://www.musicamnezia.com/?p=192 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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