Biography Genre(s) Years (together) Members Discography Videos Labels Reference 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 […]
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Biography Genre(s) Origin Peak Date Years (together) Members Discography Song Highlights Videos Labels Reference 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 […]
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Biography Genre(s) Origin Peak Date Years (together) Members Discography Song Highlights Videos Labels Reference 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. […]
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Biography Genre(s) Origin Peak Date Years (together) Members Discography Song Highlights Videos Labels Also Member of Reference 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). […]
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