Sunday, 22 September 2019

The Five Keys, The Clovers, The Dominoes, 1951

   A wave of young black vocal groups spring up with variations of the style popularized by the Orioles.

   The Five Keys smooth harmonies hit with "The Glory Of Love"... 

   The Clovers combine tougher harmonies with southern-inflected blues and hit with "Don't You Know I Love You" and "Fool, Fool, Fool", kicking off a string of 15 straight Top Ten hits... 

   The Dominoes gospel-based singing and racy lyrics land them the biggest hit of the decade with "Sixty Minute Man" which sells in such high numbers that it makes #17 on the Pop Charts as well.

 

4 weeks at #1 on R&B charts


6 weeks at #1 on R&B charts

14 weeks at #1 on R&B charts

The Dominoes, debut in 1951, (top l to r= Billy Ward, Bill Brown; bottom l to r= Joe Lamont, Clyde McPhatter, Charlie White; photo by Kriegsmann)


02/1951
Do Something For Me - 6 R&B
05/1951
Sixty Minute Man - 17 US, 1 R&B
11/1951
I Am with You - 8 R&B




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