What is a One-Hit Wonder? Even though many musicians had Top 50 hits, MTV classics, or Rock Radio hits, the songs and their performers...

The 1960s is probably the most phenomenal decade when it comes to music -- there's the British Invasion, folk and protest songs movement, the...

Introduction to Hank Ballad and the Midnighters Hank Ballard and The Midnighters began in the early 1950's as a doo wop group named The Royals. ...

Introduction to The Fireflies The Fireflies were a 50s music-era American doo-wop/R&B vocal group whose career lasted ten years (about 1957-1967). As to where they...

Introduction To The Bar-Kays The Bar-Kays are a 1967 formed soul, R&B and funk group that went through a major tragedy on their way to...

A short introduction to the Fiestas The Fiestas hailed from Newark, New Jersey and formed in 1958. New York-based Old Town Records signed The Fiestas,...

Introduction Ben E. King was one of the singers of the R&B/doo-wop vocal combo The Drifters before launching his solo career in 1960. While with...

By John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA - Ron Isley and Ernie Isley, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=75587968 Introduction The Isley Brothers was formed...

Introduction to the group The Impressions are an R&B/doo-wop/soul band formed in Chicago, Illinois. Formed in 1958, the band's original lineup consisted of Sam Gooden,...

Introduction to the Contours The Contours were an R&B group, one of the first acts the Berry Gordy's fledgling label Motown had signed. They were...