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John E. Carter, famed R&B tenor, dies of cancer at 75 (News)
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CHICAGO — Lead tenor John E. Carter had the good fortune to perform with two important R&B groups: the Flamingos and the Dells.And because of that achievement, he, along with such luminaries...
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I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU
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Album:American Graffiti Highlights...
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"I Only Have Eyes For You" was written in 1934 for the film Dames and sung by Dick Powell and Ruby Keeler but it was in 1959 that the Flamingos had a huge smash with it, topping the soul and pop charts. The Famingos-- who first met each other at a Chicago synagogue-- were one of the most successful doo wop groups ever and this was their biggest hit. Their biggest payday in years-- $250,000-- wa...
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I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU
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Artist:
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Album:American Graffiti Highlights...
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"I Only Have Eyes For You" was written in 1934 for the film Dames and sung by Dick Powell and Ruby Keeler but it was in 1959 that the Flamingos had a huge smash with it, topping the soul and pop charts. The Famingos-- who first met each other at a Chicago synagogue-- were one of the most successful doo wop groups ever and this was their biggest hit. Their biggest payday in years-- $250,000-- wa...
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Doo-Wop Thursday
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Album:Doo Wop Battle
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tonight returns to the studios of Chess Records in Chicago, and the year 1956 with the Flamingos follow-up to their (previously posted) hit "I'll Be Home"; as the sleevenotes say, "this time with a less wispy lead and a more deliberate backbeat".
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Doo-Wop Thursday
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Album:Unspoken Emotions
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so here are the Flamingos, on Chess, from 1956, performing Stan Lewis and Fats Washington's classic "I'll Be Home"
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I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU
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Artist:
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Album:American Graffiti Highlights...
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Track:
"I Only Have Eyes For You" was written in 1934 for the film Dames and sung by Dick Powell and Ruby Keeler but it was in 1959 that the Flamingos had a huge smash with it, topping the soul and pop charts. The Famingos-- who first met each other at a Chicago synagogue-- were one of the most successful doo wop groups ever and this was their biggest hit. Their biggest payday in years-- $250,000-- wa...
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John E. Carter, famed R&B tenor, dies of cancer at 75 (News)
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Artist:
CHICAGO — Lead tenor John E. Carter had the good fortune to perform with two important R&B groups: the Flamingos and the Dells.And because of that achievement, he, along with such luminaries...
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