Otis Williams

A Cincinnati vocal group, Otis Williams & the Charms landed a number-one R&B strike for almost 10 weeks in 1954 with “Hearts of Rock,” a tune that remains being among the most enduring doo wop anthems. Otis Williams, Richard Parker, Donald Top, Joe Penn, and Rolland Bradley initial documented for Rockin’ in 1953, but do “Hearts of Rock” for Deluxe another year. That they had several other strikes, included in this “Ling, Ting, Tong,” “Two Hearts,” “Ivory Tower,” and “United,” which made the very best Ten in the R&B graphs between 1955 and 1957. Their tracks were released as Otis Williams & His Charms in 1956 and 1957. Williams afterwards tried his hands at country.