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The Daylighters — never to be confused using the Tx blues band from the same name — was a male soul vocal band of the ’60s located in Chicago. The Birmingham, AL-born group was began by senior high school college student Tony Gideon in the middle-’50s. Seeking popularity and lot …

The Daylighters, from Chicago, Illinois, USA, were one of many transitional groups that bridged the doo-wop as well as the soul eras. The group was produced in 1956 in Birmingham, Alabama, by schoolmates at Hooper Town SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. In 1959 the group transferred to Chicago and documented ‘Mad House …