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The Showmen were among the R&B groups to bridge the gap between doo wop and soul in the first ’60s, developing a buoyant, energetic fusion of harmonies and propulsive R&B beats. The group just had one strike, “IT’LL Stand,” which charted both in 1961 and in 1964, but their lead …

Head of Chairmen from the Panel and a high R&B songwriter/manufacturer aswell, General Johnson enjoyed an extended career stretching out from his debut through the mid-’50s glory times of R&B to his position being a turn-of-the-century seaside music icon. Delivered and raised within the seaside town of Norfolk, VA, Johnson …

The Dave Brubeck Quartet featuring alto saxophonist Paul Desmond had its first successes in the first ’50s, nonetheless it wasn’t before addition of drummer Joe Morello (in 1956) and Gene Wright (in 1958) the fact that classic quartet took its final shape. The music group was enormously well-known; Brubeck himself …

From the SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA suburb of Mill Valley, the Showmen were the precursors towards the almost-equally obscure band Butch Engle & the Styx. They produced in 1963 as the remnants of the music group that included vocalist Engle and potential Sons of Champlin member Costs Champlin; Engle overran …