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Artist
Tams
12+ albums
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There are several musicians operating under the name Tams. (1) Tuukka Tams. Finnish indie disco artist. His debut album Menolippu was released in 2021. In 2022 he released a new single Liian hauras, and in early 2023 Kittilä. (2) The Tams, not just Tams. Check your scrobbles, they are incorrectly directed to this page. Origin Atlanta, Georgia, United States Genre(s) R&B, Soul Years active 1960 — present Label(s) Swan Records ABC-Paramount Probe Virgin Members Charles Pope Robert Lee Smith Little Red Former members Joseph Pope Horace Key Floyd Ashton The Tams, sometimes billed as "The Joe Pope Tams" are an American vocal group from Atlanta, Georgia, who enjoyed their greatest chart success in the 1960s, and the 1970s, and most improbably in the 1980s. Two separate versions of the group continue to perform and record. One version features original member Robert Lee Smith - 'The Original Tams with R. L. Smith', and the other under the leadership of Charles Pope, brother of founder Joe Pope. Contents * 1 Career * 2 Main personnel * 3 Chart hits * 4 References * 5 External links Career They were originally formed in 1960, and took their long lasting name from the Tam o'shanter style of hat that the group choose to wear on stage. By 1962, they had a hit single on Swan Records. "Untie Me", a Joe South composition, became a Top 20 U.S. R&B success. Follow-up releases largely failed until 1964, when "What Kind Of Fool (Do You Think I Am)", reached the
