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The Flamingos
12+ albums
doo wopsoul50soldiesrhythm and blues
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There is more than one artist with this name, including: 1) The Flamingos is a long-lasting American Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-inducted doo wop group, most popular in the mid-to-late 1950s; 2) The Flamingos was a British alt-rock band active in the 1980s and 1990s; 3) The Flamingos was a Dutch group band active in the 1950s; 4) The Flamingos was an American ten-piece ska/punk group from Higganum, Connecticut, formed in 2002. 1) The Flamingos is a long-lasting American Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-inducted doo wop group, most popular in the mid-to-late 1950s and best known for their 1959 cover version of "I Only Have Eyes for You". Billboard magazine wrote The Flamingos are universally hailed as one of the finest and most influential vocal groups in pop music history; their music being defined as elegant and sophisticated. Jacob Carey (Jake) and Ezekial Carey (Zeke), bass and 2nd tenor, respectively, formed the group in Chicago, Illinois, after meeting cousins baritone Paul Wilson and first tenor John E. "Johnny" Carter at a Hebrew Israelite congregation. Earl Lewis (not the Channels lead) soon joined, and after a series of name changes, (The Swallows, El Flamingos, The Five Flamingos), wound up being known as The Flamingos. Sollie McElroy soon replaced Lewis (who joined The Five Echoes). The Flamingos' first single (for Chance Records), "If I Can't Have You", was a moderate local success, as was the follow-up "That's My Desire", but it was Johnny Carter's composition of
top songs
albums
Flamingo Serenade
Flamingo Favorites
Flamingo Serenades / Flamingo Favorites
The Best Of The Flamingos
Playlist: The Best of the Flamingos
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Doo Wop Classics Vol. 7
The Flamingos
The Rolling Stone Magazines 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time
Doo Wop Classics, Vol. 1
I Only Have Eyes for You
Requestfully Yours
Requestfully Yours / The Sound Of The Flamingos