The Ink Spots

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(1934-1954) The Ink Spots were a vocal group in the 1930s and 1940s that helped define the musical genre that led to rhythm and blues and rock and roll, and the subgenre doo-wop. They gained much acceptance in both the white community and black community largely due to the ballad style introduced to the group by lead singer Bill Kenny. They were inducted into the Rock & Roll hall of fame in 1999. Their songs usually began with a guitar riff, followed by the tenor Bill Kenny, who sang the whole song through. After Kenny finished singing, the bass would either recite the first half, or the bridge of the song, or would speak the words, almost in a free form, that were not part of the song, commonly using the words "Honey Child", or "Honey Babe", expressing his love for his darling in the song. This was followed by Kenny, who finished up singing the last refrain or the last half of the song. On some songs Deek Watson would sing the lead rather than Bill Kenny. This was mostly on the uptempo "Jive" songs. The Ink Spots formed in the early 1930s in Indianapolis. The founding members were :- Orville "Hoppy" Jones (b. 17 February 1902, Chicago, Illinois – d. 18 October 1944, New York City) (bass) (Played cello in the manner of a stand up bass)[1] Ivory "Deek" Watson (b. 18 July 1909, Mounds, Illinois – d. 4 November 1969, Washington, D.C.) (tenor) (Played guitar and trumpet) Jerry Daniels (b. 14 December 1915 – d. 7 November 1995, Indianapolis, Indiana) (tenor) (Played guitar and

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albums

The Anthology

20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of The Ink Spots

Their Greatest Hits

Classics

The Ink Spots Retrospective

If I Didn't Care: An Anthology

The Golden Age of The Ink Spots -The Best of Everything

If I Didn't Care

Greatest Hits

The Songs of Wasteland: Music as heard in Fallout 3 - EP

We Four - The Best of the Ink Spots

The Ink Spots' Greatest Hits

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