The Jive Five
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- 92%Shep & The Limelites
- 85%The Fiestas
- 85%The Mystics
- 76%The Solitaires
- 70%Johnnie & Joe
- 70%The Dreamlovers
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Biography
From Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA, the Jive Five were one of the last doo-wop groups to have a national hit and one of the few to make a successful transition to the soul era. The group members were Eugene Pitt (6 November 1937; lead), Jerome Hanna (first tenor), Richard Harris (second tenor), Billy Prophet (baritone) and Norman Johnson (d. 1970; bass). Their biggest hit was ‘My True Story’ (number 1 R&B, number 3 pop) from 1961, which was something of a neo-doo-wop... Read more
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rock and roll
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oldies but goldies
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50s
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