The Turbans
- MatchThe Turbans
- 100%The Dubs
- 52%The Clovers
- 45%The Moonglows
- 42%The Five Keys
- 41%The Earls
- 39%The Orioles
- 37%The Cadillacs
- 36%The Crests
- 35%The Spaniels
- 34%The Capris
Biography
This Philadelphia R&B group comprised Al Banks (Andrew Banks, 26 July 1937, d. 1977; lead), Matthew Pratt (tenor), Charles Williams (baritone) and Andrew Chet Jones (bass). The Turbans have gone down in rock n roll history as proverbial one-hit-wonders for their Mambo beat classic, When You Dance (US R&B number 3 and pop number 33 in 1955). It achieved a historic mystique by being one of the first rock n roll tunes (as an early cross-over... Read more