It was also the first recording by the group to reach the US Pop Charts. This was the recording that brought the group to global fame and established the "Top & Bottom" format as the Ink Spots "trademark". [7], The year 1938 also saw Kenny taking his first feature solo in Decca studios. Source: The Encyclopedia of Popular Music by Colin Larkin. Influenced by the Mills Brothers, all four members sang together under the name “King, Jack, and the Jesters” in 1932. Albums include I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire / Hey Doc!, The Shawshank Redemption, and Fallout 3: Galaxy News Radio. At this point they had changed their name to "The 4 Ink Spots". Genres: Vocal Group, Traditional Pop, Vocal Jazz. The founding members were: As "Jerry and Charlie", Daniels and Fuqua had formed a vocal duo performing in the Indianapolis area around 1931. Harris was in turn replaced by Bill Doggett (b. One of the first African-American groups, along with the Mills Brothers, to reach both black and white audiences, the Ink Spots exerted great influence on the development of the doo-wop vocal style. Even though it got a good response, it wasn't very successful in terms of record sales and didn't reach the pop charts. The Ink Spots, American vocal group prominent in the late 1930s and ’40s. Fuqua led and was a member of various vocal groups calling themselves "The Ink Spots" until his death in 1971. Als Ersatz für Jones fand kurzzeitig Cliff Givens zu den Ink Spots, der kurz darauf durch Bill Kennys Bruder Herb ersetzt wurde. On some songs Deek Watson would sing the lead rather than Bill Kenny. Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, United States. In the 1970s worked with “Orlando & The Dukes”, a trio led by Roberson. All user-contributed text on this page is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. 18 July 1909, Mounds, Illinois, USA, d. 4 November 1969, Washington, DC, USA; second tenor). Records that found the Ink Spots in the top five of the US Pop Charts in the 1940s included "When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano" (#4), "Maybe" (#2), "We Three" (#1), "I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire" (#4), "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" (#2), "A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening" (#2), "I'm Making Believe" (#1), "Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall" (#1), "I'm Beginning to See the Light" (#5), "The Gypsy" (#1), and "To Each His Own" (#1).[11]. 1916, Indianapolis—d. 17 February 1902, Chicago, Illinois, USA, d. 18 October 1944, New York City, New York, USA; bass), Charlie Fuqua (b. Let us know what you think of the Last.fm website. 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. and the swing song "Shout Brother Shout".[2]. Looking for some great streaming picks? Series premiere review: 'Better Call Saul' - 'Uno': Good luck, Chuck, The Walking Dead Podcast Episode 51: “The Grove”, Murder Trial: The Disappearance of Margaret Fleming, Fallout: A Post-Nuclear Role-Playing Game, Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium, The Ink Spots, Jack E. Leonard, Don Cornell, Premiere Show with guests Morey Amsterdam and The Ink Spots, NBC/RCA Experimental Television Demonstration for the Press. This is the first studio recorded example of the Ink Spots "Top & Bottom" format with Kenny singing lead and Jones performing the "talking bass". Jones had been having cerebral hemorrhages for a year, and had fallen ill from it in June 1944. The Ink Spots formed in 1934 in Indianapolis. Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. There are even groups still touring as The Ink Spots today. Ende des Jahres war dann Fuquas Dienstzeit beendet, er kehrte zu den Ink Spots zurück, woraufhin Long die Gruppe wieder verließ. The principal members … The song "It's a Sin to Tell a Lie" (Bill Kenny's solo, not original recording from 1941) is played on the in-game radio station Radio New Vegas in the 2010 video game Fallout: New Vegas. Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 July 1945, page 13. Barksdale stayed with the group for about a year before being replaced by baritone vocalist and guitar player named Jimmy Cannady. The Ink Spots formed in 1934 in Indianapolis. In July 1934 they accepted a booking at the Apollo Theater, New York, supporting Tiny Bradshaw. Following the breakup of that Orioles group, Til joined George Holmes' Ink Spots, who were Til, Holmes, Ann Lawson, and Larry Reed. Jones' permanent replacement was to be Bill Kenny's brother (and fraternal twin) Herb Kenny. He was replaced by Adriel McDonald (b. This footage can be obtained by British Pathe. In April 1954, Brown was replaced by Henry Braswell, who sang with the Ink Spots for their final three months. Due to personality clashes between Bill Kenny and Watson after Jones' death, Kenny decided he'd rather carry on as the leader of the group and bought Watson's share of the group for $10,000, which in turn gave Kenny the power to kick Watson out of the group. They also are featured in a scene with Faye and Payne providing background vocals on a ballad entitled "Where You Are". "[13] From 1954 to the present, more than 100 groups have used the name "The Ink Spots". 1969), Bill Kenny (b. Watson led various groups until his death in 1969. Diese Seite wurde zuletzt am 5. In 1936, Daniels was replaced by a 21-year-old singer from Baltimore, Bill Kenny, who signed on with the Ink Spots after winning first place in an amateur contest at Harlem's Savoy Ballroom. From 1939 until the group's disbanding in 1954, many of their songs employed this format. Omissions? According to writer Marv Goldberg: "The original group was a partnership, not a corporation, and that influenced [Judge Isidore Wasservogel] to say, in 1955, that when Hoppy Jones died in 1944, it effectively served to terminate the partnership and that no one could truthfully use the name after that. It wasn't until The Ink Spots 1939 recording of "If I Didn't Care" that Bill Kenny's voice began being regularly featured on Ballads, which it was until The Ink Spots disbanded in 1954. Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. March 23, 1978), Jerry Daniels (b. The original line-up of this enduring US black vocal group comprised Jerry Franklin Daniels (14 December 1915, USA, d. 7 November 1995, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; lead tenor/guitar), Orville Hoppy Jones (b. 3 January 1909, Birmingham, Alabama, USA, d. 27 September 1982, New York City, New York, USA) drafted in as his replacement. In 1963 Fuqua's group also recorded one 45 RPM record for Ford Records. In May 1951, Herb Kenny overslept and missed a radio show in Buffalo and was booted out of the group as a result. The new combination changed their style, slowed down the tempos, and had a big hit in 1939 with If I Didnt Care, which featured Kennys impressive falsetto and a deep-voiced spoken chorus by bass singer Jones. Later in the movie, the Ink Spots "make it big time" and sing live on the radio over a national broadcast. In 1942, the Ink Spots were featured in an Abbott and Costello film, Pardon My Sarong. 14 December 1915 – d. 7 November 1995, Indianapolis, Indiana) (tenor) (Played guitar and ukulele)Charlie Fuqua (b. In 1933, that group disbanded, and Watson, Daniels and Fuqua got together to form a new vocal, instrumental and comedy group, which was initially called "King, Jack, and Jester". In the early 50s the Ink Spots had further chart success with Echoes, Sometime and If, and Bill Kenny also had US hits in his own name, including It Is No Secret (with the Song Spinners) and (Thats Just My Way Of) Forgetting You. The group now consisted of Bill Kenny (lead tenor), Teddy Williams (2nd Tenor) who had replaced Billy Bowen, Everett Barksdale (baritone and guitar) and Adriel McDonald (bass). Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree.... Be on the lookout for your Britannica newsletter to get trusted stories delivered right to your inbox. Licensed from Muze. This ballad, "If I Didn't Care", was to be one of their biggest hits, selling over 19 million copies and becoming the 8th-best-selling single of all time. The latter sold more than a million copies in the USA. Disputes over the rights to use the Ink Spots name began in the late 1940s, resulting in many court cases. At this time Kenny and Fuqua each owned 50% of the Ink Spots, however it was decided by court ruling that Kenny's group was to continue on as the original "Ink Spots" while Fuqua's group was to use the name "Charlie Fuqua's New Ink Spots". The last bass singer for the Ink Spots was Adriel McDonald who was with the group from 1951 to 1954. Inzwischen ging auch Mackey wieder eigene Wege, neues Mitglied war Huey Long. We have included every group that performed together, even if only for a few days. 1925 ein Hit für die Green Brothers Novelty Band; Autoren: Autoren: Tolchard Evans, Robert Hargreaves, Stanley Damerell, Höchstplatzierung, Gesamtwochen, Auszeichnung, Template:Charttabelle/Wartung/Charts inexistent, https://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Ink_Spots&oldid=197446918, „Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike“, When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano, If I Cared a Little Bit Less (And You Cared a Little Bit More), You Were Only Fooling (While I Was Falling in Love), Who Do You Know in Heaven (That Made You the Angel You Are?).
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