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The Clovers

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The Clovers are an American rhythm and blues/doo-wop vocal group who became one of the biggest selling acts of the 1950s. [1]

48 relations: Ahmet Ertegun, Aladdin Records, Apollo Theater, Atlantic Records, Beach music, Big Joe Turner, Bill Harris (guitarist), Billboard Hot 100, Billy Ward and his Dominoes, Blue Velvet (song), Bossa Nova Baby, Devil or Angel, Disco, Don't You Know I Love You, Doo-wop, Down in the Alley (The Clovers song), Fool, Fool, Fool, From the Bottom of My Heart (Chuck Willis song), Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, John Phillip, Josie Records, Laurie Records, Love Potion No. 9 (song), Lovey Dovey, One Mint Julep, PBS, Pop Chronicles, Quincy Jones, Rainbow Records, Rhythm and blues, Ripete Records, Rock and roll, Rudy Toombs, Ruth Brown, Shrine Records, Skylark (song), The Checkers (American band), The Flamingos, The Ink Spots, The Searchers (band), Ting-A-Ling, United Artists Records, United States, Vocal Group Hall of Fame, Washington, D.C., Winley Records, Yes Sir, That's My Baby (song).

Ahmet Ertegun

Ahmet Ertegun (Turkish spelling: Ahmet Ertegün; (– December 14, 2006) was a Turkish-American businessman, songwriter and philanthropist. He was best known as the co-founder and president of Atlantic Records, and for discovering and championing many leading rhythm and blues and rock musicians. He also wrote classic blues and pop songs, and served as the chairman of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and museum, located in Cleveland, Ohio. Ertegun has been described as "one of the most significant figures in the modern recording industry." In 2017 he was inducted into Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame in recognition of his work in the music business. He was also a significant figure in fostering ties between the U.S. and Turkey, his birthplace. He served as the chairman of the American Turkish Society for over 20 years until his death. He also co-founded the New York Cosmos soccer team of the original North American Soccer League.

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Aladdin Records

Aladdin Records was a record company and label founded in Los Angeles in 1945 by brothers Eddie and Leo Mesner.

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Apollo Theater

The Apollo Theater at 253 West 125th Street between Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard (formerly Seventh Avenue) and Frederick Douglass Boulevard (formerly Eighth Avenue) in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, pp.528-29 is a music hall which is a noted venue for African-American performers.

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Atlantic Records

Atlantic Recording Corporation (simply known as Atlantic Records) is an American major record label founded in October 1947 by Ahmet Ertegün and Herb Abramson.

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Beach music

Beach music, also known as Carolina beach music, and to a lesser extent, Beach pop, is a regional genre which developed from various rock/R&B/pop music of the 1950s and 1960s.

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Big Joe Turner

Joseph Vernon "Big Joe" Turner Jr. (May 18, 1911 – November 24, 1985) was an American blues shouter from Kansas City, Missouri.

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Bill Harris (guitarist)

Bill Harris (April 14, 1925, Nashville, North Carolina – December 6, 1988, Washington, D.C.) was an American acoustic guitarist who played in R&B and jazz idioms.

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Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the music industry standard record chart in the United States for songs, published weekly by Billboard magazine.

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Billy Ward and his Dominoes

Billy Ward and his Dominoes were an African-American R&B vocal group.

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Blue Velvet (song)

"Blue Velvet" is a popular song written and composed in 1950 by Bernie Wayne and Lee Morris.

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Bossa Nova Baby

"Bossa Nova Baby" is a song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller and recorded on January 22, 1963, at Radio Recorders in Hollywood, CA by Elvis Presley as part of the soundtrack of the 1963 motion picture Fun in Acapulco.

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Devil or Angel

"Devil or Angel" is a song written by Blanche Carter and originally recorded by the Clovers in 1955.

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Disco

Disco is a musical style that emerged in the mid 1960s and early 1970s from America's urban nightlife scene, where it originated in house parties and makeshift discothèques, reaching its peak popularity between the mid-1970s and early 1980s.

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Don't You Know I Love You

"Don't You Know I Love You" is the 1951, debut single by The Clovers.

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Doo-wop

Doo-wop is a genre of rhythm and blues music that was developed in African-American communities in the East Coast of the United States in the 1940s, achieving mainstream popularity in the 1950s and early 1960s.

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Down in the Alley (The Clovers song)

"Down in the Alley" is a song released as a single by The Clovers in 1957.

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Fool, Fool, Fool

"Fool, Fool, Fool" is a 1951 song by The Clovers.

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From the Bottom of My Heart (Chuck Willis song)

"From the Bottom of My Heart" is an R&B song written by Chuck Willis recorded by both The Clovers and The Diamonds.

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Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop/Rap Songs is a record chart that ranks the most popular R&B and hip hop songs in the United States and is published weekly by Billboard.

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Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller

Lyricist Jerome "Jerry" Leiber (April 25, 1933 – August 22, 2011) and composer Mike Stoller (born Michael Stoller; March 13, 1933) were American songwriting and record producing partners.

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John Phillip

John Phillip (19 April 1817–1867) was a Victorian era Scottish painter best known for his portrayals of Spanish life.

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Josie Records

Josie Records was a subsidiary of Jubilee Records in New York City that was active from 1954 to 1971.

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Laurie Records

Laurie Records was a record label started in 1958 by brothers Robert and Gene Schwartz, and Allan I. Sussel.

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Love Potion No. 9 (song)

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Lovey Dovey

"Lovey Dovey" is a popular American rhythm and blues song originating in the 1950s and written by Eddie Curtis and Ahmet Ertegun, with the latter usually credited using his songwriter's pseudonym "Nugetre" - Ertegun spelled backwards.

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One Mint Julep

"One Mint Julep" is a rhythm and blues song, written and composed by Rudy Toombs, that became a 1951 hit for the Clovers.

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PBS

The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is an American public broadcaster and television program distributor.

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Pop Chronicles

The Pop Chronicles are two radio documentary series which together "may constitute the most complete audio history of 1940s-60s popular music." Both were produced by John Gilliland.

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Quincy Jones

Quincy Delight Jones Jr. (born March 14, 1933), also known as "Q", is an American musician and record producer.

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Rainbow Records

Rainbow Records was a record label based in the United States of America in the 1920s which featured recordings of Christian gospel music, hymns, and spirituals.

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Rhythm and blues

Rhythm and blues, commonly abbreviated as R&B, is a genre of popular music that originated in African American communities in the 1940s.

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Ripete Records

Ripete Records is a small, independently distributed record label specializing in the reissue of Carolina Beach Music compilations for shag dance enthusiasts, mainly in the Southeastern US, as well as providing an outlet for newer recordings by R&B artists, such as The Drifters, The Clovers, and Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs.

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Rock and roll

Rock and roll (often written as rock & roll or rock 'n' roll) is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950sJim Dawson and Steve Propes, What Was the First Rock'n'Roll Record (1992),.

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Rudy Toombs

Rudolph Toombs (1914 – November 28, 1962) was an American songwriter.

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Ruth Brown

Ruth Alston Brown (née Weston, January 12, 1928 – November 17, 2006) was an American singer-songwriter and actress, sometimes known as the "Queen of R&B".

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Shrine Records

Shrine Records was an American soul and R&B record label based in Washington, D.C. It was founded in 1964 by its primary songwriter Eddie Singleton and his wife, Raynoma Gordy Singleton (who had also founded Motown with her then-husband, Berry Gordy).

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Skylark (song)

"Skylark" is an American popular song with lyrics by Johnny Mercer and music by Hoagy Carmichael, published in 1941.

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The Checkers (American band)

The Checkers were an American doo-wop group formed in 1952.

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The Flamingos

The Flamingos are a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-inducted doo-wop group from the United States, most popular in the mid- to late 1950s and best known for their 1959 cover version of "I Only Have Eyes for You".

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The Ink Spots

The Ink Spots were an American pop vocal group who gained international fame in the 1930s and 1940s.

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The Searchers (band)

The Searchers are an English beat group, which emerged as part of the 1960s Merseybeat scene along with the Beatles, the Hollies, the Fourmost, the Merseybeats, the Swinging Blue Jeans, and Gerry and the Pacemakers.

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Ting-A-Ling

"Ting-A-Ling" is a 1952 song by The Clovers.

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United Artists Records

United Artists Records was a record label founded by Max E. Youngstein of United Artists in 1957 to issue movie soundtracks.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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Vocal Group Hall of Fame

The Vocal Group Hall of Fame (VGHF) was organized by Tony Butala, also the founder (and now only surviving original member) of the Lettermen, to honor outstanding vocal groups throughout the world.

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Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington or D.C., is the capital of the United States of America.

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Winley Records

Paul Winley Records Inc. (more commonly credited as Winley Records) was a doo-wop record label founded in 1956 that in 1979 became one of the earliest hip hop labels.

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Yes Sir, That's My Baby (song)

"Yes Sir, That's My Baby" is a popular U.S. song from 1925.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Clovers

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