The Jive Five were one of the few Vocals groups to survive the transition from the '50s to the '60s. In the process, they helped move the music itself forward, providing a key link between doo wop and '60s soul. Formed in Brooklyn, NY, the group originally consisted of Eugene Pitt, Jerome Hanna, Richard Harris, Billy Prophet, and Norman Johnson. the Jive Five's first hit, "My True Story," was their biggest, peaking at number one on the R&B charts and number three on the pop charts in the summer of 1961. None of the band's subsequent singles -- including 1962's minor R&B hit "These Golden Rings" -- were as popular, but the group managed to keep performing and recording.