Were one of the first integrated vocal groups in rock n roll. Original members Corinthian "Krips" Johnson, Norman Wright and Clarence Quick were black, and David Lerchey and Donald "Gus" Backus were white.
Although the groups two biggest hits, "Whispering Bells" and "Come Go With Me" were released by Dot Records in 1957 and 1958, both songs were actually recorded in 1956 for a small Pittsburgh label called FeeBee Records. The songs became a hit in the local Pittsburgh area and Dot signed the group to a contract. Instead of having them re-record their songs, which was what was usually done in those situations, Dot simply purchased the master tapes from FeeBee and pressed the records from them--a practice that became commonplace later, but Dot was one of the first, if not the first, to do it.
Group member Norman Wright died of bone cancer on April 23, 2010, at age 73. David Lerchey died of bone cancer on January 29, 2005, at age 67. Clarence Quick died on May 5, 1983, of a heart attack at age 46.
Members have included Corinthian "Krips" Johnson (d. 1990), Norman Wright (d. 2010), Clarence Quick (d. 1963), David Lerchey (d. 2005), Donald "Gus" Backus, Arthur Martinez, Les Levine, Shelly Wengrovsky, Lewis McMillan, Bobby Walker, Norman Wright Jr., Anthony Wright, Mike Machado, William Blakely, "Sweet Lou" Velez (d. 2008), Lloyd "Butch" Phillips (d. 2002), Frank Ayers (d. 1999), Dickie Harmon, Bernard "BJ" Jones (formerly of The Dubs ), Leroy Binns, Ron Coleman, Reggie Walker (d. 2010), Don Jackson, Samuel Paterson, Bernard Robertson, Clarence Harvey Ringo, Chuck Jackson , Arthur Budd, Ed Everette, Billie Woodruff, Willie Green, Douglass White, Ritzy Lee, Terry Young, Mona Lisa Young, Paul Moser, Jerry Williams, John Byas (d. 1999), Herbert McQueen, Danny Ardell, Tommy West, Joe Rios.
