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The Five Satins are an American doo-wop group, best known for their 1956 million-selling song "In the Still of the Night." [ 1 ] They were formed in 1954 and continued performing until 1994. When it was formed, the group consisted of six members, which was eventually cut down to five.
The song was written by Fred Parris, the lead singer of The Five Satins, and has been rerecorded by Boyz II Men and featured in the movie Dirty Dancing. Gilles Petard - Getty Images
The Five Satins' original version was included in Robert Christgau's "Basic Record Library" of 1950s and 1960s recordings—published in Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981) [4] —and ranked No. 90 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of "the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". [5]
The song was praised by critics and fans alike, and remains one of Milsap's most popular recordings. In a year when 51 songs rotated out of the Hot Country Singles' number-one position, "Lost in the Fifties Tonight" was one of just two songs of the group to spend more than one week at number one (it spent two, as did The Judds ' " Have Mercy ...
The Five Satins went through several incarnations, and Parris’ own musical career diverged in the 1960s and 70s to include groups such as Fred Parris and the Restless Hearts and The Black Satins.
Fred Parris, a songwriter best known for being part of The Five Satins and its 1956 ballad "In The Still of the Night," has died. He was 85.The group's Facebook page released a statement Friday ...
"To the Aisle" is a 1957 song recorded by The Five Satins with songwriting credits to group members Jim Freeman, Jessie Murphy, Bill Baker, Tommy Killebrew, and John Brown. The arrangement included an alto saxophone and an oboe played in harmony during the bridge and the oboe at the song's closing, very unusual for the time.
This album contains cover songs that were hits during the 1950s for the following artists: the Rays, the Penguins, the Platters, the Five Satins, Bobby Helms, Little Anthony and the Imperials, the Moonglows, Lee Andrews & the Hearts, the Heartbeats and Jesse Belvin. All of the tracks on this album were recorded in Nashville.