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The Flamingos are an American doo-wop group formed in Chicago in 1953. The band became popular in mid-to-late 1950s and are best known for their 1959 cover version of " I Only Have Eyes for You ". They have since been hailed as being one of the finest and most influential vocal groups in pop and doo wop music history.
Building on the surprise success of the Flamingos' single "Lovers Never Say Goodbye", which had become a number 52 crossover hit on the Hot 100 in February 1959, [8] [11] "I Only Have Eyes for You" was selected by producer George Goldner among a group of 33 standards that the Flamingos might record for the album Flamingo Serenade. The Flamingos ...
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John E. Carter (June 2, 1934 – August 21, 2009) was an American doo-wop and R&B singer. He was a founding member of The Flamingos and a member of The Dells.Both groups have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, making Carter one of the few multiple inductees.
Bands, including pop groups, orchestras, opera companies, drum corps and other musical groups, from the US state of Wisconsin. For individual musicians please see Category:Musicians from Wisconsin . Subcategories
Detroit-based band Killer Flamingos will close out Monroe's Concert in the Park series Thursday. The band plays songs from the 1980s to today.
Five flamingos that showed up in Wisconsin to wade along a Lake Michigan beach attracted a big crowd of onlookers eager to see the unusual visitors venturing far from their usual tropical setting.
The song was released on Chess' Checker Records subsidiary in January 1956, with The Flamingos version going to No. 5 on Billboard's R&B chart, [3] its sales greatly overshadowed by the Pat Boone version released the same month.