The 5 Satins...To The Aisle

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Comment by Edie Antoinette on December 7, 2009 at 10:10am

I'll bet. I have always loved split screen though. This is my favorite kind of stuff. Go over to the Flo Ballard Unsung blog. Gene came in defending "his gal" Diana and so it's on! ROFLMBOOOOOOOOOOO!

It's a friendly discussion of course, but I couldn't help going and retrieving the Tony Turner thing you posted...ha ha ha ha ha!!!!! Berry Gordy did not even go to Flo's or David's funeral and I just realized why he left Detroit and moved Motown to Cali! Diana Ross had moved there! SCANDALOUS!

Comment by Shelley "SoleMann" King on December 7, 2009 at 9:20am

Mama Edie, it was strange watching that back in the early 90's because that was the only part i saw and it was the end of the film....LOL

Comment by Edie Antoinette on December 7, 2009 at 9:02am

I like the way this video was put together. Very nice!

Comment by Shelley "SoleMann" King on December 7, 2009 at 8:46am

I remember watching "Let The Good Times Roll" back in the early 90's....Here is their appearance

Comment by Edie Antoinette on December 7, 2009 at 8:33am

Beautiful voice and harmony...

Comment by KnightD12 on December 7, 2009 at 1:41am

I had forgotten this one, but it brings back memories.
Fred Parris was born in 1936 and joined a group called the Scarletts, for which he became lead singer, in about 1954. He joined the Army and one night while on guard duty, he composed his song In The Still Of The Nite. Back home in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1956, he formed a vocal group along with Wes Forbes, Lewis Peeples, Rich Freeman and Sy Hopkins. They called themselves the Five Satins and recorded In The Still Of The Nite in the basement of their local church, St. Bernadette's. The song entered the top forty later that year, peaking at number 24. While it was on the charts, Fred Parris was stationed in Japan with the Army. The group re-formed with a different lineup, this time featuring Bill Baker as lead singer. Recording on the Ember label as the original lineup, the group released To The Aisle in 1957 with Baker on lead and it became the only other top forty song for the Five Satins.

Parris replaced Baker on his return from the Army in January, 1958. The Five Satins had some other minor hits on Ember, but as doo-wop went out of style in the early 60's, the group split up.

In 1969 Fred Parris re-formed the group with a new cast and hit the oldies circuit. This group appeared in the 1973 film that revived 50's rock-and-roll, Let The Good Times Roll. They continued to make occasional appearances.

Comment by Edie Antoinette on December 6, 2009 at 4:04pm

Nice!!!!