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Five Stairsteps

Band, 1965-1976 US, Chicago
R&B/Soul
A.k.a. Invisible Man's Band The Burke Family

The Five Stairsteps, known as "The First Family of Soul", were an American Chicago soul group made up of five of Betty and Clarence Burke Sr.'s six children: Alohe Jean, Clarence Jr., James, Dennis, and Kenneth "Keni", and briefly, Cubie. They are best known for the 1970 song "O-o-h Child", listed #392 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Later regrouped in the 1980s as Invisible Man's Band.

     
Members
PortraitKeni Burke
b, bvoc *1953 US
PortraitClarence Burke
voc, acg, bvoc 1949-2013
PortraitCubie Burke
voc 1964-2014 US
PortraitDennis Burke
g, voc
PortraitAlohe Burke
PortraitJames Burke
vib, voc, acg
Band Membership
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Our Family Portrait / StairstepsFive Stairsteps2014Compil.
The Complete Curtis Mayfield YearsFive Stairsteps2011Compil.
The First Family Of Soul: The Best Of The Five StairstepsFive Stairsteps2001Compil.
Their Greatest HitsFive Stairsteps1998Compil.
Step By Step By Stairsteps Greatest Hits Featuring Keni BurkeFive Stairsteps1994Compil.
Ooh ChildFive Stairsteps1993Compil.
Comeback - The Best Of The 5 StairstepsFive Stairsteps1990Compil.
The Best Of The Five StairstepsFive Stairsteps1985Compil.
Dark Horse Records '76Five Stairsteps, Henry McCullough, Ravi Shankar, Attitudes, Jiva, Splinter1976Compil.
From Us To YouFive Stairsteps1976Single
Tell Me Why / SalaamFive Stairsteps1976Single
PasadoFive Stairsteps1976Single
2nd ResurrectionFive Stairsteps1976Album
Ooh ChildFive Stairsteps1975Single
Every Single Way / Two Weeks NoticeFive Stairsteps1972Single
I Love You - Stop / I Feel A Song (In My Heart Again)Five Stairsteps1972Single
Didn't It Look So Easy / Peace Is Gonna ComeFive Stairsteps1971Single
Snow/Look OutFive Stairsteps1971Single
Stay Close To MeFive Stairsteps1971Compil.
StairstepsFive Stairsteps1971Album
Because I Love YouFive Stairsteps1970Single
O-o-h Child / Dear PrudenceFive Stairsteps1970Single
O-o-h Child / Lay Down (Candles In The Rain)Five Stairsteps, Melanie1970Single
Step By Step By StepFive Stairsteps1970Compil.
O-o-h Child / Who Do You Belong ToFive Stairsteps1970Single
StairstepsFive Stairsteps1970Album
Madame Mary / Little Boy BlueFive Stairsteps1969Single
Baby Make Me Feel So Good / Little Young LoverFive Stairsteps1969Single
We Must Be In Love / Little Young LoverFive Stairsteps1969Single
Love's HappeningFive Stairsteps & Cubie Burke1968Album
Don't Change Your LoveFive Stairsteps1968Single
Green Tambourine By The Lemon PipersThe Lemon Pipers / Five Stairsteps1968Single
Look Of Love / Under The SpellAlohe Burke With The Five Stairsteps1968Single
A Million To One / You Make Me So MadFive Stairsteps1968Single
Don't Change Your Love / New Dance CrazeFive Stairsteps1968Single
The Shadow Of Your Love / Bad NewsFive Stairsteps Featuring Clarence Burke1968Single
Our Family PortraitFive Stairsteps1968Album
A Million To One / Tell Me WhoFive Stairsteps1968Single
Stay Close To MeFive Stairsteps1968Single
A Million To OneFive Stairsteps1967Single
Ain't Gonna Rest (Till I Get You) / You Can't SeeFive Stairsteps1967Single
The Five StairstepsFive Stairsteps1967Album
Danger! She's A Stranger / Behind CurtainsFive Stairsteps1967Single
The Touch Of YouFive Stairsteps1967Single
Something's MissingFive Stairsteps Featuring Alohe Burke And Clarence Burke1967Single
Oooh, Baby BabyFive Stairsteps1967Single
Come Back / You Don't Love MeFive Stairsteps1966Single
Don't Waste Your TimeFive Stairsteps1966Single
World Of Fantasy / Playgirl's LoveFive Stairsteps1966Single
O-o-h Child / Brother LouieFive Stairsteps / StoriesSingle
Together / You Waited Too LongThe Intruders / Five StairstepsSingle
World Of Fantasy / Come BackFive StairstepsSingle
Didn't It Look So Easy / I Love You - StopFive StairstepsSingle
Ooh ChildFive StairstepsSingle
O-o-h Child / World Of FantasyFive StairstepsSingle
Hush ChildFive StairstepsSingle
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