The Five Wings

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The Five Wings

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R&B/Soul and Rock

Doo-wop group, formed in mid-50's in Harlem, New York. Originally called the 5 Stars. Members and their roles: Jackie Rue (lead - later of Jackie and the Starlights), Frank Edwards (tenor), Billy Carlisle (second tenor), Melvin Flood (baritone) and Tommy Grate (bass; brother of Dovers' lead Miriam Grate). Their manager was Hiram Johnson, brother of bandleader Buddy Johnson and future owner of the Johnson label. Kenny "Butch" Hamilton replaced Frank Edwards and the group became a trio (Billy Carlisle, Tommy Grate, and Butch Hamilton) for one more release. They evolved to The Dubs.

Members

	Richard Blandon voc 1934-1991
	William Carlyle voc
	Thomas Gardner voc, b
	Ken "Butch" Hamilton
	Jackie Rue

Popular Tracks

Teardrops Are Falling on King Vocal Groups Volume 2 - Voo Vee Ah Bee by Various Artists

Johnny's Still Singing on King Vocal Groups Volume 2 - Voo Vee Ah Bee by Various Artists

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Discography

Title	Artist	Year	Type
The Bells Are Ringing / Teardrops Are Falling	The Van Dykes / The Five Wings	1989	Single
Pack-Shack And Stack Your Blues Away / Walk Along	Billy Nelson With The Five Wings	1955	Single
Johnny's Still Singing / Johnny Has Gone	The Five Wings	1955	Single
Rock-A-Locka / Teardrops Are Falling	The Five Wings	1955	Single

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To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.

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