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The Jive Five



Genres: Doo Wop, R&B / Soul
Descriptive "tags": doo wop, oldies, 50s, rock and roll Powered by AudioScrobbler
Decades Active: 1960s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
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Biography

From Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA, the Jive Five were one of the last doo-wop groups to have a national hit and one of the few to make a successful transition to the soul era. The group members were Eugene Pitt (6 November 1937; lead), Jerome Hanna (first tenor), Richard Harris (second tenor), Billy Prophet (baritone) and Norman Johnson (d. 1970; bass). Their biggest hit was ‘My True Story’ (number 1 R&B, number 3 pop) from 1961, which was something of a neo-doo-wop sound. A particularly outstanding feature of the group’s approach was the counterpointing exchanges between lead Pitt and bass Johnson. Continuing with the same sound, the group had lesser hits during the next two years with ‘Never Never’ (number 74 pop), ‘What Time Is It’ (number 67 pop) and ‘These Golden Rings’ (number 27 R&B). By 1964 the group had developed a soul sound and had joined United Artists Records. At this point Pitt and...

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