The Swallows

Genres:	Doo Wop, R&B / Soul
Decades Active:	1990s
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Biography

This vocal group from Baltimore, Maryland, USA, comprised Eddie Rich (lead), Irving Turner (tenor/baritone), Earl Hurley (tenor), Herman "Junior" Denby (second tenor/baritone), Frederick "Money" Johnson (baritone) and Norris "Bunky" Mack (bass). The Swallows were one of the most sophisticated of the early 50s vocal harmony groups, recording sleepy ballads much in the style of their Baltimore counterparts the Orioles, but also recording outstanding jump and bluesy tunes in the style of Charles Brown. The group was formed in 1946 and signed with King Records in 1951. Their first recordings were largely Rich-led sweet ballads, best exemplified by their first hit "Will You Be Mine" (number 9 R&B), from 1951. The Swallows developed some notoriety for a 1952 song, the risqué "It Ain't The Meat (It's The Motion)", an up-tempo number led by their bass Mack in the same style of the Dominoes' "Sixty Minute Man". Another 1952 song set a new style for the group,...

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