The Clovers
- MatchThe Clovers
- 100%The Del Vikings
- 70%The Five Keys
- 61%The Orioles
- 50%The Spaniels
- 44%The Cadillacs
- 44%The Moonglows
- 40%The Cleftones
- 40%The Coasters
- 38%Chuck Willis
- 38%The Drifters
Biography
This US R&B vocal ensemble formed in Washington, DC, in 1946, and built a career recording smooth ballads and bluesy jumps for New York independent Atlantic Records, in the process becoming one of the most popular vocal groups of the 50s. By the time the group first recorded for Rainbow Records in early 1950, the Clovers comprised John Buddy Bailey (1930, Washington, DC, USA; lead), Matthew McQuater (tenor), Harold Lucas (baritone) and Harold Winley (bass), with instrumental... Read more