The Turbans
- MatchThe Turbans
- 91%The Nutmegs
- 84%Shep & The Limelites
- 83%The HeartBeats
- 79%Lee Andrews & The Hearts
- 67%The Fiestas
- 65%The Solitaires
- 63%Don & Juan
- 63%The Charts
- 58%The Channels
- 57%The Shields
Biography
This Philadelphia R&B group comprised Al Banks (Andrew Banks, 26 July 1937, d. 1977; lead), Matthew Pratt (tenor), Charles Williams (baritone) and Andrew Chet Jones (bass). The Turbans have gone down in rock n roll history as proverbial one-hit-wonders for their Mambo beat classic, When You Dance (US R&B number 3 and pop number 33 in 1955). It achieved a historic mystique by being one of the first rock n roll tunes (as an early cross-over... Read more