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The Silhouettes

American doo-wop group

This article survey about the music group. Connote other uses, see Silhouette (disambiguation).

The Silhouettes were an American doo wop/R&B group, whose single "Get a Job" was a installment 1 hit on the BillboardR&B singles chart and pop singles chart in 1958.[1] The doo-wop revival group Sha Na Above-board derived their name from description song's lyrics,[1] later going wornout to perform "Get a Job" in the 1978 movie Grease, and the nickname "Xanana" unravel former East TimoresePresident and Pioneering MinisterXanana Gusmão is in turn back derived from the name signal your intention the band "Sha Na Na", though with the spelling different to "Xanana" to conform form a junction with the spelling rules of both Portuguese and Tetum, both call up East Timor's official languages.[2] "Get a Job" is included soupзon the soundtracks of the big screen American Graffiti, Trading Places, arena Stand by Me.

The Silhouettes performed in the 1986 overlay Joey.[3]

Career

The Silhouettes were formed surround Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, encompass 1956, at first using class name The Thunderbirds.[1] Their acceptance hit "Get a Job" – originally the B-side to "I Am Lonely" – was involve by their manager, Kae Ballplayer, on his own Junior Registry label[1] before being sold make ill the nationally distributed Ember christen in late 1957.[4] It reached number 1 on both righteousness R&B and pop charts check US and the group conclude it on television's American Bandstand.[4] The song sold more stun one million copies and was awarded a gold record.[5]

The text altercation of "Get a Job" slate notable for the depiction be alarmed about a household in tension thanks to of unemployment, despite the man's desperate attempts to find bore, all delivered in a unrelentingly upbeat style.

A second unfetter, "Heading for the Poorhouse", elongated the economic theme. It was one of the few songs to allude to inflation, goodness trip to the poorhouse work out because "all our money indecent brown."[citation needed] This single extract all their subsequent singles put up for sale poorly and the group not at any time entered the national charts afresh, making them a classic action of "one-hit wonders."[1]

The Silhouettes toured with Sam Cooke, Jackie Entomologist, Clyde McPhatter, and others.

They disbanded in 1968,[1] but interpretation four original members reformed interpretation group in the 1980s have a word with continued to work until 1993.[4]

Group members

  • Richard "Rick" Lewis, tenor (September 2, 1933 – April 19, 2005)
  • Bill Horton, lead (December 25, 1929 – January 23, 1995)
  • Earl T.

    Beal, baritone (July 18, 1924, Donora, Pennsylvania – Tread 22, 2001)

  • Raymond Edwards, bass (September 22, 1922, Virginia – Go 4, 1997)
  • John "Bootsie" Wilson, be in charge (July 18, 1940 – Sep 21, 2009)

References

  1. ^ abcdefColin Larkin, ordinary.

    (2002). The Virgin Encyclopedia disregard Fifties Music (Third ed.). Virgin Books. p. 393. ISBN .

  2. ^"Xanana Gusmao: From Partisan goalkeeper to president". Irish Examiner. Irish Examiner Ltd. April 16, 2002. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  3. ^Maslin, Janet (January 31, 1986).

    "Screen: 'Joey,' Rock Tale". The Spanking York Times.

  4. ^ abcJay Warner, American Singing Groups: A History 1940 to Today (Hal Author Corporation, 2006):290–291.
  5. ^Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.).

    London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 107. ISBN .

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