Jim Freeman Discusses The Inspiration The Five Satins Acquired From The Spaniels

Jim Freeman Discusses The Inspiration The Five Satins Acquired From The Spaniels | Episode 03

Sep 15, 2019 · 2m 36s

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Jim Freeman discusses the inspiration The Five Satins acquired from the legendary group The Spaniels. The Spaniels were an American R&B and doo-wop group, best known for the hit "Goodnite,...

Jim Freeman discusses the inspiration The Five Satins acquired from the legendary group The Spaniels. The Spaniels were an American R&B and doo-wop group, best known for the hit "Goodnite, Sweetheart, Goodnite". They have been called the first successful Midwestern R&B group. Some historians of vocal groups consider Pookie Hudson to be the first frontman of a vocal group because the Spaniels pioneered the technique of having the main singer solo at his microphone while the rest of the group shared a second microphone.

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