| 词条 | The Spaniels |
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| name = The Spaniels | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | background = group_or_band | alias = | origin = Gary, Indiana, United States | genre = R&B, doo-wop | years_active = {{start date|1952}}–{{end date|1970}} | label = Vee-Jay Records | associated_acts = | website = | current_members = | past_members = {{unbulleted list| Thornton James Hudson | Ernest Warren | Willie C. Jackson | Opal Courtney Jr. | Gerald Gregory}} }} 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.[1] 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.[2] Original membersThe original members included:
CareerThe group debuted in late 1952 at Roosevelt High School in Gary, Indiana as Pookie Hudson & The Hudsonaires.[4] They changed their name to The Spaniels, and in April 1953, became one of the first artists to sign with Vee-Jay Records,[4] the first large, independent Afro-American owned record label.{{Citation needed|date=February 2007}} The group recorded "Baby It's You", their initial release, on May 5, 1953. Released in July, the song reached #10 on Billboards R&B record chart on September 5, 1953. In Spring 1954, "Goodnight Sweetheart, Goodnight" hit #24 on Variety{{'}}s pop chart, and rose to #5 on Billboard{{'}}s R&B chart. The Spaniels played regularly at the Apollo, The Regal, and other large theaters on the Chitlin circuit. The line-up changed numerous times over the ensuing years.[5] The Spaniels were the top-selling vocal group for Vee Jay. The band broke up when the label went bankrupt in 1966, but in 1969, the group reformed, releasing hits like "Fairy Tales" in 1970. An entire new generation was exposed to the group's music when "Goodnight Sweetheart, Goodnight" was featured prominently in American Graffiti and Three Men and a Baby. Two Spaniels groups later performed simultaneously: one in Washington, D.C. and the original group still based in Gary. The D.C. based group, with Pookie Hudson and Joe Herndon, appeared on the PBS special Doo Wop 50. Hudson died in Capitol Heights, Maryland on January 16, 2007 after a lengthy battle with cancer at the age of 72. Courtney died on September 18, 2008 at the age of 71, after suffering a heart attack. Ernest Warren died on May 7, 2012 in Gary, Indiana at the age of 78.[6] Willie C. Jackson died of a rare lung disease on February 18, 2015 at the age of 79.[7] References1. ^{{cite web | last = Thomas | first = Bryan | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = The Spaniels | work = | publisher = Answers.com | date = | url = http://www.answers.com/topic/the-spaniels-1 | format = | doi = | accessdate = 2006-12-07}} 2. ^{{cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = The Spaniels | work = | publisher = vocalgroup.org | date = | url = http://www.vocalhalloffame.com/inductees/the_spaniels.html | doi = | accessdate = 2006-12-07 }} 3. ^[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6560108/gerald-davis-gregory findagrave.com] page for Gerald Gregory, created 28 June 2002 (retrieved 14 December 2017). 4. ^1 Betts, Graham (2014). [https://books.google.com/books?id=RG_LAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT563#v=onepage&q&f=false Motown Encyclopedia], AC Publishing. Retrieved April 29, 2018. 5. ^{{cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = The Spaniels Biography | work = | publisher = Oldies.com | date = | url = http://www.oldies.com/artist-biography/The-Spaniels.html| doi =| accessdate = 2006-12-07}} 6. ^Thedeadrockstarsclub.com - accessed May 9, 2012 7. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/mar/22/jackie-trent|author=Michelle L. Quinn|title=Last surviving Spaniels member dead at 79|date=February 25, 2015|publisher=Chicago Tribune|accessdate=April 7, 2015}} External links
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