| The Sensational Nightingales | |
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Vienna, Austria (Nov 2006) |
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | The Nightingales |
| Genres | Christian |
| Years active | 1942–present |
| Members | |
| Joseph 'JoJo' Wallace Larry Moore Horace "Sug" Thompson Darrell Luster |
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| Past members | |
| Julius "June" Cheeks Charles Johnson Barney Parks Ernest James Carl Coates Calvert McNair Howard Carroll Paul Owens Willie Woodruff |
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The Sensational Nightingales is a Gospel music quartet that reached its peak of popularity in the 1950s, when it featured Julius Cheeks as its lead singer. The Nightingales, with several changes of membership, continue to tour and record today.
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The group was founded in 1942 by Barney Parks, who had formerly sung with the Dixie Hummingbirds. Julius "June" Cheeks joined the group in 1946. Cheeks left and returned to the group several times during its heyday, then left in 1960 to form his own group, "the Sensational Knights".
The group presently consists of Joseph 'JoJo' Wallace, Larry Moore, Horace "Sug" Thompson, and guitarist Darrell Luster.
Horace "Sug" Thompson is also the grandfather of R&B singer Patrice Jones (www.patricejonesmusic.com). Patrice credits her grandfather and the group on being one of her most influential mentors. She claims "Sug" taught her stage performance and learning to "build" her show.