The G-Clefs
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The G-Clefs were an American Doo-Wop group from Roxbury, Massachusetts.
The G-Clefs consisted of four brothers and a fifth member who was a childhood friend. They first began performing locally around 1952.[1] They scored two Top 40 hits in the United States: their 1956 single "Ka-Ding-Dong", featuring Freddy Cannon on guitar, hit #24 on the Billboard Hot 100, and 1961's "I Understand (Just How You Feel)", which uses the melody from "Auld Lang Syne", reached #9.[2] The latter track reached #17 in the UK Singles Chart in late 1961.[3]
They continued to play locally in the Boston area into the 2000s.
Members
- Teddy Scott (born 1936)
- Chris Scott (b. 1937)
- Tim Scott (b. 1938)
- Ilanga Scott (b. 1940)
- Ray Gibson (b. 1937)
References
- ↑ The G-Clefs at Allmusic
- ↑ Billboard Singles, Allmusic.com
- ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 218. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
External links
- The G-Clefs biography & discography I
- The G-Clefs biography & discography II
- The G-Clefs record label shots
- Article on The G-Clefs
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