Sunday, December 19, 2021

The Flamingos are a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted Doo-Wop group from the United States

 The Flamingos (1959)


The Flamingos are a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted Doo-Wop group from the United States, most popular in the mid to late 1950s and best known for their 1959 cover version of "I Only Have Eyes for You". Billboard magazine wrote: "Universally hailed as one of the finest and most influential vocal groups in pop music history, the Flamingos defined doo wop at its most elegant and sophisticated. 

Artists that have recorded the song include: Sunny Ozuna (1968), Robert Knight (1970), David Porter (1970), Carmen McCrae (1972), Jermaine Jackson (1972), The Escorts (1973) Erroll Garner(1974), Eddie Floyd (1977), The Main Ingredient (1981), Billy Paul (1985), Etta James (1999), George Benson (2000) and Boyz II Men (2017).

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