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Dec 2, 2014 · The Five Stairsteps were very much a family act, with five siblings forming the core of the group ( Clarence Burke, Jr., Alohe Burke, James Burke, Dennis Burke, and Keni Burke) and their father playing bass and singing lead on a few tunes. On Our Family Portrait there's a sense that the group wanted to give each member a bit of the spotlight of ...
Oct 3, 2014 · After Windy C folded, the group continued their association with Curtom Records, distributed at the time by Buddah Records; in total, The Five Stairsteps cut two albums under Mayfield s wing before switching to Buddah in 1968 for their first LP for the label, Our Family Portrait, with lead singer/primary composer Clarence Jr. and his father as ...
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Tracks 1-11 were released on Our Family Portrait (Buddah BDS 5008), 1968. Tracks 12-20 were released on Stairsteps (Buddah BDS 5061), 1970. Track 21 originally released under "5 Stairsteps & Cubie, featuring Clarence Jr." as Buddah single BDA-35, 1968. Track 22 originally released under "5 Stairsteps & Cubie" as Curtom single CR-1944, 1970.
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Dec 31, 2014 · The Five Stairsteps were a family group that formed in the mid-1960s, and recorded some excellent soul songs. This group wrote a lot of its own material, but also covered tunes by The Beatles and Burt Bacharach and Hal David, among others. Our Family Portrait/Stairsteps contains two complete albums, plus a few bonus tracks.
Oct 17, 2014 · After Windy C folded, the group continued their association with Curtom Records, distributed at the time by Buddah Records; in total, The Five Stairsteps cut two albums under Mayfield’s wing before switching to Buddah in 1968 for their first LP for the label, Our Family Portrait, with lead singer/primary composer Clarence Jr. and his father as co-producers.
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History. The Chicago group was dubbed "First Family of Soul" because of their successful five-year chart run; the moniker was later passed on to the Jackson 5. Initially a teenage five-member brothers and sister vocal group made up of the children of Betty and Clarence Burke, the Five Stairsteps, named by Mrs. Burke who thought her children looked like stair steps when lined up according to ...
