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The Jive Five were an American doo-wop group. They are best known for their debut hit single, "My True Story" (1961), the Nickelodeon bumper jingles in the 1980s and 1990s, and the fact that they outlasted most of their musical peers by re-modeling themselves as a soul group in the 1970s and beyond.
- Eugene Pitt
Eugene Sampson Pitt (November 6, 1937 [citation needed] –...
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"My True Story" is a 1961 single recorded by The Jive Five...
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The Jive Five is an American doo wop group. They are best known for their debut hit single, "My True Story" (1961), and the fact that they outlasted most of ...
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Jul 11, 2014 · Best known for the number one R&B hit "My True Story," the Jive Five were one of the few vocal groups to survive the transition from the '50s to the '60s. In the process, they helped...
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The Jive 5_ Their Greatest Hits. Strange Vinyl. 3.57K subscribers. Subscribed. 42. 2.1K views 3 years ago.
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Best known for the number one R&B hit “My True Story,” the Jive Five were one of the few vocal groups to survive the transistion from the ’50s to the ’60s. In the process, they helped move the music itself forward, providing a key link between doo wop and ’60s soul.
Under the direction of Eugene Pitt and Norman Johnson, the Jive Five refashioned themselves as a soul band in 1964, forming a new lineup with Casey Spencer (tenor), Webster Harris (tenor), and Beatrice Best (baritone). This new incarnation of the band signed to United Artists Records.
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R&B vocal group who morphed from doo wop to soul over course of the 1960s. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1950s - 2020s. Formed. 1959 in Brooklyn, NY. Genre. R&B. Styles. Doo Wop, Early R&B, Soul. Group Members.
