March 18, 2016

209 The Five Satins “In the Still of the Night” 1956

“While on guard duty one night during his tour in the army, Freddie Parris wrote one of the all-time vocal group classics, ‘In the Still of the Nite.’ …After writing this tune, Paris returned to New Haven on leave, assembled several singers and a band. He arranged for space in the basement of St. Bernadette’s church and cut the tune… The song’s nonsense syllable backing track is often credited with giving the doo-wop genre its name” (Baker’s Biographical Dictionary of Musicians).

The Five Satins “In the Still of the Night”

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