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”