The Flamingos

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The Flamingos were an influential American doo-wop and R&B vocal group best known for their lush harmonies and their classic 1959 recording of "I Only Have Eyes for You."

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instanceOf doo-wop group ⓘ
rhythm and blues group ⓘ
vocal group ⓘ
activePeriodStart 1953 ⓘ
associatedWith Chicago music scene ⓘ
chartSuccess I Only Have Eyes for You charted on Billboard R&B charts ⓘ
I Only Have Eyes for You charted on Billboard pop charts ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
era 1950s American R&B ⓘ
early 1960s American R&B ⓘ
formationYear 1953 ⓘ
formedIn Chicago ⓘ
Illinois ⓘ
genre doo-wop ⓘ
rhythm and blues ⓘ
rock and roll ⓘ
soul ⓘ
hallOfFameInduction Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ⓘ
hallOfFameInductionYear 2001 ⓘ
influenced later R&B vocal groups ⓘ
influencedGenre doo-wop ⓘ
soul music ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
member Earl Lewis ⓘ
Jake Carey ⓘ
Johnny Carter ⓘ
Johnny Moore ⓘ
Nate Nelson ⓘ
Paul Wilson ⓘ
Sollie McElroy ⓘ
Terry Johnson ⓘ
Tommy Hunt ⓘ
Zeke Carey ⓘ
notableRecordingYear 1959 ⓘ
notableSongFeature reverb-heavy sound on I Only Have Eyes for You ⓘ
notableWork A Kiss from Your Lips ⓘ
I Only Have Eyes for You ⓘ
I’ll Be Home ⓘ
Lovers Never Say Goodbye ⓘ
Mio Amore ⓘ
Time Was ⓘ
recordedBy The Flamingos ⓘ
recordLabel Chance Records ⓘ
Checker Records ⓘ
Decca Records ⓘ
End Records ⓘ
Vee-Jay Records ⓘ
releaseYear 1959 ⓘ
vocalStyle lush harmonies ⓘ

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Tommy Hunt → memberOf → The Flamingos ⓘ
Tommy Hunt → associatedAct → The Flamingos ⓘ
Chess Records → notableArtist → The Flamingos ⓘ
I Only Have Eyes for You → recordedBy → The Flamingos ⓘ
subject linked to: The Flamingos
The Dells → associatedAct → The Flamingos ⓘ
Goodnight, Sweetheart → hasRecordingBy → The Flamingos ⓘ
Rock, Rock, Rock! → featuresPerformer → The Flamingos ⓘ