The Dominoes

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The Dominoes were an influential American R&B and doo-wop vocal group of the 1950s known for launching the careers of major singers including Jackie Wilson and Clyde McPhatter.

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The Dominoes canonical 7

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instanceOf vocal group ⓘ
activePeriodStart 1950 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Billy Ward and His Dominoes ⓘ
associatedAct Clyde McPhatter ⓘ
Jackie Wilson ⓘ
The Drifters ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
culturalImpact helped shape early rock and roll vocal style ⓘ
decadeOfGreatestPopularity 1950s ⓘ
era early rock and roll era ⓘ
pre-rock and roll era ⓘ
foundedBy Billy Ward ⓘ
genre doo-wop ⓘ
rhythm and blues ⓘ
influencedGenre rock and roll ⓘ
soul music ⓘ
knownFor launching the career of Clyde McPhatter ⓘ
launching the career of Jackie Wilson ⓘ
languageOfPerformance English ⓘ
notableFor early crossover R&B hits ⓘ
notableMember Billy Ward ⓘ
Clyde McPhatter ⓘ
Jackie Wilson ⓘ
notableSong Have Mercy Baby ⓘ
Sixty Minute Man ⓘ
Stardust ⓘ
The Bells ⓘ
performanceContext nightclubs ⓘ
theater circuits ⓘ
primaryInstrumentation vocal harmony ⓘ
recordLabel Federal Records ⓘ
King Records ⓘ
vocalArrangement lead tenor with bass and harmony backing ⓘ
vocalStyle lead tenor with backing harmonies ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jackie Wilson → memberOf → The Dominoes ⓘ
Federal Records → notableArtist → The Dominoes ⓘ
Federal Records → releasedRecordingBy → The Dominoes ⓘ
Ralph Bass → helpedLaunchCareerOf → The Dominoes ⓘ
Ralph Bass → associatedWith → The Dominoes ⓘ
Jack Leroy Wilson Jr. → memberOf → The Dominoes ⓘ
Leroy Kirkland → workedWith → The Dominoes ⓘ