The Penguins
The Penguins were an American doo-wop group of the 1950s and early '60s, best remembered for their only Top 40 hit, "Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)", which was one of the first rhythm and blues hits to cross over to the pop charts. The song peaked at #8 on the national charts, but had a three-week run at #1 on the R&B "race" chart.
Singers Cleveland Duncan, Curtis Williams, Dexter Tisby, and Bruce Tate, all students at Fremont High in Los Angeles, CA, formed the quartet in 1954. They broke up in 1959. Cleve Duncan sang lead on "Earth Angel." Read Full BioThe Penguins were an American doo-wop group of the 1950s and early '60s, best remembered for their only Top 40 hit, "Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)", which was one of the first rhythm and blues hits to cross over to the pop charts. The song peaked at #8 on the national charts, but had a three-week run at #1 on the R&B "race" chart.
Singers Cleveland Duncan, Curtis Williams, Dexter Tisby, and Bruce Tate, all students at Fremont High in Los Angeles, CA, formed the quartet in 1954. They broke up in 1959. Cleve Duncan sang lead on "Earth Angel."
The Penguins were one of a number of doo-wop groups of the period named after birds (such as The Orioles, The Flamingos, and The Crows).
The Penguins' single "Hey Senorita" was released on Doo-Tone Records in 1955 as the intended A-side, but a radio DJ flipped the record over to the B-side, "Earth Angel", which became far more popular. Their midtempo performance was a cross between rhythm and blues and the new rock and roll played by white performers and enjoyed by teenagers.
Coming off the success of "Earth Angel," The Penguins approached Buck Ram to manage them. Ram's primary interest was managing The Platters, who at that point had no hit singles but were a profitable touring group. With The Penguins in hand, Ram was able to swing a 2-for-1 deal with Mercury Records in which the company agreed to take on The Platters as a precondition for getting The Penguins (the group that Mercury really wanted). Ironically, The Penguins would never have a second hit single under the Mercury deal, while The Platters would be the label's most successful act.
The Penguins never had another national hit, but their 1957 cover of "Pledge of Love" reached #15 on the R&B chart.
For three decades, "Earth Angel" was almost always the #2 song on oldies station WCBS-FM's annual Top 500 countdown. (Another doo-wop favorite, The Five Satins' "In the Still of the Night" was the perennial #1 pick.)
The Penguins were inducted into The Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2004. In 2004, "Earth Angel" was named #151 on Rolling Stone's Top 500 Songs Of All Time. "Earth Angel" was also one of The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame's 500 Songs That Shaped Rock & Roll.
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Singers Cleveland Duncan, Curtis Williams, Dexter Tisby, and Bruce Tate, all students at Fremont High in Los Angeles, CA, formed the quartet in 1954. They broke up in 1959. Cleve Duncan sang lead on "Earth Angel." Read Full BioThe Penguins were an American doo-wop group of the 1950s and early '60s, best remembered for their only Top 40 hit, "Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)", which was one of the first rhythm and blues hits to cross over to the pop charts. The song peaked at #8 on the national charts, but had a three-week run at #1 on the R&B "race" chart.
Singers Cleveland Duncan, Curtis Williams, Dexter Tisby, and Bruce Tate, all students at Fremont High in Los Angeles, CA, formed the quartet in 1954. They broke up in 1959. Cleve Duncan sang lead on "Earth Angel."
The Penguins were one of a number of doo-wop groups of the period named after birds (such as The Orioles, The Flamingos, and The Crows).
The Penguins' single "Hey Senorita" was released on Doo-Tone Records in 1955 as the intended A-side, but a radio DJ flipped the record over to the B-side, "Earth Angel", which became far more popular. Their midtempo performance was a cross between rhythm and blues and the new rock and roll played by white performers and enjoyed by teenagers.
Coming off the success of "Earth Angel," The Penguins approached Buck Ram to manage them. Ram's primary interest was managing The Platters, who at that point had no hit singles but were a profitable touring group. With The Penguins in hand, Ram was able to swing a 2-for-1 deal with Mercury Records in which the company agreed to take on The Platters as a precondition for getting The Penguins (the group that Mercury really wanted). Ironically, The Penguins would never have a second hit single under the Mercury deal, while The Platters would be the label's most successful act.
The Penguins never had another national hit, but their 1957 cover of "Pledge of Love" reached #15 on the R&B chart.
For three decades, "Earth Angel" was almost always the #2 song on oldies station WCBS-FM's annual Top 500 countdown. (Another doo-wop favorite, The Five Satins' "In the Still of the Night" was the perennial #1 pick.)
The Penguins were inducted into The Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2004. In 2004, "Earth Angel" was named #151 on Rolling Stone's Top 500 Songs Of All Time. "Earth Angel" was also one of The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame's 500 Songs That Shaped Rock & Roll.
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Earth Angel
The Penguins Lyrics
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, wah-ah-ah, oh, oh, oh, oh
Earth angel, earth angel
Will you be mine?
My darling dear
Love you all the time
I'm just a fool
A fool in love with you
Earth angel, earth angel
The one I adore
Love you forever and ever more
I'm just a fool
A fool in love with you
I fell for you and I knew
The vision of your love-loveliness
I hoped and I pray that someday
I'll be the vision of your hap-happiness oh, oh, oh, oh!
Earth angel, earth angel
Please be mine
My darling dear
Love you all the time
I'm just a fool
A fool in love with you-ou-ou
I fell for you and I knew
The vision of your loveliness
I hope and pray that someday
That I'll be the vision of your happiness
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh , oh, oh, oh
Earth angel, earth angel
Please be mine
My darling dear
Love you all the time
I'm just a fool
A fool in love with you-ou (you, you, you)
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: JESSE LORENZO BELVIN, GAYNEL HODGE, CURTIS WILLIAMS
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Ryan Goodwin
@Cesar Torres Why are you being mean? I thought we were having a discussion? And no, it doesn't work for everyone. I think that's extremely clear by the number of people against capitalism because it has made their lives worse.
I'm in college getting my degree in Information Assurance and Security and my cisco certification to work at the NSA.
Since you're an immigrant, I guess you wouldn't know about the fast decline in peoples wages and the fast increase in the cost of living since the 40s-50s. Where back then having one job could support a family a house and a car. Where as people today can barely stay above water working three jobs. People I know personally, who can't even get an education because they can't spare the time.
You have the right to speak for yourself. And if it works for you, I'm very happy that you and your family are doing well and are happy. But as for many of us, it has held us back and made our lives miserable. Giving the corporations the power to decide what your wages are and what your cost of living is, that is just giving up your own individual freedom. They are the reason why the middle class before, is now in the lower class, and the new middle class was the upper class. They are continuously raising costs and lowering wages so they can take as much money as they can from you, and they are totally free to do so.
You might think the minimum wage to $15 an hour actually did anything. But you forget that the big corporations decide the value of money. We raise the minimum wage? They raise the prices even higher.
So enjoy your happy life while you can, and I truly am happy for you that you get to be happy here. But as for the working people, the labourers, the people that make this country run. This system is making their lives a living hell. They are sentenced to hard labor until they die, never to be able to afford to be happy no matter how hard they work for these companies, because these companies don't care about them.
So next time you talk about how capitalism works, make sure you make it clear that it works for YOU. Because you don't speak for everyone.
Acid Head
Earth angel, earth angel
Will you be mine?
My darling dear, love you all the time
I'm just a fool, a fool in love with you
[Verse 1]
Earth angel, earth angel
The one I adore
Love you forever, and ever more
I'm just a fool, a fool in love with you
[Verse 2]
I fell for you and I knew
The vision of your love, loveliness
I hope and I pray that someday
I'll be the vision of your happy, happiness
[Chorus]
Oh earth angel, earth angel
Please be mine
My darling dear, love you all the time
I'm just a fool, a fool in love with you
[Verse 3]
I fell for you and I knew
The vision of your loveliness
I hope and pray that someday
I'll be the vision of your happiness
[Chorus]
Earth angel, earth angel
Please be mine
My darling dear love you all the time
I'm just a fool, a fool in love with you
Connie Smalls
Thirty-seven million and counting have listened to this song, and it's now 2021. Good music doesn't go out of style ... obviously. Love it.
Connie Smalls
@Vigilant Gopher You don't change a classic. This is exactly as it should be -- that's why we're listening to it more than a half century after it was created.
Vigilant Gopher
They really need to remake this song with the same melody and lyrics, just change up the instruments make it more modern.
April Scott
@Aleksys Garcia So true.
Aleksys Garcia
I love this 😭❤️❤️ What an amazing thing to be able to experience 🥲🥰
April Scott
So true.
alex ello
This song was played at my prom a long time ago. But the guitarist for the band kept messing up. I think the guy was sick or something
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Yeah he had Parkinson's.
OLS
OMGGG I was like damn he was probably marty
alex ello
@Organic History & Music I made the most original joke and look where it got me