During World War II, Ward was a commissioned officer and led the Coast Artillery Choir at Ford Eustis in Virginia. After the war he resumed his studies at the Chicago Art Institute and The Juilliard School in New York City. While pursuing a career as a vocal coach and part-time arranger on Broadway, he met talent agent Rose Marks, and they decided to form a vocal group from the ranks of his students; Clyde McPharrer, first tenor; Charlie White, second tenor: William Joseph Lamont, baritone; and Bill Brown, bass. In October 1950 they took first prize on the Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts television show. The Dominoes caught the ear of Ralph Bass of Federal Records, a new subsidiary of King. After coming up with original R&B material at the request of Bass, The Dominoes signed a contract with him. They laid down four tracks, all written by Ward and Marks, at the New York studio on November 14, 1950. Their first single was on the street in December.
"Do Something For Me" broke nationally in February 1951 and marched op the R&B charts to a respectable #6 position. Carried by the emphatic bass vocal of Bill Brown, "Sixty Minute Man" entered the R&B chart at the end of May 1951, rose quickly to #1. The demand for their personal appearances kept the group on the road and out of the studio until January 1952. Both Bill Brown and Charlie White bad been replaced, later to surface in a new group, The Checkers. They were replaced by bass singer David McNeil and second tenor James Van Loan. Two moderate hits, "I Am With You" and "That's What You're Doing To Me" kept the stores busy, and King/Federal owner Syd Nathan added a second shift to his pressing plant.
Ward's group clinched their title as she top R&B vocal group with another #1 hit in 1952. "Have Mercy Baby" was a storming rocker led by Clyde McPhatter at his frenzied best. Is was released in April 1952 and held the #1 R&B spot for ten weeks. Ward was depending more and more on McPhatter's unique gospel fervor, both on ballads and jump tunes, but McPhatter himself was virtually unknown to the public. Clyde McPhatter was born in Durham, North Catolina, on November 15, 1932. Like Ward, McPhatter was the son of a preacher father and organist mother. In 1945, the McPhatter family moved to New York City and Clyde was soon singing with the Mount Lebanon Singers, along with Charlie White. Joining The Dominoes as lead tenor was his first big break.
In the first week of September 1952, The Dominoes were working at the Michigan State Fair when Ward was approached by a young singer from Detroit named Jack Leroy Wilson. Wilson, born in Detroit on June 9,1934, had boxed under the name of "Sonny" Wilson and had been Golden Gloves Champion at the age of 16. He later sang with the Ever Ready Gospel Singers and an R&B group that included Hank Ballard and other future members of the Midnighters. Ward invited Wilson to join The Dominoes on tour. Working their way back East, the group stopped in Cincinnati on September 17 and did a double session, which turned out to be the last one for Clyde McPhatter. From this session came the hits "I'd Be Satisfied," "Pedal Pushin' Papa," "The Bells," and "These Foolish Things Remind Me Of You."
McPhatter decided to leave in April 1953 and was recording for Atlantic with his own group, The Drifters. Jackie Wilson took his place in the Dominoes and his first excursion as lead singer, "You Can't Keep A Good Man Down," was a Jukebox hit. None of the remaining Dominoes releases for King/Federal were very successful and Ward took his group to Jubilee Records in mid-1954. After just two singles, Ward landed a lucrative contract with Decca in April 1956 and the Dominoes' first record for that label, "St. Therese Of The Roses," enjoyed pop-chart action, attaining #27 on the Top 100.
As R&B fans were turning to groups such as the Midnighters, Drifters, Platters and Penguins, Ward still had not found a niche in pop music. His one-year contract with Decca expired and he moved his group again, this time to Liberty Records in April 1957. Finally he got the pop hit for which he had been striving since the Dominoes were formed. With the new lead voice of Eugene Momford, formerly with the Larks, "Star Dust" made #13 on the Top 100 in the summer of 1957 and sold for 24 weeks.
Billy Ward & His Dominoes never again enjoyed that success. Jackie Wilson worked out a deal with Ward to leave the group before their Liberty recordings and embarked on a highly acclaimed solo career, initially under the management of Billy Ward. He had 16 R&B and six Top 10 pop hits before he was felled by a stroke in 1975. Wilson survived for a hellish eight years before mercifully passing away in January 1984. Clyde MePhatter's career after he left the group reached the heights of pop stardom, but his decline in popularity in the late 1960s left him a broken man, he died in June 1972.
By Peter A. Grendysa, 1993
Source: The Master King Series, Rhino Records
Sixty Minute Man
Billy Ward & The Dominoes Lyrics
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Look a here girls I'm telling you now
They call me "Lovin' Dan"
I rock 'em, roll 'em all night long
I'm a sixty-minute man
If you don't believe I'm all that I say
Come up and take my hand
When I let you go you'll cry "Oh yes"
There'll be 15 minutes of kissing
Then you'll holler "Please don't stop" (Don't stop !)
There'll be 15 minutes of teasing
And 15 minutes of squeezing
And 15 minutes of blowing my top........
The lyrics of Billy Ward's Sixty Minute Man portray a man who is boasting about his sexual prowess, claiming that he can satisfy a woman for a full hour without pause. The opening lines of the song introduce the man's nickname, "Lovin' Dan," and his reputation as a highly-skilled lover. The lyrics suggest that the man is well-known among women for his ability to "rock 'em, roll 'em all night long," and that he is confident that he can live up to his reputation.
In the following lines, the man challenges any woman who doubts his abilities to come forward and take his hand. He boasts that after he is done with her, she will be crying out that he is indeed a "sixty-minute man." The following lines reinforce the sexual nature of the song, with the man suggesting that there will be 15 minutes of kissing, 15 minutes of teasing, 15 minutes of squeezing, and 15 minutes of climax ("blowing my top").
Overall, the song is a celebration of male sexual prowess and a commentary on the ways in which men are often praised and rewarded for their sexual conquests. While the lyrics are certainly explicit and even controversial, they are also representative of the social norms and values of the time in which the song was written.
Line by Line Meaning
Sixty-minute man, sixty-minute man
I am a man who can sexually satisfy a partner for an entire hour
Look a here girls I'm telling you now
Listen closely, ladies, because I have something important to say
They call me 'Lovin' Dan'
My name has been replaced with this nickname because of my sexual prowess
I rock 'em, roll 'em all night long
I am able to provide sexual pleasure for my partner throughout the entire night
If you don't believe I'm all that I say
If you doubt my abilities to provide sexual satisfaction for an entire hour
Come up and take my hand
Come and join me in a sexual encounter so you can witness my abilities firsthand
When I let you go you'll cry 'Oh yes'
At the end of our sexual encounter, you will be highly satisfied and express it with cries of pleasure
'He's a sixty-minute man'
You will refer to me as the man who can sexually satisfy you for an hour
There'll be 15 minutes of kissing
The first 15 minutes of our sexual encounter will be focused on kissing
Then you'll holler 'Please don't stop' (Don't stop !)
You will beg me to continue the sexual encounter
There'll be 15 minutes of teasing
The next 15 minutes of our sexual encounter will involve teasing and foreplay
And 15 minutes of squeezing
We will engage in physical touching and squeezing of each other's body parts
And 15 minutes of blowing my top........
The final 15 minutes of our sexual encounter will involve sexual climax for both parties
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: ROSE MARKS, WILLIAM E WARD
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@christopherdessources
Sixty-minute man
Sixty-minute man
Lookie here girls I'm telling you now
They call me "Lovin' Dan"
I rock 'em, roll 'em all night long
I'm a sixty-minute man
Yeah, yeah , yeah
If you don't believe I'm all I say
Come up and take my hand
When I let you go you'll cry "Oh yes
He's a sixty-minute man"
There'll be 15 minutes of kissing
Then you'll holler "please don't stop" (don't stop)
There'll be 15 minutes of teasing
And 15 minutes of squeezing
And 15 minutes of blowing my top
If your man ain't treating you right
Come up and see ol' Dan
I rock 'em, roll 'em all night long
I'm a sixty-minute man
Sixty-minute man
They call me Lovin' Dan
I rock 'em, roll 'em all night long
I'm a sixty-minute man
Sixty-minute man
They call me Lovin' Dan
I rock 'em, roll 'em all night long
I'm a sixty-minute man
There'll be 15 minutes of kissing
Then you'll holler "please don't stop" (don't stop)
There'll be 15 minutes of teasing
And 15 minutes of squeezing
And 15 minutes of blowing my top
If your man ain't treating you right
Come up and see ol' Dan
I rock 'em, roll 'em all night long
I'm a sixty-minute man, oh yeah
Sixty-minute man
@thebrazilianatlantis165
"We're Gonna Rock" Wild Bill Moore 1947 (#3 R&B)
"Good Rocking Tonight" Wynonie Harris 1947 (#1 R&B)
"Rock And Roll" Wild Bill Moore 1948
"Man Eater" Jay McNeely 1948
"Hole In The Wall" Albennie Jones with Sam Price and his Rockin' Rhythm 1949
"Rock The Joint" Jimmy Preston 1949 (#6 R&B)
"Rock That Boogie" Jimmy Smith 1949
"Boogie At Midnight" Roy Brown 1949 (#3 R&B)
"Butcher Pete" Roy Brown 1949
"Rockin' All Day" Jimmy McCracklin 1949
"All She Wants To Do Is Rock" Wynonie Harris 1949 (#1 R&B)
"Little Red Hen" Johnny Otis 1949
"Jump And Shout" Erline "Rock And Roll" Harris 1949
@Dervraka
To those they didn't realize old songs were just as dirty as modern music, they were just a little more subtle about it....
@cyanidetaco759
This isn't exactly subtle. I like it alot better, but this ain't it.
@athan5647
@@cyanidetaco759 it's more subtle in comparison to today, now we have songs about licking my pussy my neck my back and my crack
@KS-wb7ym
@@athan5647 take anaconda for example
@anthonyramirez1856
@@athan5647 only listen to oldie but goodies so never heard nothing like that, n wouldn't listen to it anyways..but will take ur word..but I do know they allow all kinds of nonsense...now...dk who's in charge...
@taylornowa8252
Way more clean and takes the ability to actually be able to sing. I love that about older music XD
@Mikeh2077
“60 Minutemen”
Preston Garvey heavy breathing intensifies
@noaamonyakuza5
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@ochithepochi8997
60 minute MAN
@Zircon
@@noaamonyakuza5 I heard that in his voice