The Penguins was an American doo-wop group of the 1950s and early '60s, bes… Read Full Bio ↴The Penguins was 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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The Penguins Lyrics

We have lyrics for these tracks by The Penguins:

A Christmas Prayer I pray that my love is home for Christmas And…
Baby Let's Make Some Love Everyday is just settling in the dust Unless you come right…
Be Mine Earth angel, earth angel Will you be mine? My darling dear L…
Be Mine or Be a Fool (oh, oh, oh, oh, wah-ah-ah, oh, oh, oh, oh Earth angel,…
Cool Baby Cool 안녕, 오늘도 즐거웠어, 내일 또 만나자 친구들아 하루하루가 왜 이렇게 매일…
Earth Angel Earth angel, earth angel Will you be mine? My darling dear L…
Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine (oh, oh, oh, oh, wah-ah-ah, oh, oh, oh, oh Earth angel,…
Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine) Earth Angel, Earth Angel, Will you be mine? My darling dear,…
Earth Angel Will You Be Mine (oh, oh, oh, oh, wah-ah-ah, oh, oh, oh, oh Earth angel,…

I Ain't Gonna Cry No More Ba-too-too-tee-too-too-zah-zah-zah Oh when you smilin' When…
If You're Mine Earth angel, earth angel Will you be mine? My darling dear L…
Jingle Jangle Sing me, sing me, sing me Sing me, sing me baby Ooooh…
Memories I'm all alone, feeling so blue Thinking about you and the…
Memories of El Monte I'm all alone. Feeling so blue. Thinking about you And the l…
Promises Promises Promises How can i believe That you want deceive All i guess from…
Will You Be Mine Earth angel, earth angel, will you be mine? My darling dear…

You're An Angel Earth angel, earth angel Will you be mine? My darling dear L…

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Comments from YouTube:

@waltergeldof4923

1y↑1

WHEN I HEAR THIS WONDERFUL DOOWOP BALLAD FROM THE GOOD OLD TIME, I THINK TO MY SELF, IN THIS DIGITAL LIFE AND WORLD WHERE WE ARE NOW SO DEPENDENT ON THE COMPUTER. THEN I WONDER, WHY THEY THE PEOPLE LIKE IN THIS VIDEO ARE HAPPY AND CONTROLLABLE THAN IN THIS PRESENT TIME OF MIND. BUT WELL, WE ALL HAVE TO ACCEPT THIS.
BUT, WHEN THIS BEAUTIFUL SONG WAS RELEASED, I WAS A BOY OF BARELY 10 YEARS OLD. I CAN STILL REMEMBER THIS. WHAT A GOOD OLD TIME IT WAS, IT WAS STILL A DIAMOND IN MY LIFE AFTER THE 2ND WORLD WAR.
BUT WELL, WE MUST CONTINUE UNTIL THE TIME IS RIGHT TO RETURN TO THE HOUSE OF OUR MUCH APPRECIATED DEAR LORD GOD 💝🙏💝. MANY THANKS FOR YOUR BEAUTIFUL SONG BY THE PENGUINS. AFTER ELVIS PRESLEY, DOOWOP IS MY ONLY AND BEAUTIFUL MUSIC THAT I WILL PRESERVE IN HONOR, JUST LIKE THE KING ELVIS PRESLEY. GREETINGS,,,,, WALTER 👍👍👍❤❤❤

@jamesbitetto6040

3y↑1

One of my favorites from California, THE EXQUISITE LEAD OF CLEVELAND DUNCAN! His baritone notes can't be compared to anyone that I know of. He can reach straight to your heart ❤

@vlessinger

12y↑2

My Troubles are not at End. is my absolute favorite. Great song while drinking alone

@leroycampbell54

14y↑1

WHEN I WAS A YOUNG MAN I APPRECIATED THIS SONG.STILL SOUNDS GREAT.

@mustlovepretzels

2y↑1

leadsquirter: thanks for posting. Cheers!🥨

@uptownrooter

14y

Whoa ! Now that one takes me way back. It was my favorite as a kid.

@vlessinger

16y

smooth sound. love this group. I would really like to find " My Troubles Are Not at End" and Do Not Pretend Great Post thanks

@jdetanna

16y↑1

My man Cleve, doing his thing. "Sweet"!

@Kittiekonfuzed

8y↑4

So i actually tried about 15 years ago or so to put together the soundtrack from Blood Diner, but couldnt find to download any of the songs at all from limewire or any torrent sites. This is so awesome i am gonna burn it to a cd. I just wish it had the crazy songs the hitler band played at the end in the blood buffet scene. I might try to find them because i am definitely putting this all together on a cd or mp3 file! Thanks so much for putting this playlist together. My favorite movie hands down!

@TVEyeDirt1970

The hitler band was Dino Lee. Here's one of his Blood Diner songs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acsy0DDzYOY

@carlcrew2708

7y↑1

You guys are the coolest!

@ben33603

12y

a classic for sure.

@danielmkubacki

I love this one.

@vlessinger

15y

thanks I got it on Apple Itunes. I love the line near the end of "I'm so tired of feeling this way" when will my troubles be at end

@deanslist101

14y↑1

Tied with "My Troubles are Not At an End" for their best. Great lead and harmony. WOW, does it get any better than this?

@thebigfist

You are spot-on, although I give a slight nod to "My Troubles are not at end".Do you know who is singing lead on "My Troubles...,I think it was Dexter Tisby, who was their Baritone.

@bb89670

I remember this one

@spaceclown7650

"Uncle Anwar! Uncle Anwar!"

@Rappbrown44

13y

My favorite Cali, group.

@harveyhertz67

12y↑1

bought this when it came out duotone seemed to have 2 versions of every song the album version which was longer than the 45 version

@richardsoffice9176

5y↑4

Typically, during a recording session, multiple 'takes' of a song will be made, to listen to later to see which one is 'best' & should be released (is the most commercial). I have the original 78 of Earth Angel. This has a (slightly) longer piano intro. This slightly longer piano intro was cut from the 45 rpm single version, because Dootsie knew something about the music business, and he knew that radio station programmers were very sensitive to the length of records. Briefer records = more time for the D J 's to yak, and more time to play commercials! (As far as I recall, "El Paso" by Marty Robbins, was the first really long, 'story record' hit. An excellent recording, and very popular! But, much longer than the prevalent, approx. 2:45 to almost 3 minute maximum of almost all hit records.) This limitation on the length of most recordings began with the maximum technical length of the 10" 78 RPM record, which is usually a little over three minutes, with few exceptions. One way around this, was the 12" 78 rpm disc, up to about 5 minutes, and for broadcasting plays and long programs over radio, to 16" transcription discs. For long 'takes' two of these recorders were used, the second recorder being started just before the first recorder's time ran out. This is how Benny Goodman's famous recording at Carnegie Hall in the late 1930's was preserved: when the original recording discs were digitally mastered, transcribed, you can hear the distortion as the music transitions between the discs. This was the only medium available, as this was years before reel to reel tape was invented.

@ronlawray1563

If l'm not mistaken, this was on the flip side of "Earth Angel"...either this or "Ookey Ook" was...

Either way it was a long time ago.....

@louiebates9801

3y↑1

The flip of Earth Angel was Hey Senorita..

@louiebates9801

51w

@ratedo Yes, I was one of it’s foundling members. The original members were Joe Golden, George Russell, Janson Kelly, Jimmy Wright, Richie Benton and myself. We started singing in Atlantic City on a bus that was bringing us back to the Burgh after a drill team competition. Thank you for asking.. it’s been a trip down memory lane to think about the beginning and the journey of these young teenagers that didn’t have a clue, but just wanted to sing, harmonize and be successful. Thank you for asking.. we’re always looking for people that may have pictures or something related to our lives at that time,