The Penguins were an American doo-wop group of the 1950s and early '60s, be… Read Full Bio ↴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."
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."
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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Youre An Angel
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…
Baby Lets Make some Love Everyday is just settling in the dust Unless you come right…
Be Mine or Be a Fool (oh, oh, oh, oh, wah-ah-ah, oh, oh, oh, oh Earth angel,…
Earth Angel (Oh, oh, oh, oh, wah-ah-ah, oh, oh, oh, oh Earth angel,…
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…
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…
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…
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@nicky0016dd
Beautiful ballad!
This IS DOO WOP!
@theresatitus-lawson3431
This is the first time hearing this one and I love it!
@lisapan9387
Oldies = timeless music 🎶❤️❤️❤️🎶🎶🎶❤️❤️❤️
@DatDamnMexican
Im a 90s baby but this are the best love songs one can find.
@boiledeggslover
One of my 5 top favorite bands [number 3 if you were wondering]... number 1 is Why Don't We, number 2 is The Temptations, number 3 is The Penguins, number 4 is Get Scared and number 5 is The Turtles
@hillcresthiker
Back then, we NEVER referred to them as "bands"...they were simply called vocal groups
@Florida45Gal
This is when musicians had talent and could actually sing and we could actually hear what they were singing, and we could actually dance to these songs...it was about LOVE and not the angry degenerate songs of rappers of today.
@fluffshepnetwork7067
I love the Penguins and Doo-Wop in general, but I refute your generalization about Hip-Hop. Sure, there are some bad rappers, like DaBaby, but others, like Lil Baby, Roddy Rich, Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Rapsody, and Leikeli47 are awesome.
@JohnMonaghan-lz8el
What I remember best and miss the most about this sound of the 50s is being able to actually hold your partner and enjoy the experience of actually dancing with your partner
@lilbroomstick5126
I feel like this is a representation of my actual life. I actually prayed to God for a girl to love. That girl came to me about a year later. That was two years ago. I still love her.