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15. Nov. 2012 · Cleve Duncan, whose soaring tenor voice as lead singer for the Penguins helped propel the 1954 doo-wop ballad “Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)” to rock ’n’ roll immortality, died on Nov. 7 ...
16. Nov. 2012 · Cleve Duncan, whose plaintive tenor captured the heartache of teen love in the enduring 1954 doo-wop hit “Earth Angel,” died Nov. 7 in Los Angeles. He was 78. A spokeswoman for the Inglewood...
The original members of The Penguins were tenor Cleveland Duncan (July 23, 1935 – November 7, 2012), Curtis Williams (baritone/bass)(December 11, 1934 – August 10, 1979), Dexter Tisby (tenor)(March 10, 1935 – May 2019) and Bruce Tate (baritone)(January 27, 1937 – June 20, 1973).
7. Nov. 2012 · Cleve Duncan dies at 78; one of the Penguins on 'Earth Angel'- The hit song's dreamy romanticism would become a staple of oldies radio, but the original group was cast into the sea of one-hit wonders.
- Inglewood, California
- July 23, 1934
- Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Cleveland Duncan. (July 23, 1935 – November 7, 2012). Tenor vocalist and lead singer for American doo-wop group, The Penguins. The Penguins were an American doo-wop group of the 1950s and early 1960s, best remembered for their only Top 40 hit, "Earth Angel", which was one of the first rhythm and blues hits to cross over to the pop charts.
The Penguins—composed of lead vocalist Cleveland Duncan, bass Curtis Williams, tenor Dexter Tisby, and baritone Bruce Tate—formed at Fremont High School in Los Angeles, California in 1953. The group named themselves after the Kool cigarette advertising mascot.
Leadsänger Cleveland Duncan starb am 7. November 2012 im Alter von 77 Jahren. Diskografie Alben. 1957: The Cool, Cool Penguins; Singles
