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28. Aug. 2020 · Clarence Burke Sr., ex-Chicago detective who managed his kids, The Five Stairsteps, dead at 90. Before retiring from the Chicago Police Department in the mid–1960s to manage the group known for its hit ‘O-o-h Child,’ he was one of the city’s few Black detectives. By Maureen O’Donnell. Aug 28, 2020, 3:45am PDT.
Clarence Burke Sr., died on July 16, 2020, the day before his 91st birthday, in an Atlanta area hospital. [13] James Burke died on February 19, 2021, from pneumonia at age 70.
- The Five Stairsteps & Cubie; The Stairsteps; The Invisible Man's Band
- 1965–1976, 1979–1981 (as the IMB)
Today, we celebrate the life of Clarence Burke, Sr., the Chicago police detective who left the force to manage his very talented children, who became the internationally revered soul group, The Five Stairsteps, an act named by their mother to reflect the differences in their heights.
Bandgeschichte. Die Familie Burke (Aloha, Clarence, James, Dennis, Kenneth Michael und später noch Cubie) begann bereits Anfang der 1960er Jahre, zunächst als Quintett, zu singen und war damit Vorläufer einer ganzen Reihe von amerikanischen Familienbands, wie zum Beispiel The Osmonds oder The Jackson Five.
JahrTitel AlbumHöchstplatzierung, Gesamtwochen, ...(us)Höchstplatzierung, Gesamtwochen, ...(r&b)1966You Waited Too Long The Five StairstepsUS 94 (2 Wo.) USR&B 16 (10 Wo.) R&B1966World of Fantasy The Five StairstepsUS 49 (8 Wo.) USR&B 12 (10 Wo.) R&B1966Come Back The Five StairstepsUS 61 (6 Wo.) USR&B 15 (9 Wo.) R&B1967Danger! She’s a Stranger The Five ...US 89 (5 Wo.) USR&B 16 (8 Wo.) R&BClarence Burke Sr., father of the soul group The Five Stairsteps, appears as a contestant on this segment from a 1967 episode of "To Tell the Truth" with hos...
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30. Aug. 2020 · On a raucous night at the old Regal Theater in the mid-1960s, Detective Clarence Burke Sr. watched and waited. Besides being a Chicago cop, he was the father and manager of the members of the singing group The Five Stairsteps — the name their mother, Betty, bestowed on the couple’s five kids for the descending order of their heights.
30. Mai 2013 · Here are seven intriguing facts about Burke and a song that's still a staple of oldies radio: According to soul music historian Robert Pruter , it was Burke's father, Chicago police detective Clarence Burke Sr., who passed along his love of music to Burke and his siblings and started them out performing at church and school events.
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