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August 1953 erschien neben dem Leadtenor McPhatter mit Bill Pinkney (Bassbariton oder Tenor), Andrew „Bubba“ Thrasher (Zweiter Tenor), Bruder Gerhart „Gay“ Thrasher (Bariton) und Willie Ferbie (Bass) eine völlig neu zusammengesetzte Gruppe.
- 1958
- Clyde McPhatter (bis 1954)
- 1953
The second group included first tenor Bill Pinkney (of the Jerusalem Stars), second tenor Andrew Thrasher, and baritone Gerhart Thrasher (both of the gospel group "The Thrasher Wonders"), Willie Ferbee as bass vocal, and Walter Adams on guitar.
- Louis Bailey, Stephen Brown, Jerome Manning, Jeff Hall
- 1953–present
- New York City, U.S.
The changes continued within the group with Willie Ferbee departing after being involved in an accident, and Walter Adams sadly died. Jimmy Oliver was Walters replacement, although Willie was not. This led to various group members taking the lead vocal chores.
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Bill Pinkney, brothers Andrew and Gerhart Thrasher, and bass singer Willie Ferbee were approached by Clyde McPhatter, who had just quit as the lead tenor of the popular R&B group, Billy Ward and his Dominoes. McPhatter proposed they create a new group to record for Atlantic Records.
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