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•  Bill Haley & His Comets

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•  The Crickets

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•  NBC Symphony Orchestra

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•  The Platters

  The Platters were a successful vocal group of the early rock and roll era. Their distinctive sound was a bridge between the pre-rock Tin Pan Alley tradition, and the burgeoning new genre. The original group members were Alex Hodge, Cornell Gunther, David Lynch, Joe Jefferson, Gaynel Hodge and Herb Reed.

  

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•  The Isley Brothers

  The Isley Brothers are an American R&B, soul music and funk group. They are one of the few groups to have long-running success on the Billboard charts placing a charted single in every decade since 1959 and as of 2006 were still charting successful albums performing under a repertoire of doo-wop, R&B, rock 'n' roll, soul, funk, disco, urban adult contemporary and hip-hop soul. The group has had a variation of lineups, ranging from a quartet to a trio to a sextet to finally a duo.

  

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•  The Moonglows

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•  The Flamingos

  The Flamingos were a doo wop group from the United States, most popular in the mid to late 1950s.

  

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•  The Turbans

  The Turbans were an African American doo-wop group, who formed in Philadelphia in 1953. The original members were: Al Banks (lead tenor), Matthew Platt (second tenor), Charlie Williams (baritone), and Andrew "Chet" Jones (bass). They came from Downtown Philadelphia (around Bainbridge and South Street). Around Christmas of 1954, they won first prize in a talent contest singing their rendition of "White Christmas".

  

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•  Modern Jazz Quartet

  The Modern Jazz Quartet was established in 1952 by Milt Jackson, John Lewis, Percy Heath, and Kenny Clarke. Connie Kay replaced Clarke in 1955. The quartet performed in several jazz styles, including bebop, cool jazz and third stream.

  

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•  Jnanpith Award

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  This is an index of articles related to chess. The articles are in three broad groups, and are alphabetical within the group. The groups are: Books General articles Articles on competitions Chess opening articles Biographies of chess players and writers This index exists as a lengthy shared watchlist—by clicking "related changes" on the left, you can watch chess-related changes.

  

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