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The Ink Spots played a large role in pioneering the black vocal group-harmony genre, helping to pave the way for the doo wop explosion of the '50s. The quavering high tenor of Bill Kenny presaged hundreds of street-corner leads to come, and the sweet harmonies of Charlie Fuqua, Deek Watson, and bass Hoppy Jones (who died in 1944) backed him flawlessly. Kenny's impeccable ...more

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  • Don't Get Around Much Anymore
  • When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano
  • I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire
  • Whispering Grass

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