Also known as The Oakaleers Record label Atco Records | Active from 1946 Members Calvin "Khaki" Rowlette | |
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Origin Baltimore, Maryland, United States Years active 1946 (1946)–1958 (1958) Past members Lawrence CoxsonIrving TurnerEarl HurleyNorris MackEddie RichFrederick JohnsonHerman Denby Albums Kassim Selamat & The Swallows, Cloud Machines Genres R&B/soul, Easy listening, Rock, Blues, Pop Similar Bull Moose Jackson, Wynonie Harris, The Ravens, Billy Ward and his Dominoes, The Five Keys | ||
The swallows beside you 1952
The Swallows were an American R&B group. They are best known for their 1951 recording of "Will You Be Mine", which appeared in the US Billboard R&B chart.
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History
Founded in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, in 1946 as "The Oakaleers", the original members were Lawrence Coxson (lead tenor), Irving Turner (tenor and baritone), Earl Hurley (first and second tenor and bongos) and Norris "Bunky" Mack (bass, piano, guitar, and drums). The 'Oakaleers' practised on street corners until around 1948, when they joined with Eddie Rich (first tenor) and Frederick “Money Guitar” Johnson (baritone and guitar). Second tenor and baritone Herman "Junior" Denby was hired later. Irving Turner stopped singing with the group, but was kept on as valet (and occasional fill-in).
The Swallows' recording of "Will You Be Mine" was released in 1951, and was one of the first doo-wop hits. "Will You Be Mine" reached a peak position of Number 9 on the US Billboard R&B chart. In 1952, the Swallows released "Beside You", which became their second national hit, peaking at Number 10 on the Billboard R&B chart. More single releases failed to reach these successes, however "It Ain't the Meat (It's the Motion)," the raunchy B-side of their third single, was a big seller in Georgia and the Carolinas. Eddie Rich noted of the song, "[Although] everybody liked it everywhere… you couldn’t play it. The[y] blackballed us on that."
Herman "Junior" Denby died on July 14, 2013, in West Chester Township, Butler County, Ohio, from pneumonia and Alzheimer's disease. He was aged 82.
Songs
La O BeKassim Selamat & The Swallows · 2008
It Ain't the MeatBeside You - 4 Track EP · 2009
Angkok Angkok BilisKassim Selamat & The Swallows · 2008