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The Dells

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2008 - Then & Now
2000 - Reminiscing
1996 - The Dells vs. The Dramatics
1992 - I Salute You
1984 - One Step Closer
1981 - Whatever Turns You On
1980 - I Touched a Dream
1979 - Face to Face
1978 - New Beginnings
1977 - Love Connection
1977 - They Said It Couldn't Be Done, but We Did It!
1976 - No Way Back
1975 - We Got to Get Our Thing Together
1974 - The Dells vs. The Dramatics
1973 - The Mighty Mighty Dells
1973 - Give Your Baby a Standing Ovation
1972 - The Dells Sing Dionne Warwicke's Greatest Hits
1972 - Sweet as Funk Can Be
1971 - Freedom Means
1970 - Like It Is, Like It Was
1969 - Love Is Blue
1968 - There Is
1968 - Always Together: The Dells Musical Menu
1965 - It's Not Unusual
1959 - Oh, What a Nite

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1954

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1954 to Present...

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3 users The Dells - Oh What a Night
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The Dells are one of the longest standing R&B groups; formed in 1952 in Chicago, Illinois, and still going as of 2006. Moreover, the membership of the band has stayed the same since 1960. One of the few doo-wop groups to successfully update its sound, the Dells enjoyed most success in the late 1960s and 1970s as a soul music group with songs like "Oh, What a Night", "Stay in my Corner" and "Give your Baby a Standing Ovation" which was their only million-seller. The band acted as a consultant for a 1991 film about a fictional vocal group called The Five Heartbeats and they had a surprise hit from the soundtrack "The Heart is a House for Love". Their revived popularity caught the attention of NBC producer Roger Brown who featured them in a segment on "The Today Show" that same year. As well as their recording career, the band also worked with Dinah Washington and Ray Charles as backup singers during the 1960s. They can also be heard singing the catchy background vocals on Barbara Lewis' "Hello Stranger". One of the members, Chuck Barksdale, was temporarily a member of the Moonglows with a young Marvin Gaye in the late 1950s. Falsetto tenor Johnny Carter was once a member of The Flamingos. Two of their songs, "Wear It On Our Face" and "Run For Cover" are very popular on the Northern Soul circuit. The Dells grew up in Harvey, Illinois and began singing together while attending Thornton Township High School.


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