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The Sensational Nightingales

Group Members:

Carl Coates, Joseph Wallace, Howard Carroll, Horace Thompson, Willie Woodruff, Calvert McNair, Rev. Julius Cheeks, Barney Parks, Paul Owens, Ernest James

Similar Artists:

The Dixie Hummingbirds, The Original Five Blind Boys of Alabama, The Highway Q.C.'s, The Five Blind Boys of Mississippi

Influenced By:

The Swan Silvertones, The Soul Stirrers

Performed Songs By:

Joseph Wallace, Charles Johnson
  • Formed: 1942
  • Genres: Gospel
  • Representative Albums: "The Best of the Sensational Nightingales," "Travel On," "Prayed Too Late"
  • Representative Songs: "It's Gonna Rain Again," "At the Meeting," "Go Tell It on the Mountain"

Biography

The Sensational Nightingales were assembled in the '40s. In 1957 they appeared on the Gospel Train tour with The Clara Ward Singers and five other big-name gospel acts. Members included Julius Cheeks (lead), Carl Coates (bass), JoJo Wallace (tenor), Howard Carroll (baritone), and Paul Gwens (tenor). Their noted hit was "See How They Done My Lord." One of the earliest gospel quintets, they recorded and toured throughout the 1990s. Many of their '50s and '60s sides (found on MCA reissues) feature the stunning vocals of Rev. Julius Cheeks. As with Archie Brownlee, Cheeks reaches an intensity that distorts the actual recordings, and his style has been heavily "borrowed" by Bobby Bland, Wilson Pickett, and others. The later recordings by Charles Johnson are smoother and slicker, but still top-notch. ~ Bil Carpenter & Billy C. Wirtz, All Music Guide
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The Sensational Nightingales

Vienna, Austria (Nov 2006)
Background information
Also known as The Nightingales
Genre(s) Christian
Years active 1942 - present
Members
Joseph 'JoJo' Wallace
Larry Moore
Horace "Sug" Thompson
Darrell Luster
Former members
Julius "June" Cheeks
Charles Johnson
Barney Parks
Ernest James
Carl Coates
Calvert McNair
Howard Carroll
Paul Owens
Willie Woodruff

The Sensational Nightingales is a Gospel music quartet that reached its peak of popularity in the 1950s, when it featured Julius Cheeks as its lead singer. The Nightingales, with several changes of membership, continue to tour and record today.

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Musical career

The group was founded in 1942 by Barney Parks, who had formerly sung with the Dixie Hummingbirds. Julius "June" Cheeks joined the group in 1946. Cheeks left and returned to the group several times during its heyday, then left in 1960 to form his own group, "the Sensational Knights".

The group presently consists of Joseph 'JoJo' Wallace, Larry Moore, Horace "Sug" Thompson, and guitarist Darrell Luster.

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