The Flamingos
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The Flamingos was a "Doo Wop" group formed in the early 1950s and that
had early success on Chess Records, hitting the R&B charts with "A Kiss
From Your Lips", "I'll Be Home", "The Vow" and "Would I Be Crying".
They left Chess and signed with End Records in 1958. Almost immediately
the group had their first pop chart hit with "Lovers Never Say
Goodbye", considered a "Doo Wop" classic today. It was written by Terry
Johnson, who shared lead chores on the song with Paul Wilson. In 1959
the group would have its biggest hit with what would become their
signature song, "I Only Have Eyes For You" (written by
Harry Warren and
Al Dubin for
Dames (1934)). A long series of hits
followed, including "Mio Amore", "Love Walked In", "Time Was", "Your
Other Love", "Nobody Loves Me Like You" (written by
Sam Cooke) and "I Was Such a Fool".
The group has had a large number of personnel changes over the years,
but still tours and appears in "doo-wop" revival shows and TV specials.
