Previous Vocal Group Record of the Week
#676 (Week of 9/4/10 - 9/10/10)

"My Saddest Hour"/"Oh! Babe!"
by The Five Keys
on Aladdin 3214
released in 1953


[Above photo courtesy of Marv Goldberg.]

Above: The Five Keys (L-R) Ripley Ingram, Ulysses Hicks, Bernie West, Steve Gallon (promoter), Maryland Pierce, and Dickie Smith. This, minus Gallon, is the line-up for Aladdin 3214.

Click HERE for an article about The Five Keys by Marv Goldberg.
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Above: The Five Keys from 1955 (Top L-R) Maryland Pierce, Bernie West, (Bottom L-R) Ramon Loper, Rudy West, Ripley Ingram. This is their line-up for Capitol, starting with the 2nd release on that label "Close Your Eyes."


     
Above: Label image of Aladdin 3214 recorded on September 23, 1953 and released in December 1953. This is the 13th of 17 records by The Five Keys on Aladdin (1951-56). Their tenure on Capitol was from 1954 (with "I'm Alone"/"Ling Ting Tong") to 1958.

Listen to this week's selections by The Five Keys on Aladdin 3214 from 1953:
[Audio restoration by Dave Saviet.]

     A. Stream RealAudio (DO NOT USE...LISTEN USING DOWNLOAD REALAUDIO)...
 
          1. My Saddest Hour
          2. Oh! Babe!
 
          BOTH played in sequence

     B. Download RealAudio...
 
          1. My Saddest Hour
          2. Oh! Babe!

     C. Stream/Download Media Player...
 
          1. My Saddest Hour
          2. Oh! Babe!


(The Billboard 12/12/53 Review)


     [To download audio files, right-click on link and then select "Save (Link) Target As..."]


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