The "5" Royales
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The "5" Royales | |
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Origin | R&B |
Years active | 1951–1965 |
Labels | Apollo, King, Vee-Jay, ABC-Paramount, Smash, Todd, Home Of The Blues |
Past members | Lowman "Pete" Pauling Clarence Pauling Jimmy Moore Obadiah Carter Otto Jeffries Johnny Tanner Gene Tanner |
The "5" Royales was an American
History
Originally the Royal Sons Quintet, the group began recording for
According to the Acoustic Music organization, the "first clear evidence of soul music shows up with The '5' Royales, an ex-gospel group that turned to R&B".[5]
Confusion arose when two groups of Royals began touring, the other led by the Detroit R&B star Hank Ballard. According to members of the "5" Royales, the confusion peaked in 1953 when an unscrupulous promoter booked Ballard's group in Winston-Salem, trying to pass the Detroit band off as the hometown group with the same name, much to the chagrin of a local audience. Shortly thereafter, the air cleared when Winston-Salem's Royals became the "5" Royales and Detroit's Royals became The Midnighters. (The "5" was in scare quotes because there were actually six members at the time.[6]) Both groups had hits at King working with Rock and Roll Hall of Fame producer Ralph Bass, becoming good friends and routinely competing in battles of the bands at clubs like the Royal Peacock, in the Sweet Auburn section of Atlanta.
With King, "Think" and "Tears of Joy" became hits for the "5" Royales in 1957. Some of their lesser-known tracks from this period are now critically acclaimed as innovative. Rock critic Dave Marsh chose the 1958 "5" Royales hit "The Slummer the Slum" as one of the top 1001 singles of all time in his book The Heart of Rock and Soul, crediting Pauling with capturing the first intentional use of guitar feedback on record, years before better-known squawks from The Beatles, The Yardbirds, and The Velvet Underground. In the 1960s, R&B gradually gave way to more polished soul music and the Royales' career waned rapidly. The band still recorded, including for Memphis label Home Of The Blues - which results were later compiled on the posthumous Catch That Teardrop[7] album - as well as Vee-Jay, ABC-Paramount, Smash Records and the Todd label.[8]
The "5" Royales broke up in 1965, though various combinations of musicians toured under the group's name into the 1970s.[citation needed] For a time Pauling continued recording with the pianist and frequent Royales collaborator Royal Abbitt as El Pauling and the Royalton. Pauling's brother, Clarence Paul, a former member of the Royal Sons Quintet, found success as a producer and songwriter at Motown Records in the 1960s.
Post-group
After years of struggle with alcohol dependency,[
Legacy
The "5" Royales were inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame in 2009.[13] They were nominated unsuccessfully for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002 and 2004; they were inducted in 2015 in the category Early Influence.[3]
The legacy and influence of the "5" Royales was profiled on National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Sunday on August 14, 2011, in an interview with the guitarist Steve Cropper.[14] Cropper released the album Dedicated: A Salute to the 5 Royales in 2011.[15]
In May 2015, compilation Soul & Swagger: The Complete "5" Royales 1951-1967
Selected singles discography
Song Title | Catalog # | Date | Notes |
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Apollo Records | |||
"You Know I Know"/"Courage to Love" | 441 | Sep 1952 | #8 R&B |
"Baby Don't Do It"/"Take All of Me" | 443 | Sep 1952 | #1 R&B, 3 weeks |
"Help Me Somebody"/"Crazy, Crazy, Crazy" | 446 | Apr 1953 | #1 R&B, 5 weeks / #5 |
"Laundromat Blues"/"Too Much Lovin' (Much Too Much)" | 448 | Jul 1953 | / #4 R&B |
"I Want to Thank You"/"All Righty!" | 450 | Oct 1953 | #9 R&B |
"I Do"/"Good Things" | 452 | Jan 1954 | #6 R&B / #16 R&B |
"Cry Some More"/"I Like It Like That" | 454 | Apr 1954 | #8 R&B / #17 R&B |
"What's That"/"Let Me Come Back Home" | 458 | Jul 1954 | |
"Six O'Clock in the Morning"/"With All Your Heart" | 467 | Jan 1955 | |
King Records | |||
"I'm Gonna Run It Down"/"Behave Yourself" | 4740 | Aug. 1954 | / #16 R&B |
"Monkey Hips and Rice"/"Devil with the Rest" | 4474 | Oct. 1954 | |
"One Mistake"/"School Girl" | 4762 | Dec. 1954 | |
"Every Dog Has His Day"/"You Didn't Learn It at Home" | 4770 | Jan. 1955 | |
"I Need Your Lovin' Baby"/"When I Get Like This" | 4806 | Jun 1955 | |
"Women About to Make Me Go Crazy"/"Do unto You" | 4819 | Aug. 1955 | |
"Someone Made You for Me"/"I Ain't Getting Caught" | 4830 | Oct. 1955 | |
"Right Around the Corner"/"When You Walked in Thru the Door" | 4869 | Jan 1956 | |
"My Wants for Love"/"I Could Love You" | 4901 | Feb. 1956 | |
"Come On and Save Me"/"Get Something Out of It" | 4952 | July 1956 | |
"Just as I Am"/"Mine Forever More" | 4973 | Oct. 1956 | |
"Thirty Second Lover"/"Tears of Joy" | 5032 | Mar. 1957 | #9 R&B |
"Think"/"I'd Better Make a Move" | 5053 | May 1957 | 4 R&B; #66 Pop |
"Say It"/"Messin' Up" | 5082 | Oct. 1957 | #18 R&B / #15 R&B |
"Dedicated to the One I Love"/"Don't Be Ashamed" | 5098 | Dec. 1957 | #13 R&B |
"Do the Cha Cha Cherry"/"The Feeling Is Real" | 5131 | Apr. 1958 | |
"Tell the Truth"/"Double or Nothing" | 5141 | June 1958 | |
"Don't Let It Be Vain"/"The Slummer the Slum" | 5153 | Oct. 1958 | |
"The Real Thing"/"Your Only Love" | 5162 | Nov 1958 | |
"Miracle of Love"/"I Know It's Hard But It's Fair" | 5191 | Mar. 1959 | / #18 R&B, #103 Pop |
"Tell Me You Care"/"Wonder Where Your Love Has Gone" | 5237 | July 1959 | |
"It Hurts Inside"/"My Sugar Sugar" | 5266 | Oct. 1959 | |
"I'm with You"/"Don't Give Me No More Than You Can Take" | 5329 | Mar. 1960 | #107 Pop |
"I Got to Know"/"Please, Please, Please" | Home of the Blues 112 | Mar. 1960 | / #114 Pop |
"Why"/"(Something Moves Me) Within My Heart" | 5327 | Jun 1960 | |
"Dedicated to the One I Love"/"The Miracle of Love" | [citation needed] | Jan. 1961 | Re-release, #81 Pop |
References
- ^ "Music's Unsung Pioneer: Lowman "Pete" Pauling Helped Give Birth to Rhythm and Blues in U.S." Winston-Salem Journal. December 4, 2011. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
- ^ Gilliland, John (1969). "Show 36 – The Rubberization of Soul: The Great Pop Music Renaissance. [Part 2]" (audio). Pop Chronicles. University of North Texas Libraries.
- ^ a b "The "5" Royales Biography". Rockhall.com. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
- ^ Profile of Clarence Pauling; Discogs. Retrieved 2017-09-07. Clarence Pauling was particularly noted as a producer and mentor to Stevie Wonder, as well as producing albums for The Temptations, The Marvelettes and Marvin Gaye.
- ^ TIMELINE OF MUSICAL STYLES & GUITAR HISTORY
- ^ Unterberger, Richie. "The "5" Royales | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
- ^ Mark Deming (March 26, 2007). "Catch That Teardrop - The "5" Royales | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
- ^ "The "5" Royales Discography - USA". 45cat.com. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
- ^ Rock Obituaries: Knocking On Heaven's Door: "Otto Jeffries," by Nick Talevski, Omnibus Press (2006), p. 308
- ^ "1950s Crooner Tanner, Singer for 5 Royals, Dies – Blues singer Eugene Tanner Jr. of Winston-Salem died Thursday," by Linn Thomas, News & Record, December 30, 1994 (retrieved July 10, 2017)
- ^ "Death of a Soul Man: R.I.P. Johnny Tanner," by Steve Holtje, The Big Takeover, December 16, 2005 (retrieved July 10, 2017)
- ^ " '5' Royales' Journey That Started in Winston-Salem Finishes in Rock and Roll Hall of Fame," by Lisa O'Donnell, Winston-Salem Journal, April 4, 2015
- ^ "2009 Inductees". North Carolina Music Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
- ^ [1] Archived August 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Steve Cropper – Dedicated: A Salute to the 5 Royales CD". Cduniverse.com. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
- ^ Mark Deming. "Soul & Swagger: The Complete "5" Royales 1951-1967 - The "5" Royales | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
- ^ "2015 Blues Music Awards Winners". Americanbluesscene.com. Archived from the original on May 19, 2015. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
- ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Monkey Hips and Rice: The "5" Royales Anthology - The "5" Royales | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
- ^ Bruce Eder (September 1, 1995). "The Apollo Sessions - The "5" Royales | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
- ^ Richie Unterberger (July 12, 2005). "It's Hard But It's Fair: King Hits and Rarities - The "5" Royales | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
- ^ Steve Leggett (May 20, 2014). "The Definitive "5" Royales: Home of the Blues & Beyond - The "5" Royales | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved July 10, 2017.