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Midnighters (Musical group)

LC control no.n 91109270
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Corporate name headingMidnighters (Musical group)
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See alsoRoyals (Musical group : Detroit)
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Beginning date[1953,1954]
Ending date1963
LocatedDetroit (Mich.)
Field of activityRhythm and blues music
Found inBallard, H. What you get when the getting gets good [SR] p1985: label (the Midnighters)
Wikipedia, November 8, 2013 (The Midnighters; American R&B group from Detroit, Michigan, influential in the 1950s and early 1960s; notable for launching the career of lead singer Hank Ballard, and the world-wide dance craze The Twist; formed by guitarist and songwriter Alonzo Tucker in 1952 in Detroit as The Royals; known as The Four Falcons [no usage in catalog] prior to their recording debut; by 1954 had changed their name to The Midnighters)
Electric blues, 1939-2005 ... Part 2, 1954-1967, p2011: container (Hank Ballard & the Midnighters) booklet (Detroit R&B vocal group; originally known as The Royals; broke up in 1963)