The 5 Royales - Catch That Teardrop The Best Of The Home Of The Blues 1960 1964 Sessions

The "5" Royales are cited as a groundbreaking link between gospel, R&B, rock, doo wop, and soul music. and his brothers Clarence and Curtis backed their father, Lowman Pauling Sr. during concerts as the Royal Sons Gospel Group in their native North Carolina. In the early 1950's, Carolina radio producer Robert Woodward contacted NY-based Apollo Records about the group. Signed by , the group's name was changed from the Royal Sons Quintet to the "5" Royales by the label's Carl Le Bowe. Because they were a six-man outfit for a while; the quotes around the 5 in their billing was a recognition of this and was designed to help to alleviate confusion. With the departure of Johnny Holmes and later Clarence Pauling (who would later change his name to and become a successful Motown producer/songwriter/A&R director and a mentor to Stevie Wonder), the group lineup was guitarist , lead singer Johnny Tanner, tenors James 'Jimmy' Moore and Obadiah "Scoop" Carter, and baritone Otto 'Jeff' Jeffries. Their first single was "Give Me One More Chance" b/w "Too Much of a Little Bit." Jeffries became the group's manager and was replaced in the baritone spot by Eugene 'Gene' Tanner. By then (c.1952), the group had evolved from consisting of solely gospel music to include doo-wop, jump blues, rhythm and blues, soul, and gospel. In all, the group released seven Top Ten R&B hits including, "Baby Don't Do It

Members

• Clarence Paul
• Lowman Pauling
• Otto Jeffries
• Obadiah Carter
• Eugene Tanner
• John Tanner
• Jimmy Moore

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