The Dells are one of the longest standing R&B groups; formed in 1952 in Chicago, Illinois, and still going as of 2005. Moreover, the membership of the band has stayed the same since 1960. Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles), with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ... State nickname: Land of Lincoln, The Prairie State Other U.S. States Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Governor Rod Blagojevich Official languages English Area 149,998 km² (25th)  - Land 143,968 km²  - Water 6,030 km² (4. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

One of the few doo-wop groups to successfully update its sound, the Dells enjoyed most success in the late 1960s and 1970s as a soul music group with songs like "Oh What a Nite", "Stay in my Corner" and "Give your Baby a Standing Ovation" which was their only million-seller. The band acted as a consultant for a 1991 film about a fictional vocal group called The Five Heartbeats and they had a surprise hit from the soundtrack "The Heart is a House for Love". Doo-wop is a style of vocal-based rhythm and blues music popular in the mid-1950s to the early 1960s in America. ... Soul Music is a Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett, published in 1994. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... The Five Heartbeats is a 1991 film produced and directed by Robert Townsend, who also stars in the film with Leon, Harry J. Lennix, Tico Wells, Michael Wright, Harold Nicholas of The Nicholas Brothers, and Diahann Carroll. ...

As well as their recording career, the band also worked with Dinah Washington and Ray Charles as backup singers during the 1960s. One of the members, Chuck Barkley, was temporarily a member of the Moonglows with a young Marvin Gaye in the late 1950s. Dinah Washington (August 29, 1924 - December 14, 1963) an American blues, jazz, and gospel singer. ... Ray Charles at the piano. ... The Moonglows were an influental American R&B and doo wop group, featuring such legendary singers as Bobby Lester, Harvey Fuqua, Alexander Graves and Prentiss Barnes, along with guitarist Billy Johnson. ... Marvin Gaye on the cover of his 1971 classic album Whats Going On. ...

The Dells were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 15, 2004. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, showing Lake Erie in the background The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a museum and institution in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, dedicated, as the name suggests, to recording the history of some of the best-known and most influential... March 15 is the 74th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (75th in Leap years). ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External link

• The Dells All Music Guide entry