July 19, 1956:
The Moonglows hit #9 on the R&B chart with the Chess single
"We go Together"
For most of the Moonglows' tenure, leads were split between Lester and Fuqua. Lester preferred the doo-wop ballads while Fuqua preferred rock and roll numbers. At other times, the two recorded vocal duets. Their next hits of 1956 included "See Saw" and "When I'm With You". While "I'm With You" reached number 15 on the R&B chart, "See Saw" peaked at number five R&B and reached number 25 on the Billboard Top 100...
In August of 1956, the band appeared in one of the first rock and roll movies, Rock, Rock, Rock, lip syncing to "Over and Over Again" and "I Knew From the Start"
Also on this date,
The Dells hit #4 on the R&B chart with
"Oh What A Night”
Oh what a day and night...
In The Evolution of Rock 'n Roll...
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