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The Penguins

The Penguins has been played on NTS over 10 times, featured on 11 episodes and was first played on 11 February 2017.

The Penguins were an American doo-wop group of the 1950s and early '60s, best remembered for their only Top 40 hit, "Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)", which was one of the first rhythm and blues hits to cross over to the pop charts. The song peaked at #8 on the national charts, but had a three-week run at #1 on the R&B "race" chart.

Singers Cleveland Duncan, Curtis Williams, Dexter Tisby, and Bruce Tate, all students at Fremont High in Los Angeles, CA,…

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Earth Angel
The Penguins
Mercury1956
Earth Angel
The PenguinsMercury1956
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A Christmas Prayer
The Penguins
Mercury1955
A Christmas Prayer
The PenguinsMercury1955
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Earth Angel
The Penguins
Dooto Records0
Earth Angel
The PenguinsDooto Records0
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Earth Angel
The Penguins
Dooto Records1957
Earth Angel
The PenguinsDooto Records1957
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Jingle Jangle
The Penguins
Mercury1955
Jingle Jangle
The PenguinsMercury1955
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Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)
The Penguins
Dootone Records1954
Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)
The PenguinsDootone Records1954
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