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Tuesday, March 1, 2022

Music Deaths: Fred Parris, Lead Singer of Doo Wop Group The Five Satins

FRED PARRIS, 85

Died 13 January 2022

Lead singer of Doo Wop group The Five Satins.

Group from New Haven, Connecticut with Fred Parris singing lead.  Parris was stationed in Japan in the Army when "On the Still of the Night" charted.  The group had already broken up, but reformed with Bill Baker as lead singer until Parris returned in January 1958 and replaced him.

"In the Still of the Night"  (#24-1956)

"To the Aisle"  (#25-1957)


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