One of the longest-running vocal groups in rock and roll history, the Dells date back to 1952. The group's original lineup—lead tenor Johnny Funches, second tenor Verne Allison, lead baritone Marvin Junior, baritone Michael "Mickey" McGill and bass singer Chuck Barksdale—changed only when Johnny Carter replaced Funches in 1960. Between 1956 and 1992, the Dells racked up an astonishing 46 R&B hits. Eight of these made the pop Top Forty, including their best-known songs, "Stay in My Corner" and "Oh, What a Night." The Dells are part of a great lineage of black harmony groups—including the Stylistics, the Delfonics and the Dramatics—and the phenomenal success of younger acts like New Edition, Boyz II Men, Backstreet Boys and N'Sync would be hard to imagine without them.
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