The Ink Spots
The Ink Spots played a large role in pioneering the Black vocal group-harmony genre, helping to pave the way for the doo wop explosion of the '50s. The quavering high tenor of Bill Kenny presaged hundreds of street-corner leads to come, and the sweet harmonies of Charlie Fuqua, Deek Watson, and bass Hoppy Jones (who died in 1944) backed him flawlessly.
Kenny's impeccable diction and Jones's deep drawl were both prominent on the Ink Spots' first smash on Decca in 1939, the sentimental "If I Didn't Care." From then through 1951, the group was seldom absent from the pop charts, topping the lists with "We Three (My Echo, My Shadow, and Me)" (1940), "I'm Making Believe" and "Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall" (both in 1944), and "The Gypsy" and "To Each His Own" (both in 1946).
Watson eventually split to form his own group, the Brown Dots, and appeared in numerous low-budget film musicals, while Kenny attempted a solo career, notching a solo hit in 1951 with the uplifting "It Is No Secret." Countless groups masquerading as the Ink Spots have thrived across the nation since the '50s.
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The Ink Spots' Greatest Hits
Soul - Released by Everest Records on May 29, 1981
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Greatest Hits
R&B - Released by Stereo Magic Records on May 1, 2014
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20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of The Ink Spots
R&B - Released by Geffen on Oct 5, 1999
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If I Didn't Care: An Anthology
Pop - Released by Sunset Blvd Records on Apr 22, 2022
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The Ink Spots
Pop - Released by Legacy International on Jan 1, 2006
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I Don’t Want To Set The World On Fire (Remastered)
Pop - Released by Sunset Blvd Records on May 11, 2023
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I don’t Want To Set The World On Fire
Blues - Released by Red Cab Records on Jan 17, 2011
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Stanley Morgan's Ink Spots in London
Pop - Released by Archive of Folk & Jazz Music on Aug 30, 1979
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Ink Spots Favorites
Vocal Music (Secular and Sacred) - Released by Geffen on Jan 1, 1999
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Street Of Dreams
Jazz - Released by Avid Entertainment on Jan 1, 2005
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At Las Vegas (Digitally Remastered) (Live)
Pop - Released by Essential Media Group on Sep 11, 2015
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Rhythm, Harmony & Swing
The Ink Spots, The Mills Brothers, The Delta Rythm Boys
Jazz - Released by Signature on Jul 1, 2011
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The Ink Spots' Greatest Hits
Soul - Released by Everest Records on May 29, 1981
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16 Hits In Stereo
Pop - Released by Tinsel Town Records on Jan 1, 2008
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The Kings At Las Vegas (Remastered)
Vocal Music (Secular and Sacred) - Released by Essential Media Group on Apr 12, 2011
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Music from The "Fallout 4" Video Game Trailer
L'Orchestra Cinematique, The Ink Spots
Film Soundtracks - Released by MD Chapel Music on Jul 20, 2015
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