The Spaniels / Peace of Mind/ The Original Group

[Walt1124]

Bumrapp7, yeah, that would be great! You know, back in the day, there were neighborhods where the average people just couldh't go. There were tough guys ready to deal with anyone from the outside. But, if you sang, and if you were looking for someone from that neighborhood who could sing, it was like you got the key to the city in a way. Good singers got carte blanche, so to speak. Everyone liked them.

[bklyncal]

This group has but two recording members of The Spaniels - Willie C Jackson who does the spoken introduction - and Billy Shelton. the other 3 gentlemen are not "original" Spaniels from either the first Spaniels group or the second (both of which were anchored by Pookie Hudson (lead) and Gerald Gregory (bass).

[MrR000032]

AND YOU GAVE ME GOOSE BUMPS.

THANK YOU

[falkumfishing]

R.I.P. POOKIE

[Walt1124]

I was with a young, amateur group back in Detroit and this was our signature song. Hearing it brings back lots of memories, from standing on corners, in parking lots, laundromats and wherever we could get the sound we wanted. The girls would listen and swoon. Even the cops would pause and listen, then tell us we had to move along. Owners of pizza shops would give us a slice, too. Those were great days for those who came along years afterwards and missed out.

[bumrapp7]

@Walt1124 Greetings Walt you almost seem to be "singing my life" talking about street corner harmonizing,I'm very thankful for those wonderful moments and pray that we will recapture that kind of love and kindness.This kind of music has the potential of making that happen.

[ibethebaron]

Great group, great song. One of my all-time favorites. I hung around with a group in '59 in the Air Force. They did this Spaniels tune all the time.  It was great. The lead was Danny Cappazolla from Pittsburgh. They were either the Corvairs or Corsairs. I used to practice with them but I couldn't sing.

[1913gransome]

He will surely be missed, thank God we still have

his music, may I ask which city and which church

was this?

[strongholdeddie]

Washington DC

[crusher1944]

@1913gransome we will all meet in doo wop heaven, I promise you this.

TOMMY R

[jencessa]

This is also minus Ernest Warren, one of the original tenor. He is my uncle. He is still alive. I don't know why he didn't sing. He has been ill, suffering a heart attack and a stroke. But he still has that beautiful voice which he now uses for gospel. He is a pastor in Hammond, IN.

[lukeye0461]

R.I.P.

[beefoneeto]

R.I.P. brother.

[Molly9094]

rest in peace

[strongholdeddie]

What years did the group performed with Pookie Hudson? What are the names of the members? When will you be returning to the Washington DC Area? The group has a great sound.

[Doowopdan]

This is the core of the group that recorded in the 1950s, minus Gerald Gregory, the original bass, who died in the 1990s.