Five Stairsteps

The Five Stairsteps was an American singing group, which was founded in the 1960s in Chicago / Illinois.

The Burke ( Aloha, Clarence, James, Dennis, Kenneth Michael and later Cubie ) family in the early 60s first began to sing as a quintet and were the forerunner of a whole series of American "family bands " such as The Osmonds or Jackson Five.

When she won a talent contest in the " Regal Theatre " in Chicago, Curtis Mayfield became aware of the band. This was at the time lead singer and songwriter of impressions and also producer. Mayfield was beigeistert of the siblings so that he immediately took her under his wing and looked after. He produced a whole series of R & B songs for the group such as "You Waited Too Long " (1966), "Danger! She's A Stranger" (1967 ), " A Million To One " (1968 ) and " Stay Close To Me "(1969). All came to the "Black Charts ".

The big breakthrough on the pop market was successful in 1970, when the Five Stairsteps changed the producers. The new producer Stan Vincent wrote and produced the song " Ooh Child", who came not only in the top 10 of the U.S. charts, but also a million-seller was. Other successes of the family were then made ​​, however.