The Penguins

The Penguins were an American doo-wop band of the 1950s, which was mainly known for the R & B # 1 hit Earth Angel ( Will You Be Mine ).

The band was formed in 1954 in Los Angeles as Duncan, Williams, Tate and Tisby together the Fremont High School visited. That same year, the Penguins got a record deal with the indie label Dootone Records and released at the end of their first single, Hey Senorita - with Earth Angel as a B-side. But soon it became clear that Earth Angel received was more than Hey Senorita. Beginning of 1955, Earth Angel then in the singles chart, and indeed at the forefront of R & B and in the top 10 of the pop charts.

A little later, Tate left the band and was replaced by Randolph Jones. 1956 changed the Penguins first to Mercury Records and then Atlantic, where she Pledge of Love 1957, one # 15 made ​​in the R & B charts, had her second hit. In addition, they released their only album, The Cool, Cool Penguins this year.

1959 the band moved back to LA and broke up a short time later. By Duncan it came from the '60s to some reunions of the Penguins, so took from the band in 1963 Memories of El Monte, which had Frank Zappa and Ray Collins written especially for them. The single flopped, however, after the band split up again.

Film Music: Earth Angel in " Back to the Future "