The Robins

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The Robins were an American R&B vocal group from the 1950s, best known as a precursor to the Coasters and for their influential role in early rock and roll harmony singing.

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instanceOf American R&B vocal group
musical group
activePeriodStart 1940s
early 1950s
alsoKnownAs The Four Bluebirds
associatedAct Leiber and Stoller
The Coasters
basedIn Los Angeles
collaboratedWith Jerry Leiber
Mike Stoller
countryOfOrigin United States
formedIn Los Angeles
formedInPeriod mid-1940s
genre doo-wop
rhythm and blues
rock and roll
influenced The Coasters
influencedGenre early rock and roll harmony singing
languageOfLyrics English
member Billy Richards
Bobby Nunn
Bobby Sheen
Carl Gardner
Grady Chapman
H.B. Barnum
Roy Richards
Ty Terrell
notableAs precursor to The Coasters
notableFor comic narrative songs
notableWork Framed
Riot in Cell Block #9
Smokey Joe’s Cafe
linked to: Smokey Joe's Cafe
originalName The Four Bluebirds
partOfMovement West Coast R&B scene
early rock and roll
recordLabel Modern Records
RCA Victor
Spark Records
styleCharacteristic blues-influenced arrangements
call-and-response vocals
storytelling lyrics
vocalStyle harmony singing
vocalType male vocal group

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Mike Stoller collaboratedWith The Robins
Bobby Sheen memberOf The Robins
Bobby Sheen associatedAct The Robins
Johnny Otis discovered The Robins