The Five Crowns

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The Five Crowns were an American R&B vocal group best known as the direct precursor to the classic lineup of The Drifters.

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The Five Crowns canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American R&B vocal group
activeInDecade 1950s
associatedAct The Drifters
basedIn New York City
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
fieldOfWork R&B music
popular music
genre Doo-wop
Rhythm and blues
hasMember Ben E. King
hasMusicalCharacteristic close harmony vocals
group singing
hasNotableMember Ben E. King
hasNotableRole bridge between early and classic Drifters lineups
hasPrecursor The Five Crowns self-linksurface differs
industry music industry
influenced The Drifters classic lineup
languageOfWork English
memberOf The Drifters
The Five Crowns self-linksurface differs
notableAs direct precursor to the classic lineup of The Drifters
partOf American R&B scene
performedStyle vocal harmony
preceded classic Drifters lineup
vocalType male vocal group

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The Drifters associatedAct The Five Crowns
The Five Crowns memberOf The Five Crowns self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Ben E. King
The Five Crowns hasPrecursor The Five Crowns self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: The Drifters