The Crescents
The Crescents
Top Songs
| 1 | You Have No Heart | ||
| 2 | Everybody Knew but Me | ||
| 3 | WHERE'S LAST OCTOBER? | ||
| 4 | Back 4 Me (1 Timothy 1:16) | ||
| 5 | can't let you go |
Albums
Oct 2023 • 1 song
Jul 2023 • 1 song
Jan 2023 • 8 songs
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About
Biography
Inspired by Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers, four teenagers from the Outwaithe Housing Projects in Cleveland, OH, formed a group similar to the New York sensations. Al Banks (tenor), Leroy McQueen (baritone), Garfield Jackson (bass), and 13-year-old William Burrell (lead), and christened themselves the Crescents. Al, Leroy, and Garfield were 18 years old and had graduated from school, while Burrell, who sung under the stage name of Billy Wells, still attended Kennard Jr. High. The group was making a name for themselves in the greater Cleveland area when Al Banks got the ear of S...