The Pipes
The Pipes
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| 1 | Let Me Give You Money | ||
| 2 | You Are an Angel | ||
| 3 | I Love the Life I Live | ||
| 4 | Be Fair |
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Biography
Oakland, CA-based R&B combo the Pipes formed on the grounds of the city's McClymonds High School in 1953. According to Marv Goldberg's profile in the April 1979 issue of Goldmine, the original group -- lead tenor Louis Candys, tenors Irving Swanigan and Harold Foreman, baritone Huey Roundtree, bass Leevern Ball, and pianist Ed Kelly -- first performed as the Cool Tones; after Swanigan's exit, the remaining quintet traveled to Los Angeles in search of a recording deal, but were summarily dismissed due to their youth. After graduating in 1955, the group returned to L.A. and sign...