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Billy Ward and his Dominoes were an American R&B vocal group. One of the most successful R&B groups of the early 1950s, the Dominoes helped launch the singing careers of two notable members, Clyde McPhatter and Jackie Wilson .
Billy Ward & His Dominoes "Stardust" on The Ed Sullivan Show, September 15, 1957. Subscribe now to never miss an update: https://ume.lnk.to/EdSullivanSubscri...
Nov 1, 2017 · Billy Ward and his Dominoes were an R&B powerhouse who dominated the charts in the early '50s. They opened up the path to rock and roll with the controversial "Sixty Minute Man" and spun off both Clyde McPhatter and Jackie Wilson. They formed in 1949 in Manhattan, New York.
Jan 19, 2015 · The Dominoes (aka Billy Ward & the Dominoes) had one of the finest musical pedigrees of any R&B vocal group of the 1940s. A lot of R&B acts came out of a gos...
Billy Ward And His Dominoes sing stardust, a classic hit, enjoy!
Mar 11, 2016 · The vocal group Billy Ward and his Dominoes covered white hits for the black market, and along the way discovered two of the greatest voices of the era. Rock historian Ed Ward tells the story...
With McPhatter singing lead, Billy Ward and the Dominoes became one of the era’s preeminent vocal groups, but the martinetish Ward fired McPhatter in 1953 (replacing him with Jackie Wilson). Shortly thereafter, Atlantic Records’ Ahmet Ertegun sought to establish a new group around McPhatter, eventually recruiting former members of….
