The Five Keys - Five Keys Collection 1951-58Doowop and R&B vocal group The Five Keys were often called "the group's group" because they were top class exponents among the doowop fraternity whose style and technique many other groups tried to emulate, and who were instrumental in shaping the genre during the early 1950s. Starting life as The Sentimental Four in Newport News, Virginia, they evolved to become The Five Keys, signing to Aladdin Records in 1951, and later moving to Capitol in 1954,

They were told by the Opry to move away from their gospel roots

and indeed anyone who loves the stylish and classy sophisticated pop and easy listening music of the post-war era

1s "One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart)"

Fats Domino began the year with three consecutive No

he was last artist to perform at the old one

The Consecrated Gospel Singers or The Ward Trio

Daniel Ciobanu first attracted international acclaim in 2017 at the Arthur Rubinstein Competition in Tel Aviv where he won both Silver Medal and Audience Prize

Silver Bell

continuing to have chart entries up to 1958

Aladdin and Atlantic labels

Named BBC Radio 3 Disc of the Week and Awarded Five Stars in Classical Music

It features his Top 20 pop and R&B hit "Sea Cruise" and his other career chart entries "Alimony"