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The Five Stairsteps
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Biografía
The Five Stairsteps, known as "The First Family of Soul" and later "The Invisible Man's Band",[1] were an American Chicago soul group made up of five of Betty and Clarence Burke Sr.'s six children: Alohe Jean, Clarence Jr., James, Dennis, and Kenneth "Keni", and briefly, Cubie.
The Chicago group was dubbed "First Family of Soul" because of their successful five-year chart run; the moniker was later passed on to the Jackson 5.[2] Initially a teenage five-member brothers and sister vocal group made up of the children of Betty and Clarence Burke, the Five Stairsteps, named by Mrs. Burke who thought her children looked like stair steps when lined up according to their age, featured lead singer Clarence Jr. (May 25, 1949 – May 26, 2013),[3] Alohe, James, Dennis, and 13-year-old Kenneth ("Keni").[4]
Discografía
- 1968 · Our Family Portrait
- 1971 · The Stairsteps
- 1976 · 2nd Resurrection (2022 Remaster)
- 2014 · Stairsteps (Expanded Edition)