The Flamingos
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Year:
2001
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Inducted by:
Frankie Valli (The Four Seasons)
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Category:
Performers
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Ezekiel Carey -
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Jacob Carey -
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John E. Carter -
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Nathaniel Nelson -
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Paul Wilson -
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Sollie McElroy -
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Terry Johnson -
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Tommy Hunt
Introduction
Nobody’s perfect, but the Flamingos came extremely close.
The Flamingos took listeners higher with sublime harmonies and impeccable arrangements. Today they stand as one of the most sophisticated doo wop groups and most influential vocal groups.
Frankie Valli Inducts The Flamingos
Frankie Valli Inducts The Flamingos at the 2001 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony-
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Frankie Valli Inducts The Flamingos00:01:34 -
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The Flamingos acceptance speech00:04:24 -
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"I Only Have Eyes For You"00:04:02
Hall of Fame Essay
2001
The fifties: a time of musical change.
The place: Chicago, home of the blues, gospel, jazz. Pulsating with rhythm and nightlife. No other city except perhaps New Orleans has that rhythm. The sounds from the independent labels - Chess, Checker, Chance, Parrot, United, Vee-Jay - are setting the pace.
The groups - the Dells, the Spaniels, the El Dorados, the Moonglows - are creating the Chicago sound. Enter into this mix a group called the Swallows, who must change their name because of an existing group. They call themselves El Flamingos and then the Flamingos.
