The Clovers

The Clovers
Background information
OriginWashington, D.C., U.S.
GenresR&B, rock and roll, doo wop
Years active1946–present
LabelsAtlantic, United Artists
Members
  • Harold Winley
  • Carlos Wilson
  • Tyrone Burwell
  • Franklen Poole
  • Edward “Ike” Bowers
Past membersJohn "Buddy" Bailey
Harold Lucas
Charlie White
Matthew McQuater
Bill Harris
Billy Mitchell
Thomas Woods
Billy Shelton
John Phillip
Charles R. Stevens
James "Toy" Walton
Robert Russell
Roosevelt "Tippie" Hubbard
Nathaniel Bouknight
Peggy Winley Mills
Ann Winley
Jimmy Taylor
Daniel "Steep" Abbott
Juan Hawkins
Johnny Mason
William Rawlings
Antwan Drayton
Ron"Meatball"Reace
Tye Lovell

The Clovers are an American rhythm and blues/doo-wop vocal group who became one of the biggest selling acts of the 1950s.[1] They had a top 30 US hit in 1959 with the Leiber and Stoller song "Love Potion No. 9".

  1. ^ The Guinness Who's Who of Fifties Music. General Editor: Colin Larkin. First published 1993 (UK). ISBN 0-85112-732-0. The Clovers p77.