The Revels (doo-wop group)

The Revels
Background information
Also known asThe Re-Vels Quartette, The Re-Vels
OriginPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
GenresDoo-wop
Years active1954–1964
Labels
Past members
  • John Kelly
  • John Grant
  • John Jones
  • Henry Colclugh
  • Bill Jackson

The Revels (also known as The Re-Vels and The Re-Vels Quartette) were an American doo-wop group formed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1954. At first, the group bounced around different record labels earnings regional hits with tunes such as "Cha-Cha Toni" and "False Alarm", but national success initially eluded them. In 1959, however, the Revels charted at number 35 on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Midnight Stroll"—the act's only Top 40 hit.