The Five Sharps

The Five Sharps
OriginQueens, New York
GenresDoo Wop
Years active1952
LabelsJubilee
Past membersRobert Ward
Tom Duckett
Ronald Cuffey
Mickey Owens
Clarence Bassett

The Five Sharps were an American short-lived vocal group from Queens, New York. They are best known today for their recording of "Stormy Weather". "Stormy Weather" is today considered one of the most collectible doo-wop singles ever released.[1] According to the Acoustic Music organization, this version of the song[2] "is one of the rarest of all R&B records. Only three 78rpm and no 45rpm copies are known to exist".[3]

After the group broke up, several of the members went on to join other groups, such as The Videos.

  1. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1993). The Guinness Who's Who of Fifties Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 132. ISBN 0-85112-732-0.
  2. ^ "Five Sharps - Stormy Weather (RARE) (1952)". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Timeline of Musical Styles & Guitar History". Acousticmusic.org. Retrieved 22 July 2021.