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Biography
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The Five Crowns
Effective period / Period of releases: 1952 - 1958
Members: Benjamin Nelson, Charlie Thomas, Dock Green, Elsbeary Hobbs, James "Poppa" Clark
Without a hit record to their credit, The Five Crowns are considered the quintessential New York street corner sound of the early 50s. Many of the members of The Five Crowns went on to Join The Drifters.Members: James "Papa" Clark (Lead), Benjamin Earl Nelson "Ben E. King" (Second Tenor), Charlie Thomas (Tenor), Dock Green (Baritone), Elsbeary Hobbs (Bass)