Effective period / Period of releases: 1954 - 1996

Members: H.B. Barnum, Richard Berry, Jimmy Conwell, Dootsie Williams, Curtis Williams (3), Dexter Tisby, Bruce Tate, Cleve Duncan

The Penguins were an American doo-wop group of the 1950s and early 1960s, best remembered for their only Top 40 hit, "Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)", which was one of the first rhythm and blues hits to cross over to the pop charts.

Original members were:
Curtis Williams (3) (December 11, 1934 - August 10, 1979) (bass-baritone)
Cleve Duncan (July 23, 1935 – November 7, 2012) (tenor)
Dexter Tisby (March 10, 1935 - May 2019) (tenor)
Bruce Tate (January 27, 1937 - June 20, 1973) (baritone)