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Biography
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The Paragons
Effective period / Period of releases: 1957 - 1983
Members: Julius McMichaels, Ricky Jackson (4), Ben Frazier (2), Al Brown (18), Donald Travis
The Paragons were a 1950's New York doo-wop quintet with Julius McMichael's distinctive high tenor up front, The Paragons were in the forefront of New York street-corner harmony in 1957. Their Winley label debut "Florence"/"Hey Little School Girl" paired a tender ballad with a torrid jump, and several Winley followups also racked up solid regional sales.