Biography
The Sensations
Effective period / Period of releases: 1955 - 1965
Members: Yvonne Baker, Richard Curtain, Tommy Cooke, Tommy Wicks, Alphonso Howell
Soul - doo-wop three-male - one female groupFormed in 1954, in Philadelphia, as The Cavaliers. They were one of the few r'n'b vocal groups with a female lead, Yvonne Mills, later Yvonne Baker.
Their first line up 1954 - 1961: Yvonne Mills (lead), Tommy Wicks (tenor), Tommy Cooke (baritone), Alphonso Howell (bass)
Their second line up 1961 - 1963: Yvonne Baker (lead), Richard Curtain (tenor), Sam Armstrong (baritone), Alphonso Howell (bass)