The Jacks

Genres:	Doo Wop, R&B / Soul
Decades Active:	1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s
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Biography

This Los Angeles, California, USA-based vocal unit, who recorded for Modern Records as the Cadets and for RPM as the Jacks, is an example of a house group, used by a record company to record cover hits or songs in styles of other groups. As the Cadets, the group had a hit with the novelty jump "Stranded In The Jungle" (number 4 R&B, number 15 pop), in 1956, and as the Jacks with the ballad "Why Don't You Write Me" (number 4 R&B, number 82 pop) in 1955. "Stranded" was a cover of a record by the original Jayhawks and "Why Don't You Write Me" was a cover of a record by the Feathers. The unit came together as the gospel group Santa Monica Soul Seekers, with the members including Ted Taylor (first tenor), Lloyd McCraw (baritone), and Will "Dub" Jones (Will J. Jones, 14 May 1928, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA, d. 16 January 2000, Long Beach, California, USA; bass). Willie Davis (first tenor) and Aaron Collins (second tenor) replaced Taylor, who established a...

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