Ink Spots

The Ink Spots were an American vocal jazz group who gained international fame in the 1930s and 1940s. Their unique musical style presaged the rhythm and blues and rock and roll musical genres, and the subgenre doo-wop. The Ink Spots were widely accepted in both the white and black communities, largely due to the ballad style introduced to the group by lead singer Bill Kenny.
In 1989, the Ink Spots (Bill Kenny, Charlie Fuqua, Deek Watson, Jerry Daniels and Orville Jones) were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and in 1999 they were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame. Since the Ink Spots disbanded, in 1954, there have been well over a hundred vocal groups calling themselves "The Ink Spots" without any right to the name, and without any original members of the group. It has often been the case that these groups claimed to be "second generation" or "third generation" Ink Spots.
==Links to Peel==
Peel played tunes from the group on his programmes and included some songs of them for the Peelenium and the Pig's Big 78.
==Shows Played==
;1995
*08 April 1995 (BFBS): 'Whispering Grass (Don't Tell The Trees) (LP-The Best Of The Ink Spots)' (Music For Pleasure)
;1996
*20 January 1996 (BFBS): 'When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano (LP-The Best Of The Ink Spots)' (Music For Pleasure)
;1998
*31 March 1998: Whispering Grass (Don't Tell The Trees) (album - The Best Of The Ink Spots) MCA
;thumb|220x220px1999
*17 August 1999: 'When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano' (Peelenium 1940)
;2000
*02 November 2000: That Cat Is High (v/a CD - High & Low: Drug Songs 1917-1944) Trikont
;2001
*04 January 2001: Thoughtless (78") (Pig's Big 78)
*15 February 2001 (& Ella Fitzgerald): I'm Making Believe (v/a CD - 1927-1946 - Heartbreakers: Blue & Lonely) Trikont
*07 August 2001: Am I Too Late (Pig's Big 78)
;2003
*27 February 2003: I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You (78) Decca (Pig's Big 78) (JP: 'More surface noise than song, but sometimes that's part of the fun I think')
== External Links ==
* Wikipedia
* Discogs
Category:Artists