The Penguins

The Penguins were an American doo-wop group of the 1950s and early 1960s, best remembered for their only Top 40 hit, "Earth Angel", which was one of the first rhythm and blues hits to cross over to the pop charts. The song peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, but had a three-week run at #1 on the R&B chart. The Penguins were one of a number of doo-wop groups of the period named after birds (such as Sonny Til and the Orioles, The Flamingos, and The Crows). Member Cleveland Duncan performed a reprise of Memories of El Monte with Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention. Vocal Group Hall of Fame. They are mentioned in a Paul Simon song. Duncan died in 2012. Although the Penguins never had another top forty hit, their Pledge of Love made it to number fifteen on the R&B chart.
== Genres ==
Doo Wop
Category:Soul
Category:Traditional Pop
Category:Doo Wop
Category:Fifties