Facts: - years active: 1955-1962 - past members: al '' jones banks matthew platt charlie williams andrew '' chet - origin: philadelphia , pennsylvania , united states - genre: doo-wop , r & b - name: the turbans - background: group_or_band - label: herald , red top , roulette , parkway - occupation: vocal group Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of the turbans .
the turbans were an african american doo-wop vocal group that formed in philadelphia in 1953 .the original members were : al banks -lrb- lead tenor -rrb- , matthew platt -lrb- second tenor -rrb- , charlie williams -lrb- baritone -rrb- , and andrew '' chet '' jones -lrb- bass -rrb- .they came from downtown philadelphia -lrb- around bainbridge and south street -rrb- .around christmas of 1954 , they won first prize in a talent contest singing their rendition of '' white christmas '' .this created interest among the local record companies , and in the late spring of 1955 , they cut a demo record .herman gillespie , the group 's first manager , took the demo record to al silver at herald records in new york .they signed a contract in july 1955 , and gained a new manager , allen best .best worked for shaw artists corporation .