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The "5" Royales
1950sStudioHome Recording
Rare home recording footage of The "5" Royales, curated from across the internet. Browse 1 clip below.
Home recordings are windows into the most private moments of the creative process — demos recorded in bedrooms, four-track experiments, and early versions of songs that would later be transformed by professional studios. These clips capture the spark before the polish.
The "5" Royales was an American rhythm and blues (R&B) vocal group from Winston-Salem, North Carolina that combined gospel, jump blues and doo-wop, marking an early and influential step in the evolution of rock and roll. Most of their big R&B hits were recorded in 1952 and 1953 and written by the guitarist Lowman "Pete" Pauling.
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