14 Hits, Vol. 1 in Bloomington, MN

One of R&B's great pioneering groups sparkles on these early-'50s hits featuring three great lead singers:
Clyde McPhatter
, bass singer
Bill Brown
, and
McPhatter
's replacement
Jackie Wilson
.
Brown
boasts of his sexual prowess on
"Sixty Minute Man"
and fronts the equally infectious
"Pedal Pushin' Papa."
shows his versatility on stirring ballads and jumps including the terse
"I Am With You,"
the handclapping, sax blowing
"That's What You're Doing to Me,"
and the pleading
"Have Mercy Baby."
's biggest
Dominoes
' hit
"Rags to Riches"
features a devastating opening operatic note.
's last
release, a remarkable version of
"These Foolish Things,"
features
's low groaning bass under
's probing tenor embellished by imaginative backing vocals that made every
recording special. ~ Andrew Hamilton