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Little Anthony and the Imperials
American music group
- Awards And Honors:
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum (2009)
Little Anthony and the Imperials, American rhythm-and-blues vocal group whose career straddled the eras of doo-wop and soul music. The Imperials were formed in New York City in 1958 as a new incarnation of a short-lived group called the Chesters. The vocal combo’s original members were Jerome Anthony Gourdine (b. Jan. 8, 1941, New York, N.Y., U.S.), Clarence Collins (b. March 17, 1941, Brooklyn, N.Y.), Ernest Wright, Jr. (b. Aug. 24, 1941, Brooklyn), Tracy Lord, and Nat Rogers (byname of Glouster Rogers). The Imperials found instant success with their second single, “Tears on My Pillow” (1958), a doo-wop ballad distinguished ...(100 of 317 words)