Formed in 1956, the group took several names early in its career, recording demos as The Romancers and
The Midnighters (under which name they backed
Hank Ballard on a 1960 recording of "
The Twist").[1] They recorded briefly for V-Tone Records before signing to
Heritage Records, who released their 1961 single "
When We Get Married". The song reached No. 10 on the US
Billboard Hot 100; the next year, their tune "If I Should Lose You" (on
End Records) made it to No. 62.[2]
The group remained active well into the 1960s. Their hit "When We Get Married" was covered by
The Intruders in 1970 and by
Larry Graham in 1980; "You Gave Me Somebody to Love" was a
UK hit for
Manfred Mann in 1966.