Little Anthony & The Imperials

Little Anthony & The Imperials är en amerikansk rhythm and blues/soul/doo wop-grupp från New York som bildades under slutet av 1950-talet. Deras sångare Jerome Anthony "Little Anthony" Gourdine utmärktes av sin ljusa falsettröst. 2009 valdes gruppen in i Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Little Anthony & The Imperials
Little Anthony & The Imperials uppträder i Battery Park City, New York, augusti 2005
Bakgrund	Brooklyn, New York, USA
Genrer	Doo wop, rhytm and blues, soul
År som aktiva	1957–idag
Skivbolag	Apollo Records, End Records, United Artists Records, Janus Records, Avco Records
Relaterade artister	The Duponts, The O'Jays, The Chips, The Platters, The Duponts, Bobby Wade's Emperors
Medlemmar
Jerome Anthony "Little Anthony" Gourdine Ernest Wright Robert DeBlanc
Tidigare medlemmar
George Kerr Ronald Ross Tracy Lord Nathaniel Rodgers Kenny Seymour Sammy Strain Harold Jenkins Bobby Wade Clarence Collins Sherman James Ron Stevenson Nathaniel Rodgers
Utmärkelser Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (2009)

Medlemmar

Nuvarande medlemmar

• Jerome Anthony "Little Anthony" Gourdine (1957–1961, 1963–1975, 1992–idag)
• Ernest Wright (1957–1971, 1992–idag)
• Robert Le Blanc (2010–idag)

Tidigare medlemmar

• Clarence "Wahoo" Collins (1957–1988, 1992–2012)
• Samuel "Sammy" Strain (1961–1972, 1992–2004)
• Glouster "Nate" Rogers (1957)
• Tracey Lord (1957–1961)
• Bobby Wade (1971–1992)
• Harold "Hawk" Jenkins (1971–1992, 2004–2010)
• Kenny Seymour (1961–1963, 1971–1972)
• George Kerr (1961)
• Sherman James (1988–1992)
• Ron Stevensen (1992)
• Nathaniel Rodgers (1957–1961)

Diskografi

Album

• We Are The Imperials, featuring Little Anthony (1959)
• Shades of the 40's (1960)
• I'm On The Outside Looking In (1964)
• Goin' Out Of My Head (1965)
• The Best Of Little Anthony & The Imperials (1965)
• Payin' Our Dues (1966)
• Reflections (1967)
• Movie Grabbers (1967)
• The Best of Anthony & The Imperials, Volume 2 (1968)
• Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind (1969)
• On A New Street (1973)
• Hold On (1975)

Singlar (topp 10 på Billboard Hot 100 (US) / Billboard Hot R&B Songs)

• Tears on My Pillow / Two People In the World (1958) (US #4, US R&B #2)
• So Much / Oh Yeah (1958) (US R&B #2)
• I'm on the Outside (Looking In) / Please Go (1964) (US R&B #8)
• Goin' Out Of My Head / Make It Easy On Yourself (1964) (US #6, US R&B #6)
• Hurt So Bad / Reputation (1965) (US #10, US R&B #3)

Externa länkar

• Officiell webbplats
• Little Anthony & The Imperials på Allmusic (engelska)