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The Chantels

The Chantels was the first black female group to have nationwide success. The group was established in the early 1950's at St. Anthony of Padua school in the Bronx. The group consisted of Arlene Smith (lead), Sonia Goring, Rene Minus, Jackie Landry Jackson and Lois Harris. They got their name from a rival school, St. Frances de Chantal. They were discovered by Richard Barrett, lead singer of the Valentines and eventually signed to End Records. Their first single was "He's Gone" (Pop #71) in August 1957. Read more on Last.fm

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Most Played Tracks as Scrobbled to Last.fm

# Title Plays
1Maybe
290858
2Look in My Eyes
68594
3Sure of Love
57335
4I Love You So
34058
5He's Gone
28851
6The Plea
11497
7Every Night (I Pray)
10732
8Look into My Eyes
8998
9Well, I Told You
7124
10So Real
6066

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