The Clovers

Emerging out of the Washington, DC, area, the Clovers were the most successful R&B group of the '50s. They were an important force in the fusion of big-beat R&B with gospel-style vocals, which laid the groundwork for soul music a decade later. With the Top 30 success of "Love, Love, Love" in 1956, the Clovers became one of the first black vocal groups to arrive on the pop chart.

The group was...