They signed to Mayfield's Windy City imprint, which was distributed by the Philadelphia-based Cameo Parkway record label, their first single was Fowler's ballad "You Waited Too Long" backed by "Don't Waste Your Time", a Mayfield penned song. A close neighbor and family friend was Fred Cash of the Impressions, who introduced the group to Curtis Mayfield. and Gregory Fowler.Īfter winning first prize in a talent contest at the Regal Theater, the Five Stairsteps received recording contract offers. He backed the group on bass guitar, managed them, and co-wrote songs with Clarence Jr. was a detective for the Chicago Police Department. Most of the members attended Harlan High School.
Burke who thought her children looked like stair steps when lined up according to their age, featured lead singer Clarence Jr. Initially a teenage five-member brothers and sister vocal group made up of the children of Betty and Clarence Burke, the Five Stairsteps, named by Mrs.
The Chicago group was dubbed "First Family of Soul" because of their successful five-year chart run the moniker was later passed on to the Jackson 5.
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