“If I Didn’t Care”.
Sung By: The Ink Spots.
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The Ink Spots were an American vocal pop group who gained international fame in the 1930s and 1940s. Their unique musical style predated the rhythm and blues and rock and roll musical genres, and the sub-genre doo-wop.
The Ink Spots were widely accepted in both the white and black communities, largely due to the ballad style introduced to the group by lead singer Bill Kenny.
In 1989, the Ink Spots (Bill Kenny, Charlie Fuqua, Deek Watson, Jerry Daniels, and Orville Jones) were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame,[1] and in 1999 they were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame.
In 1989, the Ink Spots (Bill Kenny, Charlie Fuqua, Deek Watson, Jerry Daniels, and Orville Jones) were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame,[1] and in 1999 they were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame.
Since The Ink Spots disbanded in 1954, there have been well over a hundred vocal groups calling themselves “The Ink Spots”, with and without any original members of the group. It has often been the case that these groups claimed to be “second generation” or “third generation” Ink Spots.[2][3]
On 12 January 1939, The Ink Spots entered Decca studios to record a ballad written by a young songwriter named Jack Lawrence. This ballad, “If I Didn’t Care”, was to be one of their biggest hits, selling over nineteen million copies and becoming the eighth-best-selling single of all time.
On 12 January 1939, The Ink Spots entered Decca studios to record a ballad written by a young songwriter named Jack Lawrence. This ballad, “If I Didn’t Care”, was to be one of their biggest hits, selling over nineteen million copies and becoming the eighth-best-selling single of all time.
This is the first studio recorded example of The Ink Spots “Top and Bottom” format with Kenny singing lead and Jones performing the “talking bass”.
For this recording, each member was paid $37.50; after the record sold 200,000 copies, however, Decca destroyed the original contract and the group was paid an additional $3,750.
This was the recording that brought the group to global fame and established the “Top and Bottom” format as The Ink Spots’ “trademark”.
From 1939 until the group’s disbanding in 1954, many of their songs employed this format. The year 1939 also saw The Ink Spots enjoy commercial success with five other recordings that featured Kenny in the “Top and Bottom” format.
Their most successful hit of 1939 was the Lombardo, Marks & Hill ballad, “Address Unknown”.
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