In The Still of The Night (The Five Satins Cover)

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Today down here in Jimmy's Basement Studio I had a request for an Oldie But Goodie by The Five Satins, I haven't posted a 50's song in a while, Give this one a listen ???? Gonna give it a shot for you ????????

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The song was recorded in the basement of St. Bernadette Church in the group's hometown of New Haven, Connecticut. They first tried recording the song in another New Haven building (on Whalley Avenue), but street noise degraded the recording. The church basement had great acoustics and was insulated from ambient noise, making it a perfect place to record.

On the same day they recorded this song, The Five Satins also recorded an uptempo track called "The Jones Girl," which was issued as the A-side of the single, with "In The Still Of The Nite" the flip. Disc jockeys played the B-side instead, and the song took off on the East Coast, especially in New York City, where it went to #1 on the local chart.

One of the most famous songs in doo-wop history, "In The Still Of The Nite" has a very unusual origin story. It was written by group member Fred Parris, who had joined the US Army. As a recruit, he travelled by train between Philadelphia and his home town of New Haven, and it was on these trips that he wrote the song. Soon after it was recorded, he shipped off for Japan, where he was stationed. When it became a hit, he watched from afar as a different permutation of The Five Satins was assembled to tour America - only two of the guys who recorded the song were part of this lineup. Parris wasn't discharged until 1958; when he returned, he set up a new version of the group and hit the road.

I hope you enjoy my Acoustic Version ???? ???? ???? ???? ???? ???? ????

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