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Related: About this forumFred Parris of The Five Satins, creator of doo-wop classic 'In the Still of the Night,' dead at 85
Fred Parris, who was a love-struck 19-year-old missing his fiancée while serving in the Army when he wrote one of pop musics most enduring songs, the wistful doo-wop ballad commonly known as In the Still of the Night, and recorded it with his group the Five Satins in 1956, died on Jan. 13 in New Haven, Conn. He was 85.
His current group, Fred Parris and the Five Satins, posted news of his death on its Facebook page, saying only that he had died after a short illness.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/20/arts/music/fred-parris-dead.html]
And the song (remixed in glorious stereo)
And the group in later years, still sounding great:
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Fred Parris of The Five Satins, creator of doo-wop classic 'In the Still of the Night,' dead at 85 (Original Post)
ificandream
Jan 2022
OP
R.I.P., Fred. Back when singers were singers not just entertainers. AND, you could understand the
LoisB
Jan 2022
#2
I guess it was about 10 years ago, Valentine's night. I took my lady to see Fred
3Hotdogs
Jan 2022
#3
Glorfindel
(10,011 posts)1. Gee whiz...I'm so sorry to hear it.
R.I.P.
LoisB
(9,071 posts)2. R.I.P., Fred. Back when singers were singers not just entertainers. AND, you could understand the
words they were singing.
3Hotdogs
(13,711 posts)3. I guess it was about 10 years ago, Valentine's night. I took my lady to see Fred
in Manahawken, N.J.
Great evening.