The Velvets
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| Genres | Doo-wop |
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| Origin | Odessa |
| Texas | |
| United States | |
| Record labels | Monument Records |
| Albums | Hits by The Velvets |
| Teatro Clasico | |
| Members | Virgil Johnson |
| Mark Prince | |
| William Solomon | |
| Clarence Rigsby | |
| Robert Thursby | |
| Skos genre | R&B/Soul |
| Pop | |
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| ID | 641155 |
About The Velvets
The Velvets were an American doo-wop group from Odessa, Texas, United States. They were formed in 1959 by Virgil Johnson, a high-school English teacher, with four of his students. Roy Orbison heard the group and signed them to Monument Records in 1960. Their first release was a tune called "That Lucky Old Sun".
