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Five Stairsteps

The Five Stairsteps, known as "The First Family of Soul", were an American Chicago soul group made up of five of Betty and Clarence Burke Sr.'s six children: Alohe Jean, Clarence Jr., James, Dennis, and Kenneth "Keni", and briefly, Cubie. They are best known for the 1970 song "O-o-h Child", listed #402 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Later regrouped in the 1980s as [a=Invisible Man's Band].

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Five Stairsteps

Members

Keni Burke

Clarence Burke

Cubie Burke

Dennis Burke

Alohe Burke

James Burke (2)

Links

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Stairsteps

http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Stairsteps.html

http://www.whosampled.com/Five-Stairsteps/

http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-five-stairsteps-mn0000760977

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2001439/

By Kyle Larson