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The Silhouettes
The Silhouettes were a doo-wop group from Philadelphia that formed in the late 1950s. They had a lineup of Richard Harris, Earl Beal, Raymond Edwards, and...
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The Silhouettes were a doo-wop group from Philadelphia that formed in the late 1950s. They had a lineup of Richard Harris, Earl Beal, Raymond Edwards, and John Cook. Their biggest moment came with the 1958 single 'Get A Job,' which spent two weeks at number one on the Billboard R&B chart and crossed over into the pop top ten.
That song's straightforward lyrics about unemployment and its catchy, shuffling rhythm made it an immediate hit. It became one of the defining records of the doo-wop era. They followed it with other singles like 'Smokescreen,' but nothing matched the success of their first big release.
The group's sound was built around Harris's clear lead vocals and the tight harmonies from Beal, Edwards, and Cook. They recorded for a few years before fading from the charts, but 'Get A Job' has endured as a classic of its time.
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