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28 de ago. de 2020 · Clarence Burke Sr., ex-Chicago detective who managed his kids, The Five Stairsteps, dead at 90. Before retiring from the Chicago Police Department in the mid–1960s to manage the group known for its hit ‘O-o-h Child,’ he was one of the city’s few Black detectives. By Maureen O’Donnell. Aug 28, 2020, 3:45am PDT.
The Five Stairsteps, known as "The First Family of Soul" and later "The Invisible Man's Band", 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.
Today, we celebrate the life of Clarence Burke, Sr., the Chicago police detective who left the force to manage his very talented children, who became the internationally revered soul group, The Five Stairsteps, an act named by their mother to reflect the differences in their heights.
18 de oct. de 2015 · Clarence Burke Sr., father of the soul group The Five Stairsteps, appears as a contestant on this segment from a 1967 episode of "To Tell the Truth" with host Bud Collyer and...
1 de sept. de 2020 · With the passing last month of the group’s manager, co-writer, driver, protector and beloved father Clarence Burke Sr., we’re celebrating the life and longevity of “O-o-h Child,” a track ...
30 de ago. de 2020 · On a raucous night at the old Regal Theater in the mid-1960s, Detective Clarence Burke Sr. watched and waited. Besides being a Chicago cop, he was the father and manager of the members of the singing group The Five Stairsteps — the name their mother, Betty, bestowed on the couple’s five kids for the descending order of their heights.
30 de may. de 2013 · Clarence Burke Jr., who died on May 26 at age 64, was the lead singer, guitar player, songwriter, and choreographer of the Five Stairsteps.
