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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.
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.
Clarence Burke Sr., died on July 16, 2020, the day before his 91st birthday, in an Atlanta area hospital. [13] James Burke died on February 19, 2021, from pneumonia at age 70.
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 hos...
Here are seven intriguing facts about Burke and a song that's still a staple of oldies radio: According to soul music historian Robert Pruter , it was Burke's father, Chicago police detective Clarence Burke Sr., who passed along his love of music to Burke and his siblings and started them out performing at church and school events.
28 de may. de 2013 · Born May 25, 1949, in Chicago, Burke was the son of Clarence Burke Sr., a police detective who played backup bass for the Five Stairsteps, and his wife, Betty. When the group won a local...
2 de jun. de 2013 · The singer, guitarist and songwriter Clarence Burke Jr., who died on 25 May at the age of 62, was a mainstay of the Five Stairsteps, the “First Family of Soul” group best known for the sublime...
