American doo-wop quintet from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Lee Andrews & the Hearts

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American doo-wop quintet from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Lee Andrews & the Hearts were an American doo-wop quintet from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, formed in 1953. They recorded on the Gotham, Rainbow, Mainline, Chess, United Artists, Grand and Gowen labels. Managed by Kae Williams, in 1957 and 1958 they had their three biggest hits, "Tear Drops", "Long Lonely Nights" and "Try the Impossible".

On June 25, 2019, The New York Times Magazine listed Lee Andrews & the Hearts among hundreds of artists whose material was reportedly destroyed in the 2008 Universal fire.