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Keni Burke
Keni Burke
American musician
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The Rimshots
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Gladys Knight & the Pips
Gladys Knight & the Pips
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Curtis Mayfield
Curtis Mayfield
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The Sylvers
The Sylvers
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Kenny Nolan
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Willie Mitchell
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Raydio
Raydio
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The Impressions
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Kings of Rhythm
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Doug E. Fresh
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Clarence Carter
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Major Lance
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The Stylistics
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Thom Bell
Thom Bell
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Leroy Hutson
Leroy Hutson
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The Persuaders
The Persuaders
New York City-based R&B vocal group
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Leroy Burgess
Leroy Burgess
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The Soul Children
The Soul Children
band that plays jazz
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The Detroit Emeralds
The Detroit Emeralds
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Ohio Players
Ohio Players
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Don Covay
Don Covay
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Brenda Holloway
Brenda Holloway
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Teddy Randazzo
Teddy Randazzo
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Van McCoy
Van McCoy
American musician, record producer, arranger, songwriter, singer and orchestra conductor
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Larry Graham
Larry Graham
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The Three Degrees
The Three Degrees
American vocal group
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Switch
Switch
American musical group; R&B/funk band
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Cutting Crew
Cutting Crew
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Slave
Slave
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The Manhattans
The Manhattans
American popular R&B vocal group
Five Stairsteps
American Chicago soul group; sibling band

Five Stairsteps

Intro
American Chicago soul group; sibling band
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Music
Members, past and present

The Five Stairsteps, known as "The First Family of Soul" and later "The Invisible Man's Band", was 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 at number 402 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.