The Checkers 1952. Top left: Bill Brown. Top right: Irwin Williams. Bottom left: Buddy Brewer. Bottom right: Charlie White.
The Checkers were an American doo-wop group formed in 1952. Bill Brown formed the Checkers after leaving the Dominoes. The Members were John Carnegie (Lead 1), Charlie White (lead 2) from The Clovers, James Turner "Buddy" Brewer (Baritone), Irwin "Teddy" Williams (Tenor), and Bill Brown (Bass). The Checkers [2]. The group was active from 1952 to 1955 when they would break up, only recording records on King Records and their subsidiary Federal Records. The most notable aspect of the group was their constantly changing sound. King kept on releasing bands under the pseudonym of "The Checkers" until the mid 70s.