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The Ink Spots were probably the most
influential pioneer vocal group, as well as
the most commercially successful to come out
of the World War II era. Of course, there
were earlier groups who were very successful
(such as the Mills Brothers) and others
who performed during the early days of the
Ink Spots (such as the Delta Rhythm Boys and the Charioteers), but
the format of the high tenor lead accompanied by the
"talking" bass was really introduced by the
Ink Spots. Marv Goldberg has written the
definitive history of the Ink Spots in his 1998
book, "'More Than Words Can Say". In it,
he gives a detailed history of the
pre-Ink Spots and early Ink Spots groups.
Death, World War II, and personality clashes
all led to the demise of the original group. The
purpose of this site is to continue the
story in the form of a family tree with
photos and artwork of the many groups that followed.
This has not been an exact science and there was no
attempt to put things in strict chronological order (the
way members jumped around from group
to group has made the exact order of things
somewhat debatable). I have researched all
available information and any comments /
corrections or suggestions are welcome to
this ever-growing tree.