Greatest family group [[of any genre)

[midnightman]

If you had to choose any of these family musical groups:
The Mills Brothers
The Isley Brothers
The Andrews Sisters
The Staple Singers
The Drinkard Singers
Gladys Knight & The Pips
The Beach Boys
The Five Stairsteps
The Bee Gees
The Sylvers
The Emotions
The Jackson 5
The Osmonds
Carpenters
Zapp & Roger
The Clark Sisters
Tavares
The Pointer Sisters
The Gap Band
Sister Sledge
The Jones Girls
DeBarge

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Which one will be your pick?

EDIT: Added Tavares and the Gap Band, if there's another legendary family group I've neglected to add, let me know! :)

[daviddesper]

Of the ones you have listed I would go with either The Carpenters or The Pointer Sisters. Maybe Tavares would be another option to consider.

[midnightman]

Of the ones you have listed I would go with either The Carpenters or The Pointer Sisters. Maybe Tavares would be another option to consider.

I knew I was forgetting someone. :)

[marv2]

Of the ones you have listed I would go with either The Carpenters or The Pointer Sisters. Maybe Tavares would be another option to consider.

Definitely Tavares!

[Bluebrock]

If you had to choose any of these family musical groups:
The Mills Brothers
The Isley Brothers
The Staple Singers
Gladys Knight & The Pips
The Beach Boys
The Five Stairsteps
The Bee Gees
The Sylvers
The Emotions
The Jackson 5
The Osmonds
Carpenters
Zapp & Roger
The Clark Sisters
The Pointer Sisters
Sister Sledge
The Jones Girls
DeBarge

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Which one will be your pick?
A very tough one, but if i have to choose just one it would have to be the Bee Gees for their longivity and versatility.

[Motown Eddie]

Tough call Midnightman but I'm picking The Isley Brothers.

[midnightman]

Great choices so far, guys! :)

[mr_june]

My wife's pick is The Five Stairsteps and I would go with Tavares. You could add the Cowsills and the Clark Sisters to the list as well. The Carter Family also from C&W music. There are more family groups out there.

[edafan]

Even though they were a little before my main area,
most musicals picks seem to minimize how great the Mills Brothers were.

edafan

[PeaceNHarmony]

I'll go with GK&tP though there are lots of great names here.

[Optimal Saint]

I’d say the Isley brothers just for their longevity and versatility

They adapted with soul music’s changes and remained relevant and popular decades after their debut

[robb_k]

16422
The Drinkards / Drinkard Singers - with Dionne and Dee Dee Warwick, and Cissy Houston, among other excellent singers from their extended family.

All these were excellent, too:
The Mills Brothers
The Isley Brothers
The Staples Singers
Gladys Knight & The Pips
The Beach Boys
The Five Stairsteps
Chubby & The Turnpikes/Tavares
The Jackson Five
The Chambers Brothers
The Emotions
Sly and The Family Stone
The Sylvers
The Pointer Sisters

There were also The Scott Brothers - both Chicago group and an East Coast group, The 5 Johnson Brothers[[from Detroit), The Lewis Sisters, The Crampton Sisters,

[MIKEW-UK]

The Gap Band and The Barrino Brothers might be included.....and Guinn

[marv2]

The King Family! Boy! Could those ladies sing.....! LOL! Oh and let's not forget the Del Rubio Triplets often seen on the Arsenio Hall Show:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFYoYo8_6HM

[Boogiedown]

Statler Bros!!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bg1di8sGxWc

smokin' cigarettes and watching CAPTAIN KANGEROO....
now don't tell me

I've nothin' to do!!

[midnightman]

The Gap Band and The Barrino Brothers might be included.....and Guinn

Oh Lord, how could I forget the Wilson brothers Charlie, Robert and Ronnie! DOH! Lol

[midnightman]

16422
The Drinkards / Drinkard Singers - with Dionne and Dee Dee Warwick, and Cissy Houston, among other excellent singers from their extended family.

All these were excellent, too:
The Mills Brothers
The Isley Brothers
The Staples Singers
Gladys Knight & The Pips
The Beach Boys
The Five Stairsteps
Chubby & The Turnpikes/Tavares
The Jackson Five
The Chambers Brothers
The Emotions
Sly and The Family Stone
The Sylvers
The Pointer Sisters

There were also The Scott Brothers - both Chicago group and an East Coast group, The 5 Johnson Brothers[[from Detroit), The Lewis Sisters, The Crampton Sisters,

Good additions. :) In terms of overall impact, I guess, I can add the Drinkard Singers. :)

[alexstassi]

For total outstanding achievement, most influential and longevity it would be a toss between The Isley Bros and The BeeGees

[sophisticated_soul]

The Staple Singers or The Pointers Sisters, I'll give the edge to the Pointers.

[daviddesper]

Statler Bros!!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bg1di8sGxWc

smokin' cigarettes and watching CAPTAIN KANGEROO....
now don't tell me

I've nothin' to do!!

Hey Boogie Down: Thanks for mentioning our local boys! I work in the same town where they got started and to us they are just "folks" that we see in the grocery store or post office all the time. Are you a local person or just a fan from wherever you may live?

[Motown Eddie]

If you had to choose any of these family musical groups:
The Mills Brothers
The Isley Brothers
The Andrews Sisters
The Staple Singers
The Drinkard Singers
Gladys Knight & The Pips
The Beach Boys
The Five Stairsteps
The Bee Gees
The Sylvers
The Emotions
The Jackson 5
The Osmonds
Carpenters
Zapp & Roger
The Clark Sisters
Tavares
The Pointer Sisters
The Gap Band
Sister Sledge
The Jones Girls
DeBarge

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Which one will be your pick?

EDIT: Added Tavares and the Gap Band, if there's another legendary family group I've neglected to add, let me know! :)

One family act you forgot to list are The Ronettes [[Veronica Bennett [aka Ronnie Spector], her sister Estelle Bennett & their cousin Nedra Talley).

[marv2]

The Keane Brothers!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37cCBov_-P4

[marv2]

The Clark Sisters of Detroit!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pq-XKuzVgCM

[marv2]

The Winans of Detroit!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufmbWWAOq2w

[marv2]

Bebe & Cece Winans of Detroit!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPmwfJAdXwo

[marv2]

The Jones Girls of Detroit!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzxwZ6wjDAM

[marv2]

The Womack Brothers of Cleveland!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTQ4vgW6-tA

[marv2]

The Williams Brothers of Mississippi!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5AwjKyMZlQ

[lockhartgary]

What?? No Partridge Family or Brady Bunch??!

Seriously, though my pick would be the Isley Brother for their multiple genres and longevity.

[lucky2012]

The Greatest: Bee Gees
My Favorite: Carpenters

[marv2]

What?? No Partridge Family or Brady Bunch??!

Seriously, though my pick would be the Isley Brother for their multiple genres and longevity.

I know what you mean lockhartgary! I was thinking of them when I posted the Keane Brothers. I'm telling you the 70s just don't get enough respect!

[marv2]

The Jets of Minneapolis- St. Paul


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oy10rRJ0Cuk

[marv2]

The Chamber Brothers. [[ My Grandad knew them when they were kids)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsBwBct0_5U

[marv2]

The Whispers! The first record I bought in 1980:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOaxEa5ONJw

[marv2]

Tony! Toni! Toné!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jfoxsfhi-kk

[marv2]

The McGuire Sisters


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dqsfbJHjNc

[marv2]

THE TRAPP FAMILY SINGERS


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EdFHBOwMOE

[marv2]

Alvin and the Chipmunks


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQtcHkQOc_U

[marv2]

The Lennon Sisters


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opm1zuEHZUU

[marv2]

The Cowsills


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiMCTjO_dHI

[robb_k]

16423
I forgot Detroit's Hamilton Brothers, Bob[[AKA Rob Reeco), Al[[AKA Al Kent), and Eugene[[AKA Ronnie Savoy), who were 3 of the 5 members of The Nitecaps in 1956 and '57, who recorded for Groove/Vik Records.

And Brenda Holloway and Patrice Holloway were members of The Watesians, along with Pat Hunt [[rumoured to be their cousin, but I seem to remember Brenda admitting Pat was her best friend, so she called her "cousin", but she really wasn't by blood).

Clarence Paul [[Nee Pauling) sang for a short while, with his brother, Lowman, and 2 cousins, in their family Gospel group, before they morphed into The Five Royals.

Betty Winston and her sister Jackie sang together in Detroit's Adorables, together with sisters Pat and Diane Lewis.

2 of The Debonairs also were related, Joyce Vincent, and her cousin, Telma Hopkins.

[marv2]

16423
I forgot Detroit's Hamilton Brothers, Bob[[AKA Rob Reeco), Al[[AKA Al Kent), and Eugene[[AKA Ronnie Savoy), who were 3 of the 5 members of The Nitecaps in 1956 and '57, who recorded for Groove/Vik Records.

And Brenda Holloway and Patrice Holloway were members of The Watesians, along with Pat Hunt [[rumoured to be their cousin, but I seem to remember Brenda admitting Pat was her best friend, so she called her "cousin", but she really wasn't by blood).

Clarence Paul [[Nee Pauling) sang for a short while, with his brother, Lowman, and 2 cousins, in their family Gospel group, before they morphed into The Five Royals.

Betty Winston and her sister Jackie sang together in Detroit's Adorables, together with sisters Pat and Diane Lewis.

2 of The Debonairs also were related, Joyce Vincent, and her cousin, Telma Hopkins.

All of those are interesting and good choices Robb. I've heard of most of them.

[marv2]

How about The Detroit Emeralds?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhJoJH2drF0

[marv2]

The Delfonics


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4lSjIl96Sc

[marv2]

The Ronettes


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KH6e_6O_dE

[midnightman]

One family act you forgot to list are The Ronettes [[Veronica Bennett [aka Ronnie Spector], her sister Estelle Bennett & their cousin Nedra Talley).



Thanks! Yeah I TOTALLY forgot them lol

[Cosmic Truth]

The Isley Brothers, by a considerable distance.

[sophisticated_soul]

Thanks! Yeah I TOTALLY forgot them lol

How the heck did I forget The Ronettes!:rolleyes:

[marv2]

Walter Hawkins & The Hawkins Family


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Xu5_lmMF9M

[marv2]

Guy


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=671GfElFygI

[Motown Eddie]

If you had to choose any of these family musical groups:
The Mills Brothers
The Isley Brothers
The Andrews Sisters
The Staple Singers
The Drinkard Singers
Gladys Knight & The Pips
The Beach Boys
The Five Stairsteps
The Bee Gees
The Sylvers
The Emotions
The Jackson 5
The Osmonds
Carpenters
Zapp & Roger
The Clark Sisters
Tavares
The Pointer Sisters
The Gap Band
Sister Sledge
The Jones Girls
DeBarge

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Which one will be your pick?

EDIT: Added Tavares and the Gap Band, if there's another legendary family group I've neglected to add, let me know! :)

Here's another family act that didn't get mentioned; Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose [[my apologies if someone else brought them up in this thread).

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[detmotownguy]

If you had to choose any of these family musical groups:
The Mills Brothers
The Isley Brothers
The Andrews Sisters
The Staple Singers
The Drinkard Singers
Gladys Knight & The Pips
The Beach Boys
The Five Stairsteps
The Bee Gees
The Sylvers
The Emotions
The Jackson 5
The Osmonds
Carpenters
Zapp & Roger
The Clark Sisters
Tavares
The Pointer Sisters
The Gap Band
Sister Sledge
The Jones Girls
DeBarge

-----
Which one will be your pick?

EDIT: Added Tavares and the Gap Band, if there's another legendary family group I've neglected to add, let me know! :)

Perri Sisters - Anita Baker’s back singers. [[Lori Perry Do the Right Thing)

[marv2]

Perri Sisters - Anita Baker’s back singers. [[Lori Perry Do the Right Thing)

Now they are excellent!

[PhillyKen]

For longevity,certainly got to second the naming of The Staple Singers.

[kopacetickay]

I'm going to have to go with the Gap Band because they sing my all-time favorite song: "Outstanding".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjtOzLfebgY

[Boogiedown]

Hi David
I am picturing the Statler Brothers all showing up at the post office together LOL.
Everybody knows the Statler Brothers don't they ?? At least some of us here in California, I'm not sure where you are?
[[ and I guess the Statler Brothers aren't really related, just a name ?)

[marv2]

Hi David
I am picturing the Statler Brothers all showing up at the post office together LOL.
Everybody knows the Statler Brothers don't they ?? At least some of us here in California, I'm not sure where you are?
[[ and I guess the Statler Brothers aren't really related, just a name ?)

You mean like the Doobie Brothers?

[BayouMotownMan]

Based on raw talent I'd have to say the Osmonds. All could sing, all could dance, all could play instruments. Quite versatile group.

But my personal preference would be the Pointer Sisters.

[mr_june]

The groups have to be 100% family, don't they?

[marv2]

The groups have to be 100% family, don't they?

I would think 2 or more would qualify.

[arr&bee]

The singin bunny rabbits-hands down!!

[marv2]

The singin bunny rabbits-hands down!!

You'd better know it! Let's not forget Smurfette and the Smurf Family!

[manny]

Hello to all my soul sisters and brothers after so many time!

If only two members of a group is enough, I think in the "real soul" of the Soul Survivors, brothers Richard and Charles Ingui who are not mentioned before.

Some other family groups [[or some ones that contains brothers and or sisters) that have cut some great soul, funk or fusion tracks:

- Pazant Brothers
- Brothers Johnson
- Maurice and Verdine White from EW&F
- Laws brothers and sisters who separately have had a great influence on fusion and soul-funk, from Eloise and Debra to Hubert and Ronnie
- Valentine Brothers
- The Ridgeways, a sister's trio who are little known for their very good vocals on some Gene Dunlap LP's
- Ingram [[funk-fusion-disco band including Sweetheart Barabara Ingram!)

[glencro]

Walter Hawkins & The Hawkins Family


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Xu5_lmMF9M

This is awesome. I've never seen this before

[tjl]

Can we count the Miracles as Claudette and Bobby were cousins and of course Claudette was married to Smokey and sang on all their records except "Abraham, Martin & John"?

[Boogiedown]

You mean like the Doobie Brothers?

Good one Marv!! :)
Another:
The Righteous Brothers

[phil]

My preference goes to the Emotions, but for me the best "family group" of all times is Sly & The Family Stone with Sly, Rose and Freddy.

[MIKEW-UK]

The Mac Band


https://youtube.com/watch?v=7WbJXY6epVo

[marv2]

I think the Bee Gee's were one of the very best family groups. They wrote great songs for themselves and others. They also recorded a number of classics.

[lockhartgary]

The Chamber Brothers. [[ My Grandad knew them when they were kids)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsBwBct0_5U


Just found out that George Chambers passed on October 12th of this year [[2019).

http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Respect.html