By fayette (205.188.209.109) on Saturday, June 21, 2003 - 07:37 pm:

can you name some groups that have had the most
personell changes and the groups that have
not changed members through the years

By Vandelron (24.44.20.172) on Saturday, June 21, 2003 - 09:07 pm:

Most--Temptations;;;;;;;;Least--Chiffons(2of 3 of originals still in group);Vandellas back to originals.

By STUBASS (152.163.252.68) on Saturday, June 21, 2003 - 09:12 pm:

MOST...THE TEMPTATIONS...THE PLATTERS (WHICH ONE'S???)...THE DRIFTERS...EVEN THE SUPREMES!!!...THE LEAST...YOU GOTTA GIVE THE FOUR TOPS CREDIT FOR STAYING TOGETHER FOR ALL THOSE YEARS!!!...STUBASS

By STUBASS (152.163.252.68) on Saturday, June 21, 2003 - 09:29 pm:

CURTIS MAYFIELD...ALONG WITH SAM AND FRED HAD A LOT OF LONGEVITY WITH THAT TRIO IN TACT...ALTHOUGH...THERE WERE CHANGES BEFORE AND AFTER!!!...STUBASS

By Vandellafan (152.163.252.68) on Saturday, June 21, 2003 - 09:32 pm:

Yeah but which Vandellas go out with Martha? Not the original ones, usually ...

By STUBASS (152.163.252.68) on Saturday, June 21, 2003 - 09:34 pm:

MANY TIMES...GROUPS CHANGE PERSONNEL DUE TO THEIR OWN SUCCESS!!!...A LEAD SINGER CAN BECOME BIGGER (REAL OR IMAGINED) THAN THE REST OF THE GROUP (DIANA...DAVID R...BEN E KING...PHILLIPE WYNN...ETC)!!!...I THINK THAT LEVI AND GLADYS KNIGHT DESERVE ALL THE CREDIT FOR REMAINING WITH GROUPS THAT...WITHOUT...THEY CERTAINLY COULD HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL GOING SOLO...AND THE FATE OF THEIR GROUPS WOULD HAVE LIKELY BEEN IN DOUBT WITHOUT THEM!!!...STU

By Greg C. (166.84.225.68) on Saturday, June 21, 2003 - 09:52 pm:

The Four Tops and The Dells get the nod for being instutions.

It's strange but I really got into the Miracles and enjoyed them much more when Smokey departed and Billy Griffin and eventually Billy's brother Donald came aboard.
That era of the Miracles (1973-78) produced some great songs. Billy and Pete Moore wrote some profound stuff. "City Of Angels" was a classic!

By Jus2LetUKnow (205.188.209.109) on Saturday, June 21, 2003 - 10:18 pm:

Billy Griffin wrote some great stuff...

By Uptight (24.55.6.144) on Saturday, June 21, 2003 - 11:15 pm:

Friends of Distinction. While the two guys (Harry Elston & Floyd Butler) stayed in the group the longest, there were different women on almost every album. What was happening with this group in the 70s? Or maybe that was intentional--to feature new female singers every other album.

By fayette (64.12.97.7) on Saturday, June 21, 2003 - 11:29 pm:

floyd butler of friends of distinction died

By Uptight (24.55.6.144) on Saturday, June 21, 2003 - 11:34 pm:

Yeah, Fayette. I think Floyd Butler died in the early 1990s, right? That would be one major reason for a personell change, huh?

By RD (63.188.33.2) on Sunday, June 22, 2003 - 05:43 am:

The Drifters had the most personnel changes of any male group by far; the entire group changed once. As for female groups the Bobbettes had the least changes--none; the five had been together since teenagers; one member died but the other four are still hangin' in.

By fayette (205.188.209.109) on Sunday, June 22, 2003 - 07:08 am:

what about the three degrees are they still intact.and i think earth wind and fire had a lot of changes

By Eli (141.151.90.50) on Sunday, June 22, 2003 - 07:50 am:

The Coasters. For a long time there were several sets .
The Red Caps, The Modern Redcaps how many Red Caps were there.

By Ralph (209.240.198.62) on Sunday, June 22, 2003 - 09:35 am:

Herb of Peaches and Herb fame was pretty fond of replacing Peaches from time to time.

By paulie3shoes (141.151.90.50) on Sunday, June 22, 2003 - 10:06 am:

its paulie(over here)
i gotta give da guy credit cuz he always finds a girl named peaches. he must really try hard to find broads wit dat name.
and why da frig would herb name hisself after one of dem funny cigarets.

by da way when youse read one of my posts (over here) youse gotta do a coupla t'ings to get in karacter.
foist, youse gotta take your finger an put it on yer nose an push it to da side like its broken an den youse gotta put yer hands out like youse are askin a kwestshun an den youse gotta tawk in yer mind like its frum da side of yer mout' in a gruff voice an den youse kan sound like ol' paulie over here, capice//CAPICE!~@#$%^&*()

By Ralph (209.240.198.62) on Sunday, June 22, 2003 - 10:24 am:

Hey Paulie ( over der ) you are definitely one of a kind my Goomba. And I speak from experience if you're getting my drift ( over here ) .

By STUBASS (64.12.97.7) on Sunday, June 22, 2003 - 10:46 am:

HEY UPTIGHT!!!...FLOYD WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN THE ONLY "PROPPED UP" SINGER... HAD HE CHOSEN TO STAY AFTER HIS UNTIMELY DEMISE!!!...STU

By Eli (141.151.90.50) on Sunday, June 22, 2003 - 11:54 am:

hey ralp'(over dere)
eh, t'anks fer gettin bak to me. youse are my goomba..now pass da gobbagool!!!

By MEL&THEN SOME (217.14.178.91) on Sunday, June 22, 2003 - 11:56 am:

great stuff Mr 3 shoes.
mel

By paulie3shoes (141.151.90.50) on Sunday, June 22, 2003 - 12:02 pm:

hey mel,
youse don have to call me mister , paulie is good enuff.
sum peeple got to call me mister or else dey get dere knees broke, capice ..but i wil let youse slide, capice??@#$%^&*()_

By MEL&THEN SOME (217.14.178.94) on Sunday, June 22, 2003 - 12:46 pm:

Hhhhhheey Thhannks Mr I mean Paulie
wow
Dont mess with Mel
"cos Mel knows Paulie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Okeh.

By Soul Sister (68.73.167.246) on Sunday, June 22, 2003 - 04:48 pm:

Add O'Jays & Manhattans to the list.