Members:
Harold Melvin (1954-97)
Bernard Williams (1954-65)
Roosevelt Brodie (1954-72)
Jesse Gillis, Jr. (1954-72)
Franklin Peaker (1954-72)
John Atkins (1965-70)
Teddy Pendergrass (drums, 1970-1976)
Bernard Wilson (1972-77)
Lawrence Brown (1972)
Lloyd Parks (1972-1974)
Melvin Brought (1974)
Jerry Cummings (1974-77)
Sharon Paige (1974-80)
David Ebo (1977-82)
Dwight Johnson (1980)
William Spratelly (1980)
Gil Saunders (1982-92)

Associated Acts:
The Cadillacs
The Original Blue Notes

Also Called:
The Charlemagnes
The Blue Notes

Genres:
R&B
Soul
Doo Wop
Disco

Formed: In 1954 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

Breakthrough Singles:
"The Love I Lost (Pt. 1)" (1973)
"Wake Up Everybody (Pt. 1)" (1975)
"Don't Leave Me This Way" (1975)

Did You Know:
The group disbanded in 1997