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The Impressions

The Impressions were an American vocal group from Chicago. It was founded in the late 1950s. As the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame website writes, the group "provided a critically important link between the rhythm and blues of the 1950s and the soul of the 1960s." It was a pioneer of the modern fusion of gospel and pop music, which was named "Chicago soul," and embodied it itself. In 1991, the group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and in 2003, into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame. Furthermore, two of their songs—"For Your Precious Love" performed by Jerry Butler and the Impressions, and "People Get Ready" performed by the Impressions—are included in the list of 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll compiled by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.