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The Penguins

The Penguins were an American male vocal quartet that worked in the doo-wop style. The group is most known for their song "Earth Angel," which became a rock and roll classic (8th place on the Billboard Hot 100, 15 weeks on the chart), although they never managed to repeat its success later—the song remained their only entry into the top forty of this main "Billboard" chart. "Earth Angel" is in 152nd place on the list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time according to Rolling Stone magazine. Furthermore, the song "Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)" performed by the group The Penguins is included in the list of 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll compiled by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2004, the group was inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame.