The Sensations were an American doo-wop group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [1]
The group formed in 1954 under the name the Cavaliers, soon after changing to the Sensations. The group scored two hits on the US R&B chart in 1956 with the Atco Records singles "Yes Sir That's My Baby" (No. 15) and "Please Mr. Disc Jockey" (No. 13). [2] [3] By 1957 they were managed by Kae Williams. [4] The group disbanded soon afterwards, and lead singer Yvonne Mills married and started a family. [5]
In 1961, bass singer Alphonso Howell persuaded Yvonne Mills Baker that the group should re-form, and they won a contract with Chess Records subsidiary label Argo. They soon had a hit with a version of "Music, Music, Music", which reached No. 12 on the R&B chart and No. 54 on the Billboard Hot 100. [2] A few months later, they released the tune "Let Me In". [4] It was their biggest success, peaking at No. 2 R&B and No. 4 on the Hot 100. [6] However, later releases were less successful and the group broke up. [5]
Yvonne Baker later started a solo career, recording a number of tracks that achieved cult status among Northern soul fans, most notably "You Didn't Say a Word" on Parkway Records in 1966. [5]
Alphonso Howell died on May 7, 1998, at the age of 61. [7] Sam Armstrong died on July 11, 2017. Yvonne Mills Baker died on May 3, 2020. [8] [9]