The Gateway Singers were an American folk music group who achieved national prominence in the US in the late 1950s. [1] The group was included in the Smithsonian's Folk Song America compilation. [2] They are best known for their song "Puttin' on the Style", which sold one million copies and was later used in a beer commercial. [3]
Gateway Singers member Lou Gottlieb left the band, [4] obtained his PhD in musicology from the University of California and then formed The Limeliters. Travis Edmonson left the Gateway Singers to form the duo Bud & Travis with Bud Dashiell. [3]
The group split in 1961, although three of the members—Milt Chapman, Betty Mann, and Jerry Walter—continued performing as the "Gateway Trio", [4] and released albums for Capitol Records. [5]
The Ed Sullivan Show reportedly cancelled a Gateway Singers appearance after executives from the CBS television network objected to showing a mixed-race group. [6]
The Gateway Singers were an American folk music group who achieved national prominence in the US in the late 1950s. [1] The group was included in the Smithsonian's Folk Song America compilation. [2] They are best known for their song "Puttin' on the Style", which sold one million copies and was later used in a beer commercial. [3]
Gateway Singers member Lou Gottlieb left the band, [4] obtained his PhD in musicology from the University of California and then formed The Limeliters. Travis Edmonson left the Gateway Singers to form the duo Bud & Travis with Bud Dashiell. [3]
The group split in 1961, although three of the members—Milt Chapman, Betty Mann, and Jerry Walter—continued performing as the "Gateway Trio", [4] and released albums for Capitol Records. [5]
The Ed Sullivan Show reportedly cancelled a Gateway Singers appearance after executives from the CBS television network objected to showing a mixed-race group. [6]