- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- The Tams
- Date of Original:
- 1950/1969
- Subject:
- Musicians--Georgia--Atlanta
Men--Georgia--Atlanta
Singers--Georgia--Atlanta
African American musicians--Georgia--Atlanta
African American men--Georgia--Atlanta
African American singers--Georgia--Atlanta
Vocal groups--Georgia--Atlanta
Tams (Musical group)
Soul musicians--Georgia--Atlanta
Pope, Joseph, d. 1996
Pope, Charles, 1936-
Smith, Robert Lee, 1936-
Kay, Horace
Ashton, Floyd - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- The Tams, a rhythm-and-blues vocal quintet from Atlanta, made their first recording in 1960. With a series of hits on the Billboard charts during the following decade, the group defined what is known as the "beach music" sound.
Photograph of the musical group the Tams. One of the men sits on a stool, and four men pose around him. They wear tuxedos and face forward. The Atlanta, Georgia-based quintet was one of a small number of black vocal groups to emerge from the Southeast in the 1960s. They became one of the core groups of the Carolinas-based "beach music" sound. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/the-tams/m-5112/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Georgia Music Hall of Fame
Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries - Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/tams
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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