The "5" Royales - Winston-Salem natives Lowman Pauling, Obadiah Carter, James Moore, Johnny Tanner, Otto Jeffries, and Jeffries' successor Eugene Tanner - climbed the R&B charts in the 1950s with songs written by Pauling, including the hits "Help Me Somebody" and "Dedicated to the One I Love". Their unique harmonies and Pauling's innovative guitar techniques were groundbreaking, influencing James Brown, Steve Cropper, and Eric Clapton. In 2015, the group was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The "5" Royales rehearsed and played with other musicians - including Brown and Ray Charles - here, in Pauling's Rich Avenue basement.
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