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The Coasters

Trail-blazing act who achieved wide appeal in R&B and rock & roll with comic songs like "Yakety Yak" and "Charlie Brown."

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Active

1950s - 2020s

Formed

1955 in Los Angeles, CA

Genre

R&B, Pop/Rock

Styles

Doo Wop, Early R&B, Rock & Roll, Early Pop/Rock

Group Members

Carl Gardner, Billy Guy, Cornell Gunter, Will "Dub" Jones, Earl "Speedo" Carroll, Adolph Jacobs, Bobby Nunn, Eddie Whitfield, J.W. Lance, Joe Lance Williams, Joseph Henry, Leon Hughes, Ronnie Bright, Thomas Palmer, Jimmy Norman, Primotivo Candelaria, Dennis Anderson, Edward Whitfield, Obie Jessie, Robert Fowler , Sonny Forriest