While you might not be completely brushed up on the soul singles that were being put out in the early 1970s, you have still very likely heard the track “O-o-h Child” from The Five Stairsteps.
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The Five Stairsteps, known as 'The First Family of Soul', were an group from Chicago, Illinois made up five of Betty and Clarence Burke Sr.' S six children: Alohe, Jean, Clarence Jr., James, Dennis, and Kenneth (or 'Keni') as well as, briefly, Cubie. They are best known for the 1970 song ', a hit that was listed #392 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs. The group was dubbed 'First Family of Soul' because of their successful five-year chart run; the moniker was later passed on to.