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The Chips were a short-lived New York City doo-wop vocal group consisting of teenage friends Charles Johnson (lead vocal), Nathaniel Epps (baritone), Paul Fulton (bass), Sammy Strain and Shedrick Lincoln (tenors). The group's first recording is their most enduring; "Rubber Biscuit" started life as Johnson's answer to the marching rhythms of the Warwick School For Delinquent Teenagers while he was an intern there. When Josie Records heard the tune they signed the group and the record was issued in September 1956. Although it did not chart, "Rubber Biscuit" became an instant east coast radio favourite, and saw its performers touring alongside The Dells, Cadillacs, and Bo Diddley, but the momentum gained by their debut single was waning and the group broke up at the end of 1957. Only Sammy Strain went on to success in the music industry, as a member of Little Anthony & The Imperials from about 1961 to 1972 when he left to join The O'Jays. Strain left the O'Jays in 1992 to return to The Imperials, where he remained until his retirement in 2004. "Rubber Biscuit" was resurrected in 1973 in Martin Scorsese's film Mean Streets, about small-time gangsters. In 1978, The Blues Brothers recorded a cover of "Rubber Biscuit" on the album Briefcase Full of Blues; this version was released as a single that peaked at #37 on the Billboard Hot 100. More recently it has been used as the theme music to the BBC television show Jimmy's Food Factory.
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Doo Wop, Vol. 1: Best of 1953-1957 [2017]
Song | Duration |
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Rubber Biscuit | 2:08 |
The Greatest Novelty Songs [2015]
Song | Duration |
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Rubber Biscuit |
The Vintage Collection: Rock 'n' Roll [2015]
Song | Duration |
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Rubber Biscuit | 2:07 |
Jay-Gee Rock & Roll Party, Vol. 2 [2014]
Song | Duration |
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Rubber Biscuit | 2:03 |
Sweethearts & Stolen Kisses: Dancehall Days [2014]
Song | Duration |
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Rubber Biscuit | 2:08 |
The Incredibly Strange Record Club, Vol. 1 [2014]
Song | Duration |
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Rubber Biscuit |
The History of Doo Wop, Vol. 10: 50 Unforgettable Doo Wop Tracks [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Rubber Biscuit | 2:11 |
50 Original Rhythm and Blues HiFi Hits, Vol. 2 [2012]
Song | Duration |
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Rubber Biscuit | 2:11 |
Eat Drink and Be Merry [Cherished] [2012]
Song | Duration |
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Rubber Biscuit | 2:09 |
Street Corner Symphonies: The Complete Story of Doo Wop, Vol. 8 (1956) [2012]
Song | Duration |
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Rubber Biscuit | 2:07 |
The Original Sound of R&B 1956 [2012]
Song | Duration |
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Rubber Biscuit | 2:11 |
Frank Zappa's Jukebox [2008]
Song | Duration |
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Rubber Biscuit | 2:13 |
Only the Best of Doo Wop for Dancing [2007]
Song | Duration |
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Rubber Biscuit | 2:09 |
Stateside Presents Doo Wop Classics [2007]
Song | Duration |
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Rubber Biscuit | 2:08 |
Director's Cut: Music from the Films of Martin Scorsese [2006]
Song | Duration |
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Rubber Biscuit [From Mean Streets] | 2:07 |
Doo Wop 45's on CD, Vol. 18 [2006]
Song | Duration |
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Rubber Biscuit | 2:08 |
The Encyclopedia of Doo Wop, Vol. 5 [2005]
Song | Duration |
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Rubber Biscuit | 2:08 |
Ultimate Doo Wop [Madacy] [2005]
Song | Duration |
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Rubber Biscuit | 2:08 |
Super Size Me [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Rubber Biscuit | 2:07 |
Doo Wop Classics, Vol. 3 [Rhino] [2003]
Song | Duration |
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Rubber Biscuit | 2:09 |
Doo Wop Is for Dancin' [2003]
Song | Duration |
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Rubber Biscuit | 2:09 |
Off Your Box [2001]
Song | Duration |
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Rubber Biscuit | 2:08 |
Delicious Doo-Wop and Tasty Treats, Vol. 2 [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Rubber Biscuit |
Rubber Biscuits & Ramma Lama Ding Dongs: Doo Wop for Kids [1999]
Song | Duration |
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Rubber Biscuit | 2:08 |
Doo Wop [Rhino] [1998]
Song | Duration |
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Rubber Biscuit | 2:07 |
Doo Wop: Crying in the Chapel [1997]
Song | Duration |
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Rubber Biscuit | 2:07 |
Jubilee & Josie R&B Vocal Groups, Vol. 4 [1996]
Song | Duration |
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Rubber Biscuit | 2:10 |
The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 [1996]
Song | Duration |
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Rubber Biscuit | 2:09 |
Dr. Demento 25th Anniversary Collection [1995]
Song | Duration |
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Rubber Biscuit | 2:06 |
Fun Rock [1995]
Song | Duration |
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Rubber Biscuit | 2:06 |
Party On [1995]
Song | Duration |
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Rubber Biscuit | 2:06 |
Spotlite on Josie Records, Vol. 2 [1994]
Song | Duration |
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Rubber Biscuit [Alternate Take] | 2:09 |
Spotlite on Josie Records, Vol. 3 [1994]
Song | Duration |
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Rubber Biscuit | 2:08 |
The Doo-Wop Era: Harlem, N.Y., Vol. 2 [1992]
Song | Duration |
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Rubber Biscuit | 2:09 |
Crazy Rock [1991]
Song | Duration |
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Rubber Biscuit | 2:07 |
The Rock 'N' Roll Era: Weird, Wild & Wacky [1991]
Song | Duration |
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Rubber Biscuit | 2:09 |
Cry-Baby [1990]
Song | Duration |
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Rubber Biscuit | 2:06 |
Cry-Baby [Original Soundtrack] [1990]
Song | Duration |
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Rubber Biscuit | 2:07 |
American Rock 'N' Roll Classics, Vol. 6 [1988]
Song | Duration |
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Rubber Biscuit |
Unknown Album
Song | Duration |
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Rubber Biscuit | 2:13 |
Windswept Pacific
Song | Duration |
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Rubber Biscuit |
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