"Oooh Child" is a classic. It is such a major part of my childhood.

I hate that so much of our history still has yet to be televised.

@robertdaniels3029

5 ай бұрын

Or recognized

@dannyboyd9462

5 ай бұрын

Agreed. Never 2 Late To Give The Unrecognized Their Flowers.

Keni's "Keep Rising To The Top", much sampled 1982 masterpiece jam! 😊❤🎶

All of them. They deserved to be inducted in all of these hall of fames.

Five stair steps, first family of soul

The rhythm and blues Hall of Fame

@sandraandrews9907

5 ай бұрын

I second that. 😀 The problem is that a number of those singles (especially the classic "Oooh Child") didn't make the Top Ten, which I think is the biggest dilemma, along with not enough airplay. 🎶 🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎶

Love Keni Burke’s Risin’ to the Top. As a kid growing up in the 80s, I listened to it often and I still do today. I didn’t know Keni was apart of the 5 Stair Steps. This group is before my time and indeed were ahead of their time with their tight music arrangement, beautiful vocals and songs fulled with great messages. I believe the group deserves to be in the music hall of fame as the first family of soul. My favorite song by The Five Stairsteps is O-o-h Child. Oh and honorable mention, All Night Thing by The Invisible Man’s Band. That song is my Jam. The last part of the song is the icing on the cake. Don’t know why no one has sampled it yet.

@c.b.jersey7304

2 ай бұрын

Yup, move and groove lol.

@Jazfunk210

22 күн бұрын

Had no idea he was in the 5 stair steps either!!! DAMN that was a fire record 🔥

I am surprised that they are not in one of the local city's hall of fame. They finally gotten the Spinners in the Hall of Fame last year!

@djstorm40

5 ай бұрын

The Spinners are so underrated ....

@pedward323

3 ай бұрын

The Spinners had hits after hits ,this group no mater how great they are,had only one most people are familiar with Ohh,Ohh Child despite years being in the business before this as children. The Spinners as a ground are legends just like other groups and have the hit songs ti back it up,the many tour they did,tv shows . The last surviving Spinner not too long passed,but their music remained and still will as I can repeatedly rattle off their hits .

Yessss. O-o-h child. Yesss. 😄

@lorrainejohnson5461

5 ай бұрын

This song is the ish!! It is still being played today and the horns are amazing!

@YasminE-dk6nf

5 ай бұрын

That song is my all time favorite, "Ooh child." They were extremely talented musicians!!! 🎤 🎶🎤🎵🎤🎶🎤🎵 🎤🎶 RIP to those that have transitioned. Great video!

@gladysortiz4067

4 ай бұрын

THANK YOU FOR SHARING TTHE VIDEO INFO OF THE FIVE STAIR STEPS! May They all R.I.P.!

@gladysortiz4067

4 ай бұрын

😔😥🙇‍♀️

They are respectfully remembered by me . I am a 70"s person . I remember THE FIVE STAIR STEPS.

R & B , Hall Of Fame, Of Course!!!!!!!!!!!!! And, Ooh, Child Is Still, THE CUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The group belongs in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. My favorite song OOH Child, because I remember hearing it, on Black radio, while in the car with my parents driving to visit my grandparents.

ooh ooh child baby make me feel so good, love's happening world of fantasy and danger she's a stranger ❤🎉

I remember as a kid that my uncle use to play and harmonize to the Five Stairsteps song "Ooo Child". So, I would say that this song is my favorite by the Five Stairsteps. I believe that the R&B Hall of Fame is where the Five Stairsteps should be inducted into. They were a talented family group!

@deloresannwells

5 ай бұрын

@paytonbf1 Invisible Man’s Band All Night Thing n Kenny Burke’s Rising To The Top

@paytonbf1

5 ай бұрын

@@deloresannwells I remember those songs, too. I had no idea that these songs were connected to the Five Stairsteps. I just remember they were good songs that made you want to boggie down!

@jennifersmith8502

4 ай бұрын

World of fantasy was another favorite. This group is definitely underrated and unsong!!

@c.b.jersey7304

2 ай бұрын

@@paytonbf1 neither did I. I just looked up who sang all night thing the other day and read about them on Wikipedia. They had all the same information as this.

The first time I saw the FIVE STAIR STEPS WAS IN THE 60TIES AT THE UPTOWN THEATER when they released their first album.What a pleasure it was to see them in the beginning of there musical experience 😀

FINALLY🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩 Someone has done a video highlighting the first family of soul!

Good Morning and Happy 2024 They need to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, The Soul Train Hall of Fame.

@WanderingSpirit-ld1zc

5 ай бұрын

But, why?

@ITsMiSSJ510

5 ай бұрын

💯💯💯👍🏽👍🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽I agree!! Super Talented. Class Act. Thank you for your contribution to US and The World!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🎊🎊🎊🎊🎉❤❤❤❤💖💖💖💖🤎🤎🤎🤎🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

@terryv62

4 ай бұрын

They need to be inducted twice it just doesn't get any better then that. 🎩👒🎷📀💿🎵🎙💯💯

Thank you 🙏🏾 for keeping these artists alive 😊! If it weren’t for people like you, a lot of these unsung artists would be forgotten! So again I say thank you, with much appreciation ❤!

My favorite 5SS song is; “Something is Missing”. As far as the hall of fame is concerned, if there is one for RnB and/or Soul Music, thats where I would put them. They deserve it!

The song Ooh Chile is the main reason they need to be included. That song is timeless and has shown up in I don’t know how many movie soundtracks. That alone more than justifying recognition! Excellent group!

@anthonytaylor7928

5 ай бұрын

But why would they be inducted to any music hall of fame when they only had a few hits

@anthonytaylor7928

4 ай бұрын

@@DLCOrganization like what other than ooh child is timeless?

@c.b.jersey7304

2 ай бұрын

​@@anthonytaylor7928Rising to the top and All night thing.

The 5 Stair Steps should Be In All Hall of Fames Love all they Songs Met Them Back in 71 and 72 they Really Deserve to be In All Hall Of Fames Music 🎶 🎵 Nyc

I remembered on the movie "Crooklyn" when they were getting ready to go to their mother's funeral, the song "O-O-H Child" was playing and it was very sad. It was also used on the movie "Boyz N Da Hood" when Tre and Furious was coming home from a fishing trip and they saw Doughboy and his friend was getting arrested.

@jayskywalker5049

5 ай бұрын

YESSSSSS

@alexandradillard2077

5 ай бұрын

I hope they're getting royalties!

@marvinwhittaker

5 ай бұрын

@@alexandradillard2077 They oughta gotten some royalty because their song was used in both movies.

@alexandradillard2077

5 ай бұрын

@@marvinwhittaker And I believe some commercials, too!

@marvinwhittaker

5 ай бұрын

@@alexandradillard2077 probably so.

New Unsung episodes are airing in March. They’re featuring Candi Staton, but mostly hip hop and rap artists. What a shame! This group and many others need an Unsung. Another commenter said that our full history is not being reported (paraphrasing).

@rashawnda-professor2999

5 ай бұрын

Happy 2024. Unsung did reach out to the survivng members about filming a documentary but the group has refused due to many of the members wanting to keep their lives private and not focus on the negative aspects that happned to their lives within the group,.

@alexandradillard2077

5 ай бұрын

Thank you for the Update.

@theramden6025

5 ай бұрын

Facts. When they Unsung the hip hoppers I don't even watch. Too many groups like the 5SS need to be done first.

@theramden6025

5 ай бұрын

If not 5SS, there's plenty like Main Ingredient.

@alexandradillard2077

5 ай бұрын

@@theramden6025 I agree with you wholeheartedly! They need to feature artists who really paid their dues!

WOW....INVISIBLE MANS BAND????? we use party hard to all night thing in Detroit Michigan

Nice. I didn't realized they did so many good songs under different names. Especially The Invisible Man's Band and Keni Burke's Rising To The Top. Huge songs

@user-yk7mn3cu1r

Ай бұрын

Only one under a different name " invisible man's band" keni had not been with the group for a very long time! He was solo when he released his song.

The Five Stairsteps,Great Music,Outstanding vocals, “TALENTED FAMILY.” My Favorite Song is We Must Be In Love.

@WashinRob

5 ай бұрын

I did a mix with the version the Impressions did and the 5 stairsteps. I must say I love the stairsteps version.

@sandramorris420

5 ай бұрын

@WashinRob, I totally agree The Stairsteps version is a winner!!!

They should be inducted into the R&B Hall of Fame. My favorite of theirs is Don't Waste Your Time. Come back is a runner up.

@pedward323

3 ай бұрын

But you have to understand that is your favorite unlike the one song and only one song most are familiar with .

@kpitt1204

3 ай бұрын

@@pedward323 Oh, I totally understand. To most of the world, they are a one hit wonder.

My favorite 🤩 song 🎵 from the Five Stairsteps is 😊”Ooooohhhhh Child” !!! 😊❤👍🥰💕🤗🌈☀️🎵

I lived 3 blocks from then in Chicago...when they lived on 99th & Martin Luther King DR.....we were like 5 and 6 years old when they left to California, I believe !!

They were featured a lot on ABC's show called , 'Where The Action Is" in the 60's

11:34am. I love all of their songs. They should be inducted in rock and roll, soul train and any other organization to commemorate their trailblazing efforts. They laid the groundwork that so many were able to follow. So sad that most of them passed away. Great video keep up the good work❤

The songs "oooh child and you've waited too long" are my fav❤

@kennethbledsoe8146

5 ай бұрын

MINE TOO.

The group's song oooh child and Ken's song, rising to the top

At 6:34 Joe Jackson taking some notes from the 5 Stairsteps

Wow! Once again I've learned something!! Didn't know Keni Burke and Invisible Man's band members are from the 5 Stairsteps! Great video

@ITsMiSSJ510

5 ай бұрын

That Was and Still IS My JAMMMM💯☺☺!!

You Waited Too Long and World of Fantasy are my favorites. In the Disco Era some became the Invisible Man's Band and had a hit with All Night Thing.

@jayskywalker5049

5 ай бұрын

YESSSSSS ALLLLLLLLLL Nighhhhhht THANG

I'm a day late listening to this story on Chicago's own and westside residents, The Five Stairsteps or Stairsteps. Never knew their father was a detective. Wow, they colaborated on a lot of musical artist albums. Favs by them were, Oooh Child, We Must Be In Love and others. Rising To The Top by Keni Burke is a classic Chicago's steppers cut. 👞👠🕴🏿💃🏿🎶🎼🎵 I'm listening to the ages when some of the bros died. They weren't that old. They should be inducted into the Rhythm and Blues Hall of Fame, RRHOF, and Song Writer's Hall of Fame too. Thanks for the Burkes story. #thefivestairsteps #stairsteps

I never knew about this lovely group of siblings! I am finding out today they were the ones who sing one of my favorite songs, and that is "Child Things are going to get Easier!" That may not be the title, but I used to love hearing that song!

Phenomenal family and group. "Ooh, baby make me feel so good" is a heavenly sublime song. But these singers could make "Goo Goo, Gah Gah" sound good! Long live the mighty 5 Stairsteps/Stairsteps! @@@*** Sembene Nathanyahu, author and creator of the upcoming bestseller, "Whisper"s Getting Lpuder", in Chicago ***###

My Favorite song by The Five Stairsteps is "World of Fantasy." Favorite songs by Keni Burke are "Nothin But Love" and "Indigenous Love". They should be in the R&B Hall of Fame.

Facts. Saw them live. Amazing family act.

Kenny Burke’s Rising To The Top N Invisible Man’s Band

@jayskywalker5049

5 ай бұрын

YESSSSSS

@deloresannwells

5 ай бұрын

@@jayskywalker5049 All Night Thing

All night thing and Rising to the top real classics 🎉🎉 you gotta wake up your body and move it around

Man I remember so well hooking school getting an older guy to buy me a bumper of colt 45 or a bumper of ole English a pint of Barcardi and a coke and sneaking my girlfriend in the house when my parents were at work playing the 5 stairsteps album and it was on for us. Bro with your knowledge of ole school you know how to make an old man wish for younger days. 😂

@c.b.jersey7304

2 ай бұрын

Oh my gosh "ole English 800 it has the power" lol 🤭 I remember that beer. Strong stuff 😬🥴🍺

Ohh Child is one of my absolute favorite songs!!! Being from Chicago I love these guys.

Great group! My favorite song million to one and All night thang❤❤

Love these songs❤️

Pete Rock & CL Smooth also sampled Keni Burke's Keep Rising To The Top for Take You There. LL Cool J also sampled it again for Paradise

An excellent group from my time

Wow! I listen to "Rising to the top" on my motivation mix and I didn't know he was a former member of the 5 Stairsteps. "O-Oh Child" is another song I have on my motivation mix as well and that's my favorite song and my brother bought " All night thing" a bangin' party song from around 1980. I didn't know they did that one as well under a different name. Thanks for the bio. I didn't realize they were up in age as well. Go Chi-town sound!!

Don't Change Your Love!

This group definitely deserves to be in all of the hall of fames they have out there

Ooh Child is still one of my favorite songs. A Million To One is an exquisite song.

Favorite hands down "ooh child" definitely rhythm and blues hall of fame.

My 3 favorite Stairstep songs are: O-o-o Child, You've Waited Too Long, and Come Back!🎶🎶🧡 She's Just a Playgirl's Love and Danger She's a Stranger were great too.🎶🎶

Stairsteps deserve induction into the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame! This video documentary is heavy!!!

This group deserves to be recognized for their years in the music industry. I would like to see them get an award for their contributions and talent.

I loved Ooh Child, but my favorite was From Us To You. That song was slept on. That song got me through a very difficult childhood. I am 61 years old and I still listen to that song and it still gets me through. Thank you for posting

Most have passed. Only the mother and two sibling living. One of the sibling is their sister. Not much is going, but glad they’re still alive. Oh. Their sister and Kennith are the only two siblings living along with their mother.

I love their top 20 R&B hits. I'll have to do a compilation of their early hits. I didn't know that they were on George Harrison's label. I'll have to check out the episode of To Tell The Truth to see the performance. Fave hit from their early days, World of Fantasy, their later years: 1970's Ooh Child. I've heard of their version of "Dear Prudence", based on a song from The Beatles' White Album, and I liked it.

Where Are The one's that are alive at. We went to school with their cousins. My brothers played ball with them once when they visited their cousins in between tours! They deserve to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and so much more also!

The song Dont change your Love was sampled and by Naughty by Nature for their 1991 song hip Hop Hooray. And my favorite songs are 1.ooh child 2. Risin to the top by keni burke 3. Don't change your love

CHI TOWN CHICAGO ❤ CREATIVE GENIUS ARTIST

Great unsung group. They deserve to be included in all of them. Although not mentioned here, my favorite song by them is "Pasado" from the 2nd Resurrection album. Thanks!!!

My big brother bought all their albums ans records! Thank you so much for this. The music in our era will never die. They are still being resong by younger groups. So much passion from them. I am still a fan. My children listent o them because they grew up on hearing us play their songs. So how can we get the ball to rolling for these LEGENDS!

My favorite cut by the Five Stair Steps was from their initial album. It's called Danger, She's a Stranger. I first heard that song when I came home from the military in 1968.

I absolutely love the five stairsteps Ooh Child is my favorite song🎤🎸🎵🎹. Thanks for sharing this story

Mine is Ooh child a song I remember when it came out as a young boy

They are early pioneers. My favorite song by them is Ooo child.

I purchased “Ooh Child” at 9 years old from an actual record shop. Was always interested in their work before then. Some of the cuts I recognized from the radio, my constant companion growing up. But “Keep Rising to the Top” is on my Pandora today! As a jazz fan, I had no idea THIS is celebrated Keni Burke!❤ I think they should be alongside all the foundational RNB artists who are already there. Thank you, this was great🎉 New subbie! 💜✌🏽✨

Incredible just a class act all the way around I love all there songs ( Behind Curtains ) was my favorite song 🎩🎩🎩🎩🎩🎩👒🎶🎤📀💿📻🌹

@terryv62

5 ай бұрын

I'm 74 yrs young and I have all their 45 records and album and still play them till thi s day... I saw them at The Apollo Theater back in the day amazing that's when music was music 🎶🎷📻💿📀🎤🎩👒....

@terryv62

5 ай бұрын

I'm so glad that I was blessed to see The Five StairSteps what a gifted and talented family and always at their best 💥🎩🎩🎩🎩🎩👒🎶🎤🎷📻💿📀🌹

I remember that song "All Night Thing". Back in the 1980's my uncle John was a teenager that would buy a new album seems like every other week when he would go to the mall and when he came home to play his record, we had to be quiet and say nothing but listen to the music 🤣😆😂. I had a awesome childhood in the fabulous 70's & 1980's.✊🖤🤎👏

My favorite song is “Ooh Child”. I went to school with Clarence’s brother-in-law, and he Stopped by my fifth grade classroom, and he spent all day with us. He did sing some of their songs for us. I don’t think enough is known about the stairsteps for them to qualify for some of these Hall of Fame awards. A lot of their work is scattered throughout the years and it needs to be pulled together so that people will know what their contribution to the music. industry was. You did a great job here.

Nice vid family! “The First Family of Soul” is one of my favorite groups. From a pure singing standpoint, I prefer them over the J5. My favorite song by them is “You Waited Too Long” but I also love “Bad News” from their “Our Family Portrait” album. They should be in every hall of fame.

my favorite song is ❤“ Because I love you “ ❤️ it’s as if you couldn’t hear him crying. Full of emotions.

More of their songs, other than Ooh Child, are played on Sirius XM, SoulTown, channel 49.

Chatham,McDade,Burnside,James painted a beautiful painting for Ms.Wilbon,Kenny liked playing off the wall

I was pleasantly surprised, when I heard them sing they really have a good sound.😃

Ooh child and yeah should be in the hall of fame like every body else they had beautiful voices

I like there story I always remember the song oooh child but now I know more about the group and name by the way if you get the chance can you do one on the schoolboys they were a kid doo wop group they had the song please say look them I really liked that song and I'm definitely enjoying the content 👍👍🔥🔥

@LynJoy20

5 ай бұрын

Yes! Also, The Students' "My Vow to You."

World of Fantasy!

You damb right my sister and i use to see them at shows in Philly at the uptown theater at Susquehanna and broad Street in North Philadelphia , also we seen them at the Nixon theater in West Philadelphia 52nd street .This was before the Johnny and the Jackson five . I mean they were the youngest group on tour with the Intruders Delfonics , Stylistics I mean their talent goes on and on . They belong in the RnB hall of fame and " ooh child , danger she's a stranger " ttuth be told i loved all their music . We were child seeking them at the philly shows @ 10 , 11 and 12 ❤️❤️❤️❤️

The Hall of Fame. You deserve a Trophy 🏆 for recognizing and refreshing our memories of times when life was smooth and good music was the icing on the cake. I'm so thankful that I was able to experience those memories and moments in real time. What a BLAST!!!!!!!!! ❤❤ #THEFIVESTAIRSTEPS #THESTAIRSTEPS

Yes I remember, them. Saw them at the Uptown Theater many times. The did carve a way for many young groups as you mentioned, including the Ponderosa twins plus one.I I love my world of fantasy, ooh child, come back and the brother single Rising to the top. They belong in R&B hall of fame.

Thanks for this video on the OUTSTANDING group-The 5 Stair Steps. Have never heard of them till now,man,these young men and woman could-BLOW. LOL.

Wow RIP fellas💙🙏🏼 Ooo Child, All Night Thing & Rising To the Top is my favs! Keep Rising has been NY club intro since I can remember thx to the great djs of that era for setting the tempo for decades to come! Thx for covering such brilliant UNSUNG musicians in a beautiful way❣

@c.b.jersey7304

2 ай бұрын

Facts!

My favs ooh child and danger she's a stranger ❤ for Ooh child "The 5 Stairsteps" should definitely be inducted into the R&B hall of fame!!!!

5 StairSteps: O- o- h Child and Pasado, which was re- recorded by Pockets

Wow this family had hits foreal 🙏🏾💐💜❤️💯

5ive stairstep is best group since jackson.5ive ❤

OOH CHILD AND I'M 16 ALL OVER AGAIN THANK YOU FOR THE MEMORIES GOD BLESS THEM ❤

"All Night Long" and "Oooh Child" are my favorites by this awesome family of musicians!

was scrolling and curiosity got me .I thought I never heard of them but remember some of the songs played.This group definitely was very talented ,together or solo who belong somewhere in the hall of fame

They have some good hits. Wow!

The group stairstep need to be in the rock ‘n’ roll Hall of Fame as great R&B singers👍🏿

Ooh ooh child. You reminded me of that song and now I can’t get it out of my head. The invisible man band had some of the best dance hits. I hope Kenny Burke earned residuals from all those hip hop artists!

All night thing was always my favorite song to dance to in the club, ad soon as we walked in the DJ knew to play it a couple times throughout the night, to this day its in my favorites list and I still at 60 yes old listen and dance to the long version at least twice a week, I don't think it got as much air time that it should have. RIP 🙏🏼

Do 1 on Clarence carter

Baby it feels so good was my favorite song 🎵

I remember them