About The Vogues In the sixties, soft rock bands and vocak groups gradually swayed young audiences from the British Invasion. The Vogues made appearances on the network "go-go" shows. Hullabaloo, Shingdig. Five O'Clock World became the signature hit, still played on many of the "Lite Music" and "Soft Rock" stations as well as the "Greatest Hits" and "Oldies" radio outlets.

The Vogues were formed in 1960 by lead baritone Bill Burkette, baritone Don Miller, first tenor Hugh Geyer, and second tenor Chuck Blasko, who were all high school friends from Turtle Creek, PA. Originally dubbed the Val-Aires, the foursome eventually signed to the tiny Co & Ce label, reaching the number four spot in the autumn of 1965 with "You're the One"; the Vogues' most memorable hit, the classic "Five O'Clock World," cracked the Top Five before the year ended as well. Two more Top 40 entries, "Magic Town" and "The Land of Milk and Honey," followed in 1966, and when the group resurfaced in 1968 with the Top Ten smash "Turn Around, Look at Me," they had jumped to major label Reprise. The single, the Vogues' lone million-seller, anticipated the lighter, more sophisticated approach of subsequent hits like "My Special Angel," "Till," and "No, Not Much." Despite no further chart action from 1970 onward, various Vogues lineups continued touring oldies circuits for years to come.

Not since the early 50's, when The Four Aces, The Four Lads, The Ink Spots, The Mills Brothers, et al vocal groups filled the charts, had their been such a resurgence of pop vocal groups as the mid 60's, Beatles & Stones aside, with smooth sounding groups like The Sandpipers, The Vogues, The New Christy Minstrels, Peter, Paul and Mary and The Association.

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