The Olympics

a doo wop group started in 1957 by lead singer Walter Ward who passed away December 11,2006. The group included Eddie Lewis whom was Walter's cousin, Walter Hammond, and Melvin King. Their first album was "I Can Tell" when they were known as Walter Ward and the Challengers". In 1958 when they changed to The Olympics they released, "Western Movies" which made it to the Billboard Hot 100 chart made it to #8. As the title of the album conveys the nation's focus on western movies and television shows. Then in 1960's they released, "(Baby) Hully Gully," which started the hully gully dance craze. Then they released in the same year,"Big Boy Pete". The decade following they recored music they recorded R&B songs which focused on dances that were popular around that time. They still perform to this day