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The Chants were different from the rest of the beat groups in that they were a black vocal group who had a style which owed much to American groups of the Fifties such as The Ravens and The Flamingos. They were formed in Liverpool in 1962 and originally called themselves the Shades. Late in 1962 they turned up at the Cavern club for an audition but didn't have a backing group, the Beatles offered to provide backing for them, but Brian Epstein objected. John Lennon overruled him and the Chants made their Cavern dubut in November 1962 with the Beatles providing their backing. Despite his initial opposition, Epstein briefly took over the management of the group early in 1963. They found him ineffectual as a manager and he agreed to release them. Then they sined with a Manchester-based agent, Ted Ross, who arranged a recording deal with Pye Records. The Chants made an impact on several tours and in Eddie Amoo they possessed an effective performer.. They sustained their career throughout most of the '60s without troubling the charts despite recording for several different labels. In the mid-seventies singer Amoo finally found success with the disco band The Real Thing. Singles 1963 I Don't Care/Come Go With Me Pye 7N 15557 - 1964 I Could Write A Book/A Thousand Stars Pye 7N 15591 - 1964 She's Mine/Then I'll Be Home Pye 7N 15643 - 1964 Sweet Was The Wine/One Star Pye 7N 15691 - 1966 Come Back And Get This Loving Baby/Lovelight Fontana TF 715 - 1967 A Love's Story/Wearing A Smile Decca F 12650 - 1967 Ain't Nobody Home/For You Page One POF 016 - 1968 A Man Without A Face/Baby I Don't Heed Your Love RCA RCA 1754 - 1969 I Get The Sweetest Feeling/Candy RCA RCA 1823 -