The group was formed in 1958 at Marshall High School in Chicago, Illinois with a line-up of Curt Thomas (lead), Larry Johnson (first tenor), Jesse Bolian (second tenor; June 8, 1941 – August 24, 1994) and Aaron Floyd (baritone bass).
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After graduating from the Vandercook College of Music in 1932, he began to teach at John Marshall High School, in Chicago, Illinois.