- Flamingos Trivia: The Flamingos began life as the Swallows, a group of fellow churchgoers who began streetcorner singing in Chicago with lead Earl Lewis, later of the Channels.
- Flamingos Trivia: The Flamingos were named for a gym in their Chicago neighborhood, originally the "El Flamingos" and then the "5 Flamingos".
- Flamingos Trivia: The group formed in the early 1950s and had early success on Chess Records, hitting the R&B charts with "A Kiss From Your Lips", "I'll Be Home", "The Vow" and "Would I Be Crying". ..
- ... They left Chess and signed with End Records in 1958. Almost immediately the group had their first pop chart hit with "Lovers Never Say Goodbye", considered a "Doo Wop" classic today.
- Flamingos Trivia: In 1959 the group would have its biggest hit with what would become their signature song, "I Only Have Eyes For You" (written by Harry Warren and Al Dubin)...
- Flamingos Trivia: Upon its recording in 1959, “I Only Have Eyes for You” did not impress most of the group’s members. Their record label owner, George Goldner, thought it was going to be a flop.
- Flamingos Trivia: But, (in the Just Goes to Show Yuh Dept.) their version of "I Only Have Eyes For You" peaked at #11 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and #3 on the R&B charts. It ranked as the 29th biggest hit of 1955...
- ... and Rolling Stone magazine ranked the Flamingos' version #157 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
- Flamingos Trivia: They were one of the first vocal groups to play their own instruments on stage, if not on record.
- Flamingos Trivia: Their hit "Nobody Loves Me Like You" was written for the group by Sam Cooke.
- Flamingos Trivia: Surviving members of the Flamingos successfully sued Pepsi for $250,000 when the company used "Eyes" in an ad without permission.
- Flamingos Trivia: They were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame (2000), the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (2001), and the GRAMMY Hall of Fame (2003)
