- Inkspots Trivia: The era of The Ink Spots began in the late 1930s and lasted until 1954 when they disbanded.
- Inkspots Trivia: The original Inkspots were Bill Kenny, Deek Watson, Charlie Fuqua and Hoppy Jones.
- Inkspots Trivia: In 1936, Bill Kenny, who really put the group on the map, joined The Ink Spots after winning 1st place in an amateur contest at Harlem's Savoy Ballroom.
- Inkspots Trivia: In 1938, Bill Kenny introduced the group to a new format that he called "Top & Bottom", calling for the tenor (Bill Kenny or Deek Watson) to sing the lead for one chorus followed by a chorus performed by bass singer Hoppy Jones reciting the lyrics rather than singing them...
- ... After a chorus of the "talking bass" the lead tenor sang the rest of the song until the end. The earliest example of their "Top & Bottom" format is from a radio broadcast from 1938 with a song entitled "Tune In on My Heart".
- Inkspots Trivia: Their first hit record was "If I Didn't Care" in 1939.
- Inkspots Trivia: "If I Didn't Care", was one of their biggest hits, selling over 19 million copies and becoming the 10th-best-selling single of all time. It was also the first recording by the group to reach the US Pop Charts...
- ... It was the first studio recorded example of the Ink Spots "Top & Bottom" format with Bill Kenny singing lead and Hoppy Jones performing the "talking bass".
- Inkspots Trivia: For this recording, (If I Didn't Care) each member was paid $37.50; however, after the record sold 200,000 Decca destroyed the original contract and the group was paid an additional $3,750...
- ... This was the recording that brought the group to global fame and established the "Top & Bottom" format as the Ink Spots "trademark". From 1939 until the group's disbanding in 1954, many of their songs employed this format.
- Inkspots Trivia: Their biggest hit of 1939 was the Lombardo, Marks & Hill ballad "Address Unknown". This was their first #1 hit on the US Pop Charts. Other chart toppers from 1939 included "My Prayer", "Bless You", "Memories of You", and "I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You"
- Inkspots Trivia: In 1941, the Ink Spots were featured in The Great American Broadcast starring John Payne and Alice Faye. In the film, the Ink Spots played Pullman porters who sang during their breaks. Later in the movie, the Ink Spots "make it big time" and sing live on the radio over a national broadcast.
- Inkspots Trivia: The group was widely accepted in both the white and black communities, largely due to the ballad style introduced to the group by lead singer Bill Kenny.
- Inkspots Trivia: The Ink Spots hit the American Top 40 19 times between 1939 and 1949. Their last hit record was 1952's That's Just My Way of Forgetting You.
- Inkspots Trivia: At the height of their success, individually they earned approximately $15,000 a WEEK. As a group they travelled with a private barber, a masseur, and a valet!
- Inkspots Trivia: The Ink Spots were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1989.
- Inkspots Trivia: Since the Ink Spots disbanded in 1954, there have been well over 100 vocal groups calling themselves "the Ink Spots" without any right to the name, and without any original members of the group.
