The Dells were an American R&B vocal group that had 46 hits on the Billboard and R&B singles charts between 1956 and 1992. The group was formed in 1952 at Thornton Township High School in Harvey, Illinois by Marvin Junior, Verne Allison, Johnny Funches, Chuck Barksdale, and Michael and Lucius McGill, who originally called themselves the El-Rays. They released their first recording, "Darling I Know", with Chess Records in 1954, and had their first R&B hit, "Oh What a Night", two years later. The