▁night s ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁according ▁to ▁Dave . ▁They ▁sang ▁together ▁one ▁night ▁at ▁the ▁King ▁of ▁He arts ▁club , ▁and ▁started ▁working ▁together ▁immediately ▁there after , ▁developing ▁a ▁live ▁act ▁featuring ▁g ospel - in sp ired ▁call - and - response . ▁Soul ▁singer ▁and ▁record ▁producer ▁Steve ▁A la imo ▁discovered ▁them ▁while ▁performing ▁during ▁the ▁same ▁show ▁with ▁them ▁at ▁the ▁King ▁of ▁He arts ▁night club ▁in ▁Miami ▁and ▁signed ▁them ▁to ▁Mar lin ▁Records . ▁ ▁After ▁two ▁singles ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁were ▁released ▁on ▁the ▁local ▁Mar lin ▁label ▁owned ▁by ▁Miami ' s ▁Henry ▁Stone , ▁Stone ▁helped ▁sign ▁them ▁to ▁Rou lette ▁Records ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁They ▁released ▁six ▁ 4 5 s ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 2 – 1 9 6 4 ▁( two ▁were ▁re - re leases ▁of ▁Mar lin ▁record ings ) ▁with ▁Rou lette , ▁and ▁one ▁single ▁on ▁Stone ▁and ▁A la imo ' s ▁Al ston ▁Label . ▁A ▁few ▁of ▁the ▁singles ▁received ▁regional ▁air play , ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁achieve ▁national ▁chart ▁success . ▁The ▁songs , ▁some ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁produced ▁by ▁Steve ▁A la imo ▁and ▁some ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁produced ▁by ▁Henry ▁Glo ver , ▁were ▁similar ▁in ▁many ▁ways ▁to ▁R & B ▁record ings ▁by ▁Sam ▁Co oke , ▁Jack ie ▁Wilson ▁and ▁Little ▁Will ie ▁John . ▁Pr ater ▁was ▁the ▁lead ▁vocal ist ▁on ▁most