After Ginyard's latest group the Dixieaires disbanded in 1950, he maintained a solo career before he began practicing with the Ray brothers and Hashaw in his basement apartment and officially formed the Du Droppers in 1952.

While collaborating with ex-Ink Spots arranger and pianist Raymond Tunia, Ginyard composed "I Wanna Know", which was paired with "Laughing Blues" for the Du Droppers' first offering with RCA.

In April 1953, despite having to compete with a cover version released around the same time by the Checkers, the Du Droppers' rendition of "I Wanna Know" peaked at number three on the Billboard R&B charts, giving RCA its biggest R&B hit in over a year and reopening its R&B department.

[6] Following the release of the singles "Somebody Work on My Baby's Mind" and "Don't Pass Me By", the Du Droppers were paired with pop singer Sunny Gale on the songs "Mama's Gone, Goodbye" and "The Note in the Bottle" in November 1953.

[7] When the group was booked at the Orchid Room in Kansas City in early 1954, Ginyard recruited high tenor Prentice Moreland, but the newly acquired fifth member was consistently late to the Du Droppers' gigs.

[6] Later in March 1954, with the release of "Just Whisper", Moreland departed the band, and achieved national success by uttering the line "great googa mooga, lemme outta here" on the Cadets' rendition of "Stranded in the Jungle".