[2] The original members included: The group debuted in late 1952 at Roosevelt High School in Gary, Indiana as Pookie Hudson & The Hudsonaires.
[5] The Spaniels played regularly at the Apollo, The Regal, and other large theaters on the Chitlin circuit.
The band broke up when the label went bankrupt in 1966, but in 1969, the group reformed, releasing song like "Fairy Tales" in 1970.
The D.C. based group, with Pookie Hudson and Joe Herndon, appeared on the PBS special Doo Wop 50.
Hudson died in Capitol Heights, Maryland on January 16, 2007, after a lengthy battle with cancer at the age of 72.