Artist #16-The Showmen. The Showmen would come from Norfolk, Virginia and they would hit the music scene in 1961. They would be remembered for their rock anthem “It Will Stand”. They would consist of General Norman Johnson, Milton Wells, Dorsey Knight, Gene Knight and Leslie Fenton. Their only record to hit the nation’s Top 100 would come in November 1961, “It Will Stand” (peaked at #61). It would hit the charts again in July of 1964, this time peaking at #80.
From November 1961, their only Top 100 hit, “It Will Stand”.
From January 1962-“Fate Planned It That Way”.
April 1962 and “I Love You, Can’t You See”.
An unreleased track from their early days-“For You My Darling”.
The lead singer of The Showmen, General Johnson, would have greater success with the 70’s group called Chairman Of The Board.
