Young blood is spotlighting the 1969 song "Oh What a Night" by The Dells. The song is reportedly inspired by a party, which had been held in the Dells' honor by some female friends of the group.
Via SongFacts.com:
The group - known as The Rays and The El Rays before settling on The Dells - formed in Harvey, Illinois in 1952, where they spent a few years singing at ice cream parlors and on street corners before getting a deal in 1955 with the esteemed Chicago label Chess Records to release a single, which flopped. The next year, they signed with Vee Jay and released "Oh What A Nite," which became a big hit, reaching #4 on the R&B chart.
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