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Fred Parris, the singer-songwriter whose "In the Still of the Night" with The Five Satins became one of doo-wop's most memorable songs, has died at 85. Skip to main content. Open Mega Menu ...

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Fred Parris, 85. The lead singer of the 1950s harmony group the Five Satins and composer of the classic doo-wop ballad “In the Still of the Night.” Jan. 13. Yvette Mimieux, 80.

NEW YORK (AP) — Fred Parris, the lead singer of the 1950s harmony group the Five Satins and composer of the classic doo-wop ballad “In the Still of the Night,” has died at age 85. Parris died Jan. 13 ...

NEW YORE: Fred Parris, the lead singer of the 1950s harmony group the Five Satins and composer of the classic doo-wop ballad 'In the Still of the Night,' has died at age 85. Parris died January 13 ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Fred Parris, the lead singer of the 1950s harmony group the Five Satins and composer of the classic doo-wop ballad “In the Still of the Night,” has died at age 85. Parris died Jan. 13 ...

The group made the announcement on its official Facebook page. Parris died after a brief illness, his music manager, Pat Marafiote, told The Associated Press. Parris and his wife lived in Hamden ...

Fred Parris, the lead singer of the 1950s doo-wop group the Five Satins, who wrote the hit “In the Still of the Night,” died Jan 13. He was 85.