Talk:The Ink Spots

Names
Could someone edit the caption under the photograph to note the members of the band from left to right? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dorothy Vivian (talk • contribs) 01:24, 24 April 2024 (UTC)

Untitled
I found an old receipt in my Mom's autograph book. On the back, it's dated March 31, 1956 at St. Thomas Ontario and is signed "Best of everything Guitar Chris Ink Spots" Any one have anuy ideas as to who Guitar Chris mayt have been??

DoWop is not a subgnere of anything.. Even the rest ow Wikipedia knows that. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.43.149.205 (talk) 00:42, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

Blade Runner soundtrack
Was "If I Didn't Care" actually used in Blade Runner? I remember an Ink Spots-sounding song from the original trailer, but upon purchasing the soundtrack many years later, I wonder if this was "One More Kiss, Dear." That song sounds a lot like the Ink Spots (though perhaps also like Rudy Vallee). In any case, the soundtrack CD that I own does not have an Ink Spots song. -- Gyrofrog (talk) 12:42, 6 July 2005 (I forgot to sign this at the time)


 * According to IMDB this song was indeed "IF I DIDN'T CARE" Written by The Ink Spots Performed by The Ink Spots JayKeaton 17:07, 14 March 2006 (UTC)
 * You're right, I suspect the soundtrack CD has "One More Kiss, Dear" as a substitute, perhaps for copyright reasons, perhaps so the entire album would be credited to Vangelis, perhaps both. -- Gyrofrog (talk) 17:40, 14 March 2006 (UTC)


 * "One More Kiss Dear" is the track used in the Blade Runner film.  The Ink Spots track was used in an early workprint, but replaced with the Vangelis track by the time the film was completed. ~CS 21:05, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

Joe Versus the Vlocano
For the Cultural Use section, I believe their song "I Cover the Waterfron" was used in Joe Versus the Volcano.

Cultural Use section
Fixed some of the grammatical errors in that section, and removed the redundancy regarding the use of one of the songs in Fallout 3. Booticon 02:55, 24 June 2007 (UTC)

Citations & References
See Footnotes for an explanation of how to generate footnotes using the  tags Nhl4hamilton (talk) 10:49, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

Bass guitar?
Did Jones really play a bass guitar (rather than a double bass)? Bass guitars were pretty rare until the late 1950s. AuntFlo (talk) 13:29, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

Opening riff, spoken word, high voice
The distinctive features of the Ink Spots, in my opinion, are:

1. The opening riff to most of their songs is the same. 2. Almost all songs have a spoken word portion repeating the lyric. 3. The lead has such a high voice, he's higher than Ella Fitzgerald.

Anyone know where I can find a reference that might mention this? John Duncan (talk) 03:12, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

"Deaths"/Sample
The sample is under a blank section, "Deaths"...? 72.225.41.200 (talk) 23:38, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

"If I Didn't Care"
This song is not part of Fallout 3 soundtrack, so I removed the part that said it was. 82.80.128.79 (talk) 12:24, 18 June 2009 (UTC)

Lead singer
A person could read this entire article and leave with no idea who the lead tenor was at any point. Maybe someone who knows who the lead was (at least during their glory years) could chime in. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.234.41.196 (talk) 16:08, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

Jukebox Saturday Night
The Ink Spots were also referenced in the Glenn Miller Band track "Jukebox Saturday Night." The referenced stanza was a short parody of the Ink Spots' music titled "If I Didn't Know." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.252.13.108 (talk) 17:04, 23 May 2013 (UTC)

Use in Film
The section that says what films their music has been featured in seems that it needs to be cleaned up. I don't think it's necessary to list every single film that has featured their music, but I'm not sure which ones to keep. 2001:5B0:2438:CD68:F50C:55AD:C8FF:9E33 (talk) 23:24, 18 June 2015 (UTC)

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Claim to fame: Fallout games
I understand this act was probably quite big “in its day” one hundred years ago. But these days most people have not heard of the Ink Spots. If you asked someone in the street, she would probably think you meant the White Stripes. However they reached a new and MUCH larger audience in the 21st century, when their music was featured on the soundtrack of Fallout 3 (2008) and later Fallout: New Vegas (2010). These games need no introduction; they were extraordinarily influential, and introduced many people all over the world who otherwise would not have heard of an old timey band such as The Ink Spots, to their wonderful music. I should know, I was myself introduced to The Ink Spots through Fallout 3. I assume 99% of visitors to this Wikipedia page are in the same boat—Fallout fans who want to explore the Fallout universe a little more.So please, let us give credit where credit is due. We should acknowledge this claim to (modern, greater) fame in the opening paragraph of the article. 2406:3003:2001:2853:C486:C32A:B785:9BFA (talk) 22:39, 25 February 2024 (UTC)

Citation for Claim
The claim that the Ink Spots were the first African-Americans on television is a massive claim but one that seems to lack any citation. Indeed, I see the same claim made on a few other sites but none of them that I saw actually cite where this claim came from. When I search for the first African-American on TV, I find most reputable sources cite Ethel Waters in 1939 instead, stating specifically what broadcast she was on.

I don't want to remove this sentence since I can't prove they weren't on TV three years before Waters in 1936 but I think we need to have a citation here or we may just be spreading an urban myth. Katosepe321 (talk) 06:18, 4 May 2024 (UTC)


 * After a bit more research, I find this claim especially dubious considering this would have been the same year Bill Kenny joined and several years before their first major hit that defined their style. Still, I'd like to wait and see if I or someone else can determine where this claim came from. Katosepe321 (talk) 06:25, 4 May 2024 (UTC)