Billy Ward & His Dominoes "Star Dust" - 1957 

he was very talented ...God bless !

@Timothy Doblin yes he is and thank you he was amazing

You simple do not hear perfect 4 part harmony like this anymore. Your father is directing this group with perfection. Today they use auto tune, fake instruments, and all kinds of sounds put to a beat and that's it. I am a Female Musician of over 50 years. I know good music when I hear it. I actually came to this website after this song stuck in my head after watching Goodfellas. I pulled the music and the video and now I have "Star Dust", among my many songs in my collection to play and sing whenever I want. Bless you. I hope you have musical talent as well as your offspring.

wow what a genius

Billy Ward and His Dominoes. Wonderful. He is an unheralded titan of R&B. Lisa - I’d love to reach out with respect to something I’m working on.

Hoagy Carmichael

Did not know about Jackie Wilson and Clyde McPhatter being part of the Dominoes

he had a great voice, but i also like tony williams, i am not choosing whose better the were both great tenors, rest in peace, and god bless them for giving us there beautiful voices

I agree with your comment 100%. Tony Williams was definitely great, and one of the best...but 1 tiny step above Tony was in my opinion. Mr. Eugene Mumford

Agree

All were great😊 and went on for fabulous careers. Which singer was the greatest? This one is easy, but I'll be honest it's a four-way tie😊. As far as I know, Tony Williams & Platters never sang with Billy Ward, but sang on Federal Records, as did Jackie Wilson. Eugene Mumford sang lead for the Larks on Apollo Record's. Went to prison. Came out and restarted his career. I discovered him later on Columbia with a song called THIS I KNOW. About 1958 i have it in my collection of 45's. Not listed in price guide or American Records 1950 to 1975. You know who was the greatest of all---BILLY WARD!

First time I ever seen this I think this is one of the top ten doo wop music

@@jerryjean3654 The first time I heard the original record on the radio, I almost wrecked a brand new car. Their studio recording IS the definitive vocal version of Stardust!

He didn't manhandle it. He caressed it.

a man which caressed.!! @@jamesroberts2115

No autotune just pure talent.

if memory serves me correctly, the original group won Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts show, which was a Nationally televised program, even in 1950....you would think that some archive would have that performance, and also that of an 8 year old Gladys Knight winning on the same program in 1952

@@d820m It’s most likely lost media

the GOAT

Wow…what a voice!!

Sorry, that would be Nat King Cole’s version,

I agree with Wendy

Házlo muchacho, pero jamás delates a tus amigos 😂😂

What was he like?

When did Milton pass?

I would like to believe my father Billy Ward had strick rules because he knew the business would destroy you if you didn't run a tight ship .

Didn't mean to Diss your pops Lisa , usually you have to be a Prick sometimes to keep a group of fellas on the right track , ( I know this cuz I had my own vocal group) and I do know Clyde Mcphatter and Eugene Mumford both as Stellar as they were had their bouts with drinking problems . I was just loving the fact that someone put this performance on RU-vid, thank you

@@grega1972 Their drinking killed both of them, tragically all too young. I often wonder how Bill Brown died as he died VERY young too. Either 30 or 32.

plattersa tony williams

Billy Ward’s version is very nice, but Nat King Cole’s version is simply unreal & is THE definitive version (IMHO).