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==Members== '''Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame''' #'''Hoppy Jones''' (born as '''Orville Jones''', February 17, 1905, [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]] β d. October 18, 1944, [[New York City]]) sang [[bass (voice type)|bass]]. He played a small [[cello]] in the manner of a [[double bass|stand up bass]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Orville "Hoppy" Jones of the Ink Spots|url=http://inkspots.ca/HOPPY-JONES-bio.html|access-date=2009-06-02}}</ref> # '''Deek Watson''' (born as Ivory Jones, July 18, 1909 (some sources say 1913), [[Mounds, Illinois|Mounds]], Illinois β d. November 4, 1969, [[Washington, D.C.]]) sang [[tenor]] and played [[tenor guitar]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=1969-11-10 |title=Ivory (Deek) Watson, 60, Dead; Tenor Sang With the Ink Spots |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1969/11/10/archives/ivory-deek-watson-60-dead-tenor-sang-with-the-ink-spots.html |access-date=2023-11-28 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> # '''Jerry Daniels''' (b. December 14, 1915 β d. November 7, 1995, [[Indianapolis]], [[Indiana]]) sang tenor and played guitar and [[ukulele]].<ref>{{Cite news |last= |date=1995-11-11 |title=Jerry Franklin Daniels, Ink Spots Member, 79 |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/11/11/arts/jerry-franklin-daniels-ink-spots-member-79.html |access-date=2023-11-28 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> # '''Charlie Fuqua''' (b. October 20, 1910 β d. c. 1970, [[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven]], Connecticut)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Warner |first=Jay |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mTM_9JTeoMIC&dq=charlie+fuqua+obituary+ink+spots&pg=PA39 |title=American Singing Groups: A History from 1940s to Today |date=2006 |publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation |isbn=978-0-634-09978-6 |language=en}}</ref> had a [[baritone]] voice and played guitar and tenor guitar. # [[Bill Kenny (singer)|'''Bill Kenny''']] (b. June 12, 1914, [[Philadelphia]], Pennsylvania, U.S. β d. March 23, 1978, [[New Westminster, British Columbia|New Westminster]], Canada) sang lead tenor. ===Timeline=== ====1931β1954==== <timeline> ImageSize = width:1000 height:400 PlotArea = left:95 bottom:80 top:20 right:5 Alignbars = justify DateFormat = mm/dd/yyyy Period = from:01/01/1931 till:07/01/1954 TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal format:yyyy Legend = position:bottom ScaleMajor = unit:year increment:1 start:1931 gridcolor:black Colors = id:JerryCharlie legend:As_Jerry_and_Charlie value:rgb(1,0.7,0.7) # light red id:FourRiff legend:Part_of_The_Four_Riff_Brothers value:rgb(0.7,0.7,1) # light yellow id:KingJack legend:As_King,_Jack,_and_Jester value:rgb(1,1,0.7) # light blue id:The4InkSpots legend:As_The_4_Ink_Spots value:rgb(0.7,1,0.7) # light green id:Lead legend:Lead_tenor value:red id:Baritone legend:Baritone value:blue id:Bass legend:Bass value:yellow id:Second legend:Second_tenor value:green PlotData = width:9 align:left bar:Jerry Daniels from:start till:01/01/1933 color:JerryCharlie bar:Jerry Daniels from:01/01/1933 till:07/01/1934 color:KingJack bar:Jerry Daniels from:07/01/1934 till:01/01/1935 color:The4InkSpots bar:Jerry Daniels from:01/01/1935 till:01/01/1936 color:black bar:Charlie Fuqua from:start till:01/01/1933 color:JerryCharlie bar:Charlie Fuqua from:01/01/1933 till:07/01/1934 color:KingJack bar:Charlie Fuqua from:07/01/1934 till:01/01/1935 color:The4InkSpots bar:Charlie Fuqua from:01/01/1935 till:01/01/1943 color:black bar:Charlie Fuqua from:10/01/1945 till:01/01/1952 color:black bar:Hoppy Jones from:start till:01/01/1933 color:FourRiff bar:Hoppy Jones from:07/01/1934 till:01/01/1935 color:The4InkSpots bar:Hoppy Jones from:01/01/1935 till:10/01/1944 color:black bar:Deek Watson from:start till:01/01/1933 color:FourRiff bar:Deek Watson from:01/01/1933 till:07/01/1934 color:KingJack bar:Deek Watson from:07/01/1934 till:01/01/1935 color:The4InkSpots bar:Deek Watson from:01/01/1935 till:12/01/1944 color:black bar:Bill Kenny from:01/01/1936 till:07/01/1954 color:black bar:Bernie Mackey from:01/01/1943 till:03/01/1945 color:black bar:Cliff Givens from:10/01/1944 till:03/01/1945 color:black bar:Billy Bowens from:12/01/1944 till:01/01/1952 color:black bar:Herb Kenny from:03/01/1945 till:01/01/1951 color:black bar:Huey Long from:03/01/1945 till:10/01/1945 color:black bar:Adriel McDonald from:01/01/1951 till:07/01/1954 color:black bar:Everett Barksdale from:01/01/1952 till:01/01/1953 color:black bar:Teddy Williams from:01/01/1952 till:06/01/1952 color:black bar:Ernie Brown from:06/01/1952 till:04/01/1954 color:black bar:Jimmy Cannady from:01/01/1953 till:07/01/1954 color:black bar:Henry Braswell from:04/01/1954 till:07/01/1954 color:black width:3 align:left bar:Jerry Daniels from:01/01/1935 till:01/01/1936 color:Lead bar:Charlie Fuqua from:01/01/1935 till:01/01/1943 color:Baritone bar:Charlie Fuqua from:10/01/1945 till:01/01/1952 color:Baritone bar:Hoppy Jones from:01/01/1935 till:10/01/1944 color:Bass bar:Deek Watson from:01/01/1935 till:12/01/1944 color:Second bar:Bill Kenny from:01/01/1936 till:07/01/1954 color:Lead bar:Bernie Mackey from:01/01/1943 till:03/01/1945 color:Baritone bar:Cliff Givens from:10/01/1944 till:03/01/1945 color:Bass bar:Billy Bowens from:12/01/1944 till:01/01/1952 color:Second bar:Herb Kenny from:03/01/1945 till:01/01/1951 color:Bass bar:Huey Long from:03/01/1945 till:10/01/1945 color:Baritone bar:Adriel McDonald from:01/01/1951 till:07/01/1954 color:Bass bar:Everett Barksdale from:01/01/1952 till:01/01/1953 color:Baritone bar:Teddy Williams from:01/01/1952 till:06/01/1952 color:Second bar:Ernie Brown from:06/01/1952 till:04/01/1954 color:Second bar:Jimmy Cannady from:01/01/1953 till:07/01/1954 color:Baritone bar:Henry Braswell from:04/01/1954 till:07/01/1954 color:Second </timeline>
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