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The Vogues were a singing quartet from Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania. They consisted of Bill Burkette (lead baritone), Don Miller (baritone), Hugh Geyer (first tenor) and Chuck Blasko (second tenor).

Originally, the group was called "The Val-Airs." After recording one song, "Laurie, My Love", for Coral Records, they adopted the name "The Vogues." They soon signed a contract with the small Co & Ce Records label, run by Herb Cohen and Nick Cenci.

Their first hit, "You're The One" (1965) - co-written by Petula Clark and Tony Hatch - rose to #4 on the Billboard charts and was followed by "Five O'Clock World" which reached the same #4 level. Two more hits, "Magic Town" and "The Land Of Milk and Honey," did not reach the same heights but still made Billboard's Top 40 in 1966.

As their sound was not in step with the trend in rock & roll, their fortunes dwindled, but in 1968, now signed with Reprise Records, they had another hit, "Turn Around, Look at Me," which reached #7 on the Billboard Charts. Also beginning in 1968, they had hits with recordings of three traditional pop music hits from the 1950s, "My Special Angel," "Till," and "No, Not Much".

The group lost favor in the 1970s but various groupings of singers using the name of The Vogues continued to sing into the new century. They were also deprived of the right to the use of the name, "The Vogues", after their recording contract was sold, and subsequent shrewd business dealings allowed the new owner of their contract to trademark their name and later assign it to another group of all new artists. Chuck Blasko, who is now performing with Hugh Geyer and two other artists as "Chuck Blasko's Five O'clock World Reunion", has lobbied Congress to make changes in trademark laws in order to prevent others from misrepresenting themselves as being original artists.

• They were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2001.
• The Vogues' Turn Around, Look at Me song was in the third Final Destination film.
• The Vogues' Five O'Clock World was used on The Drew Carey Show.
• Five O'Clock World was also used in the soundtrack to the 1987 movie Good Morning Vietnam.

Hugh Geyer is currently touring with three other artists as the Vogues without Chuck Blasko. You can find his tour schedule at www.vogues.com

• 'The Vogues' Vocal Group Hall of Fame Page

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