Featured on the Vee-Jay label The Dells' (lead vocals Johnny Funches and Marvin Junior, Verne Allison, Chuck Barksdale and Michael McGill) "Oh What A Nite" (Junior - Funches) in 1956 reached number four on the R&B chart. The group was involved in a serious traffic accident in 1958 and disbanded, getting together again in 1960.

The Dells (lead vocals Marvin Junior aka Junior Marvin and Johnny Carter, Verne Allison, Chuck Barksdale and Michael McGill) recorded "Oh What A Night" again in 1969 for Cadet Records. With bass Chuck Barksdale on the spoken introduction this time the tune topped the Soul chart and peaked at number ten on the Top One Hundred.