History
The Impressions were an American music group from Chicago, Illinois, active from 1958 until 1983, whose repertoire included doo-wop, gospel, soul, and R&B.
The group was founded as The Roosters by Chattanooga, Tennessee natives Sam Gooden, Richard Brooks, and Arthur Brooks, who moved to Chicago, Illinois and added Jerry Butler and Curtis Mayfield to their lineup to become Jerry Butler & the Impressions. By 1962, Butler and the Brookses had departed, and after switching to ABC-Paramount Records, Mayfield, Gooden, and new Impression Fred Cash collectively became a top-selling soul act. Mayfield left the group for a solo career in 1970; Leroy Hutson, Ralph Johnson, Reggie Torian, and Nate Evans were among the replacements who joined Gooden and Cash before the group's demise in 1983.
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Members
![Fred Cash Fred Cash](https://musichearts.fm/img/stubs/artist-s.webp)
![Sam Gooden Sam Gooden](https://musichearts.fm/img/stubs/artist-s.webp)
![Reggie Torian Reggie Torian](https://musichearts.fm/img/stubs/artist-s.webp)
![Vandy Hampton Vandy Hampton](https://musichearts.fm/img/stubs/artist-s.webp)
![Ralph Johnson Ralph Johnson](https://musichearts.fm/img/stubs/artist-s.webp)
![Curtis Mayfield Curtis Mayfield](https://musichearts.fm/img/stubs/artist-s.webp)
![Nate Evans Nate Evans](https://musichearts.fm/img/stubs/artist-s.webp)
![Arthur Brooks Arthur Brooks](https://musichearts.fm/img/stubs/artist-s.webp)
![Richard Brooks Richard Brooks](https://musichearts.fm/img/stubs/artist-s.webp)
![Ralph Johnson Ralph Johnson](https://musichearts.fm/img/stubs/artist-s.webp)
![Leroy Hutson Leroy Hutson](https://musichearts.fm/img/stubs/artist-s.webp)
![Willie Kitchens Jr. Willie Kitchens Jr.](https://musichearts.fm/img/stubs/artist-s.webp)
![Jerry Butler Jerry Butler](https://musichearts.fm/img/stubs/artist-s.webp)