Fred Parris, a songwriter best known for being part of The Five Satins and its 1956 ballad "In The Still of the Night," has died. He was 85. The group's Facebook page released a statement Friday ...

NEW HAVEN — For years, many thought Fred Parris — one of New Haven’s greatest cultural gifts to the world — would live forever. And guess what? He will. That’s because while Parris, who died this past ...

The Grammy-nominated Ardsley guitar virtuoso Gil Parris has released a new song with longtime collaborator, former Yankees center fielder Bernie Williams. Photo courtesy of Gil Parris. Gil Parris ...

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Fred Parris was in his late teens and on guard duty at a U.S. Army base in Philadelphia when he wrote the doo-wop standard "In the Still of the Night." He and his band, The Five Satins, recorded it in ...

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