Biography

The Students were a doo-wop vocal group which formed in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1956. Although they only released 5 sides, two of them - “I'm So Young” and “Every Day of the Week” - became doo-wop standards. "I'm So Young" in particular became hugely popular (and durable), and has been covered by groups as diverse as the Beach Boys, Rosie and the Originals, and The Ronettes. Both "I'm So Young" and "Every Day of the Week" were written by William H. "Prez" Tyus, Jr., a local Cincinnati high schooler. Tyus wrote the songs and gave them to a local African-American vocal group called the D'Italians. After the group secured a recording contract with Checker Records, they renamed themselves The Students, and it was under this name that Tyus's two classic doo-wop songs were recorded.In June 1956, the Students won the second-place prize at the amateur talent show at the Apollo Theatre in New York City. Their winning song, "Jenny Lee" (also composed by Tyus), was later released as the B-side of a song by Paul Himmelstein and the Heartbreakers on Fordham records in 1956.