The Chantels was the first black female group to have nationwide success. The group was established in the early 1950's at St. Anthony of Padua school in the Bronx. The group consisted of Arlene Smith (lead) (died 2026), Sonia Goring, Rene Minus, Jackie Landry Jackson (died 1997) and Lois Harris. They got their name from a rival school, St. Frances de Chantal.
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