The Five Americans

Norman Ezell was born in Chelsea, Alabama, and grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico. In high school, he was an all-star athlete, and attended Southeastern Oklahoma State University with a scholarship in football and basketball. When he was a senior, he began to play the guitar, and joined a rock band called "The Mutineers." The band traveled to Dallas, Texas, changed their name to "The Five Americans," and spent the next few years playing in night clubs, becoming the premier rock band in that city.

Soon, they began to record, and after some local hits, released "I See the Light," which went to #15 on the Billboard record charts. That was followed by four top 40 hits, including "Evol, Not Love," "Sound of Love," and "Zipcode," and the million-selling, "Western Union," which reached #3 on the Billboard charts. As of 2003, 'Western Union" has been played in excess of one and a half million times on the radio and Internet.

Over the next few years, "The Five Americans" appeared on such television shows as"American Bandstand," "Where the Action Is," and "Shindig."

They did shows with "The Dave Clark Five," "Sony and Cher," "Everly Brothers," "Glen Campbell," "The Byrds," "Herman's Hermits," and many others.

After several years, the band broke up in order to pursue individual interests. The group's songs continue to be heard throughout the world.

"The Five Americans" had a 20 years reunion concert at the Hard Rock Cafe in Dallas, Texas, in 1988, and a concert in Southeastern Oklahoma State University in March 2003. There is a resurgence of interest in the group due to patriotic fever in America. Their web site is www.fiveamericans.com.