The Monotones

The Monotones
OriginNewark, New Jersey, United States
GenresDoo-wop, rock and roll
Years active1955–1962, 1980–2005
LabelsMascot
Chess Records
Past membersCharles Patrick
Warren Davis
George Malone
Frankie Smith
John Ryanes
Warren Ryanes
  • Carl Foushee
  • Tommy Reed
  • Victor Hartsfield
  • Bernard Brown
  • Bernard Ransom
  • Joseph Eaton

The Monotones were a six-member American doo-wop vocal group in the 1950s. They are considered a one-hit wonder, as their only hit single was "The Book of Love", which peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Top 100 in 1958.