With one of the most distinguished sounding names in the annals of recorded music, this artist left behind terrific recordings in both the rhythm and blues and gospel genres. Traditionally a choice between these styles has represented a "sin or be saved" proposition, but in terms of the record business J.C. Ginyard could do wrong. He was a member of the New York vocal group the Du Droppers, and while this band was not around all that long it still came up with a pair of smash sides. Ginyard was also a member of several well known gospel ensembles. Record producers such as Joe Davis and Bob Shad fought a contract dispute over the Dixieaires, in which Ginyard sang baritone alongside Johnny Hines, Jimmy Moran and others. An additional commandment was almost added as a result: 'Thou shalt not cover thy neighbor's gospel group." In terms of his full name, the artist has been credited as Julius Caleb Ginyard although his real name was actually supposed to have been Caleb Nathaniel Ginyard. His bandmembers referred to him as "Junior" or Caleb on special occasions and the "Julius" most likely was a sexed-up variation on the former. Ginyard was one of the founding members of the Du Drops. His collaborators were, to the man, singers who had previously been active in gospel groups, including a set of brothers, Willie Ray and Harvey Ray. Ginyard's pop discography begins in 1952 when the group was snatched up by an enterprising pair of producer/disc jockey chaps who owned both a record label and record store to sell the products in. Within a year the group had moved up to an RCA contract. In 1953 there were two hits near the top of the charts, the inquisitive "I Wanna Know" and its seemingly enllightened follow-up, "I Found Out (What You Do When You Go Round There)". Predictably, struggles including record company and management meddling followed on the heels of this success, apparently making movement in the pop music lane undesirable for Ginyard. He did drop the Du Drops in 1955; the dew dried up for the rest of the band soon thereafter. Ginyard became a member of the Golden Gate Quartet and was apparently considered impossible to replace in his previous group. A Father and Son Autobiography of A Spiritual Music Genius was published by Ginyard's son Caleb Ginyard III . ~ Eugene Chadbourne, All Music Guide