The Midnighters the first million-selling hit for Gladys Knight & the Pips), and "Starting from Tonight" (written by Tucker). Ballard began writing for the group and became its lead singer. The group had some success and moved to another King Records subsidiary, Federal Records, for which they recorded "Get It", their first major R&B hit, which spent seven weeks in the Top 10 on the R&B chart and also sold well in mainstream markets. Around this time, the group's name was considered too similar to that of another group on the King roster, the "5" Royales, and the name was changed to
Dub Jones (singer) Roll", which appeared on the 2001 Ace compilation album of the group The Dreamers entitled "They Sing Like Angels". In 1987, Jones also sang backing vocals on the song "We Got It All" by The Charades. Jones died in January 2000, from the effects of diabetes. He was 71 years old, and is buried at Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California. Dub Jones (singer) Will J. "Dub" Jones (May 14, 1928 – January 16, 2000) was an American R&B singer. He was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, and died in Long Beach, California. He was inducted as a member of the