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In 1952, Charlie Fuqua left the original Ink Spots led by Bill Kenny to form his own Ink Spots group.

It was decided by court ruling that Fuqua would have to use the name " The ' New ' Ink Spots " but after a short time he dropped the ' New ' and called his group " The Ink Spots ".

Starting sometime in 1953, Fuqua's Ink Spots was recording for King Records.

This group's lineup changed for different recording sessions but the group always consisted of four members.

Individual members that recorded with Fuqua's Ink Spots that recorded for King Records included Charles Fuqua, Jimmy Holmes, Harold Jackson, Leon Antoine, Isaac Royal, and Essex Scott.

They recorded popular tunes of the day such as " Ebb Tide " ( 1953 ), " Changing Partners ", " Stranger in Paradise " ( 1954 ) and " Melody of Love " ( 1954, 1955 ).

Their 1954 version of " Melody Of Love " was recorded prior to the Billy Vaughn version which was released in late-1954 and became a # 1 hit in 1955 and so was re-released in 1955.

Later on, Charlie Fuqua's Ink Spots recorded a couple of albums and a few singles for Verve Records.