On This Day in Music History – August 22, 1956 A doo-wop classic was born when The Five Satins made their debut on the Billboard R&B chart with “In The Still of the Night.” Recorded in the basement of a New Haven, Connecticut church, the song was originally released as the B-side of a single on the tiny Standard label. But word of mouth and local sales were so strong that Ember Records quickly re-released it — and the rest is history. The single went on to sell over one million copies, climbing