Fabulous Peps

Detroit {soul} group The Fabulous Peps was comprised of vocalists Tommy "Storm" Hester, "little Joe" Harris, and Ronnie Abner, the latter a former member of the Vibratones. According to an article on the www.soulfuldetroit.com website, the group was founded in 1962 and spent its formative years gigging at Motor City nightclubs and working sessions for the local Thelma Records label. Credited as Tom Storm & The Peps, they cut 1964's "That's the Way Love Is" for the Ge Ge imprint, soon followed by "This Love I Have for You," this time billed simply as The Peps. Both records recalled Curtis Mayfield's Impressions and neither made much of an impression, but by the time they joined producer Mike Hanks' D-Town label in 1965, The Peps were one of Detroit's most popular live acts, famed for their energetic stage shows complete with choreographed dances, splits, and back flips.

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